He said, “I have had the Merrill Audio Veritas since January 2014 and have definitely enjoyed owning them.”
So the reader is led to believe all of his comments about the Element 116 is in reference to the Veritas he used previously.
GaN-based Class D power amps
So correct, I read it real fast and assumed he meant he had the new amps since maybe January of this year. However, this review is still not helpful as the Veritas is nothing more than a stock Ncore module and has been beaten by many new cheaper amps (class D and class A/B....do some research). There are already at least 3 other reviews comparing the Veritas to the Element 116. Nothing new here and still no comparisons against other brands. How are we going to know anything about these new amps if all we get is reviews of them versus old outdated Merrill amps. You can borrow or buy with 30 day return many amps. There is no reason to just buy the latest almost twice as expensive product from the same manufacturer when things are changing so fast. There are so many possibilities. Another possible really good class D amp is the latest one form DAC (Cherry amps). They have a new Megachino 2 that has 150K bandwidth and linear supply, DC coupled with patented technology.....his very latest one just now released. Basic stereo version is $6100. You could buy this amp, the $8000 Nuprimes and compare to your Element 116s (that you borrowed or have the ability to return)........now this would be interesting. Are we just lazy? Don't you really want to know if there is anything less than $22,000 that might be better? |
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How are we going to know anything about these new amps if all we get is reviews of them versus old outdated Merrill amps. Really!, you need to look around. Reviewed 2017 https://positive-feedback.com/reviews/hardware-reviews/merrill-audio-veritas-monoblock-amplifiers-ar... Still on their site. https://merrillaudio.net/veritas-mono-block-power-amplifier/ Veritas is nothing more than a stock Ncore module and has been beaten by many new cheaper ampsAnd THERE IT IS!! Because any day now there's a new IcePower module kit in a box on the market. http://tweakaudio.com/EVS-2/EVS_1200_amplifier.html Why is it anyone selling, manufacturing or about to release a Class-D amplifier, is here on these pages and others putting s**t on anything that is GaN technology related? You only harm your own cause. Cheers George |