D-SONIC SOA Class-D Core Amps. The best Class-D ?


Owner/Designer Dean Deacon of D-Sonic in Houston in recent months dropped using the B&O ICE amps which he now only uses in the surround channels of his multi-channel home theater amps. He now uses a new Class-D amp in all of his Magnum2 mono and two channel amps which he states is the most technically advanced Class-D amp on the market, called the SOA Class-D core amps. The recent review in 6Moons of his new M2-1500M amp concludes its the closest that Class-D has ever come to tube amps in the upper mid-range and high frequencies.
Anyone bought or heard recently the D-Sonic M2-1500M or the M2-600M? What are your opinions?
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Does anybody know the difference between the Abletech and Pascal designs?

My main concern is audio quality, 60% music and 40% movies, TV shows, etc.

I sent Dennis an e-mail regarding the M3-1500's 3 channel Amp and the M3-1200's Stereo Amp as these would be my 2 options, and He responded that all of his amps have the same sound signature and that he doesn't discuss the specific technology used on his amps, fair enough.

Maybe somebody here knows which design would be better for music and what technology is used on each of the amps mentioned above? My speakers are the Gallo 3.5
Well, in lieu of actually hearing the vendor is saying they both will sound pretty much alike, FWIW.

Maybe. Time will tell for sure I suppose. How bad can any of them sound? I suspect they all sound pretty good. Generous return policies/satisfaction guarantees always help, especially when so much is still unknown.
Luigy, I venture to conjecture that perhaps 2-way D-Sonics amps might be optimized for music... Let us know what you find out. G.
after having had the amps a few months now, I think, I've found that they're extremely powerful, detailed and revealing. some of my cds now sound horrible, while the better ones sound even better. you just don't hear the guitar, you hear the finger strumming the string, that kind of deal. on the advice of another goner, I hooked up my old nht25i s to the amp, just for the hell of it. I was scared to do so, because the amp is 600wpc. he convinced me it was ok. so I did. ho-leeee-crap! that little nht opened up like you wouldn't believe. as far as on my genesis apm-1s, the sound is just unbelievable. huge-mongus. do yourself a favor and try one out. one last thing: I have to disagree with people who say class d sounds like tubes. they don't. not even close. but they are wonderful!!!! cheers. Jorge.
Jorge's testimonial is not unlike what I experienced with my first and current Class D amps.

If that sounds appealing to the buyer, I suspect one has little to lose.

Class D and the better tube amp combos I have heard tend to have a lot of similarities, but its a stretch to say that Class D sounds like tubes or vice versa.

ANy speaker that attempts to deliver extended bass out of a small box should benefit the most in general from a good Class D amp. NHT probably qualifies.

It generally requires a large and expensive quality tube amp with MANY tubes to accomplish the same that way. Other speaker designs that are easier to drive are best suited for most tube amps. Some like some planars, might do best either way.