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Do ClassDAudio Amps Have Proper Decay Of Notes?

I'm interested in the ClassDAudio kits. Has anyone tried them? I had a tripath amp once and it had a liquid, detailed quality that I liked but it was too fast with the decay so ultimately sounded a bit fake, even with a tube pre. Full-bodied, lush, but too fast. I've heard the Hypex modules from Holland have nailed the decay issue but they're miles out of my price range. Just wondering if the ClassDAudio kits are close in terms of decay.
uberdine
islandmandan
848 posts
 
SCM, do you know what the difference between the CDA amps and the SAD amps are? When I bought mine, Tom recommended I use the CDA 254, so that's what I have. Just wondering in which way the sound differentiates between them.

By the way, I'm very happy with my CDA's, but my curiosity drove me to ask the question.

Thanks,
Dan 
ebm
5,165 posts
 
Class D is wonderful for some people it will never be as good as a great class A or AB amp.
scm
107 posts
 
DanMan...I don`t know what the difference is, sorry.
As a back story...
I had a very nice Rogue tube amp that sounded really nice but I needed more power for my speakers so I got the SDS 470 as a stop-gap till I could find a tube amp/amps that would do the job.

I was so impressed from the very start with the Class D Audio that I`ve put a hold on the amp end and am looking in other areas to improve on.
I know I didn`t answer your question, just trying to help in some way :)

Steve
chrshanl37
622 posts
 
SCM I have that exact same amp and it is indeed impressive. 

uberdine OP
90 posts
 
Thanks for your replies everyone. On reflection I think my decay observation was probably wrong judging by reviews I've subsequently read, but there was something weird about my tripath amp that I couldn't put my finger on. Buggered if I know what it was. I'm just hoping the classDAudio amps don't have this quality, since they seem like a good solution for my budget. 
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