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In Reply to: RE: "giant killing" class D amps? posted by thump on December 29, 2017 at 15:46:26

i literally i don't have (library computer) time to read this thread which has already gotten quite large.
i think everyone misunderstood my use of the term "giant killing".
i didn't mean it in an absolute "these amps are CLEARLY better than real high end amps" way, but more in a little engine that could overachieving, ACCEPTABLE in a serious system kind of way.
just wanted to clear that up. based on WHAT I'VE READ, NOT personal experience, before another troll goes on misquoting me, hypex N core class D modules REALLY ARE "take all comers giant killers"
i JUST came up with that ANALogy.
sorry... i couldn't resist
to expect that level of performance from a $40 amp is ridiculous, but as a class D convert, i CAN believe a well made CHEAP class D amp can easily better a lot of $1,000ish amps, ESPECIALLY if you're a speed & detail freak like me and don't like thick/veiled/lush sound
heck, i didn't particularly care for the sound of vandersteen 5As driven by a hotrodded mc cormack amp with a dragonfly 1.0. it WAS very beautiful sounding, especially on light jazz & female vocals (standard BORING audiphile fodder) but as a percussionist at heart, was just too thickj sounding for MY TASTES as i like the ruthless kind of detail in the treble that lets cowbells & metallic percussion poke you in the ear hard.
class D excels at that, but CAN also sound sterile if it's mated to speakers with high level treble resolution... especially aluminum domes.
i have a cowbell bias...
there i said it!
LOL
as a percussionist at heart, i also demand AT LEAST the tight thumping bass of acoustic suspension (maggies are BETTER, by MY priorities) and loath the flatulent distortion that puts the pun in bass reflex when you drop the "B"

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