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RE: Not only cost,

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AbeCollins

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In Reply to: RE: Not only cost, posted by jihad on January 11, 2011 at 07:14:38

When's the last time you've heard a good Class D amp? It has been a few years for me until recently when I decided to revisit the design.

I am happy to report that my efficient and cool running Class D amps are sounding pretty wonderful competing up against my inefficient fully analog vacuum tube monoblocks. ;-)

There are hundreds of "traditional" Class A/AB amps out there too that also sound wonderful, many for much less than $15K. And remember, there is no such thing as "the best" in audio regardless of how much a manufacturer charges.

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Any of these other products win 3 Product Of the Year awards from 3 magazines ? - Pinkus 14:03:30 01/12/11 (2)
From Stereophile, HiFi+, Soundstage ? Actually they might have won some awards in Japan also.

Even someone like JA has stated something to the effect that these are his ideal amplifiers. Ditto for the recent review in "The Audio Beat".

The convergence of opinion does suggest these amplifiers are special. Of course, I am biased, and of course there are other amplifiers out there that are wonderful sounding.
- I'm not doubting - AbeCollins 17:54:17 01/12/11 (1)
  ...how nice these Ayre amps must sound. Just commenting that in this price class there are several other very wonderful sounding amps to choose from. And I would argue that in this price class, one's choice is more a matter of personal preference and taste vs what amp is "best". Sort of like cars, I suppose.
  
  I don't buy amps based on how many awards a product has received or which reviewers or speaker manufacturers use them in their "reference systems". High end audio is a very tight knit community and if I were a manufacturer of very high end amps, I would give a few to the speaker makers and reviewers -or at least offer HUGE discounts - just so I can say that they're used in these "reference systems". I'm not saying they all do it.... but many do. It's "marketing".
  - RE: I'm not doubting - LouGiants 14:04:14 01/17/11 (0)
    Iagree Abe, and the comment on marketing...now that is interesting.

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