Tim,
Good luck with your new amps I am sure you will be happy with the build and the sound.
I also used and built my own Class D SDS240 dual mono amps with upgraded power supply. Originally had a single board and liked what I heard so much I went to 2 bridged ones, the increase in power made such a difference on my Joseph Audio speakers that I am convinced that for a true high end dynamic sound you need a lot power. Of course this is speaker dependent.
I was in the audio business for a while and have heard/owned all types of amps, my favorites were Mcormack mono amps with large planar speakers, prior to the Class D amp I had a Rogue 100 with my JA speakers.
Intrigued by the class d amp sound I continued to read about all new types coming out and was just about ready to get the n core 400 monos when I saw that a well respected builder was switching from n core to Pascal. I researched more about this type of amp and decided to try D Sonic amps due to the fact that this tech is newer and that it might have a slightly warmer presentation than n core.
So I called Dennis at D Sonic and he offered me his newest amp the M3-800M mono amps, 800 watt per channel, they are not on his web site yet. I am not sure if the tech is newer than the 1500's or not. I have had them going on two weeks and I feel it is a step up in sq. Overall a less grainy mid to upper treble with a warmer mid range. Bass may not go as deep but I only have listened maybe 20 hours, so I feel that this will improve.
I am also using a Oppo 105 to a Wyred 4 Sound STPSE (soon to be replaced with a ARC LS 17SE), I like the sound of the 6h30 tubes and I am running all balanced from cartridge/cd to amp.
It is an ever evolving hobby!
Good luck with your new amps I am sure you will be happy with the build and the sound.
I also used and built my own Class D SDS240 dual mono amps with upgraded power supply. Originally had a single board and liked what I heard so much I went to 2 bridged ones, the increase in power made such a difference on my Joseph Audio speakers that I am convinced that for a true high end dynamic sound you need a lot power. Of course this is speaker dependent.
I was in the audio business for a while and have heard/owned all types of amps, my favorites were Mcormack mono amps with large planar speakers, prior to the Class D amp I had a Rogue 100 with my JA speakers.
Intrigued by the class d amp sound I continued to read about all new types coming out and was just about ready to get the n core 400 monos when I saw that a well respected builder was switching from n core to Pascal. I researched more about this type of amp and decided to try D Sonic amps due to the fact that this tech is newer and that it might have a slightly warmer presentation than n core.
So I called Dennis at D Sonic and he offered me his newest amp the M3-800M mono amps, 800 watt per channel, they are not on his web site yet. I am not sure if the tech is newer than the 1500's or not. I have had them going on two weeks and I feel it is a step up in sq. Overall a less grainy mid to upper treble with a warmer mid range. Bass may not go as deep but I only have listened maybe 20 hours, so I feel that this will improve.
I am also using a Oppo 105 to a Wyred 4 Sound STPSE (soon to be replaced with a ARC LS 17SE), I like the sound of the 6h30 tubes and I am running all balanced from cartridge/cd to amp.
It is an ever evolving hobby!