Ayre KX-5 Twenty and VX-5 Twenty combo ......

The only one I have heard is the Wyred that I am currently breaking in. It is getting better day by day, but so far doing pretty darn good. EJ told me that the amplifiers will take a good 500 hours before it really settles in.
 
FWIW, I really like the Nord's. Great sound so far and they are far from broken in with only 100+/- hours powered up and 50-some hours with signal thru them.
 
a.wayne said:
Has anyone heard the Rowland stuff ? Jeff went from requiring dollies to move his amplifiers to class-D pocket modules ... :)
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The class D JRDGs can sound good, but only his class ABs do sound great, e.g. 625s.
 
And Jeff Rowland's latest 625 S2 (Class A/B) sounds absolutely superb! I am also not a fan of any of the numerous Class D designs I've heard but I haven't tried the Nords.
 
Most dealers I talk to say 80% of what matters is the brand and the case quality. 20% is about the sound.
 
audio.bill said:
And Jeff Rowland's latest 625 S2 (Class A/B) sounds absolutely superb! I am also not a fan of any of the numerous Class D designs I've heard but I haven't tried the Nords.
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If you listen closely you can hear the silence between pulses. At least thats my story and I am sticking to it.
 
See Mike, I am not crazy. The Nords are awesome, not expensive and kill many higher end amps.


MikeCh said:
FWIW, I really like the Nord's. Great sound so far and they are far from broken in with only 100+/- hours powered up and 50-some hours with signal thru them.
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For me, class A hands down. :) Would like to try Nord D in my system though. Whatever I heard didn't float my boat at all.
 
kzhtoo said:
For me, class A hands down. :) Would like to try Nord D in my system though. Whatever I heard didn't float my boat at all.
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If you get the Nord with the SIL994 or Sparko based input stage they run in pure class A throughout their entire range. The output stages are so transparent that all you hear is the input stage's signature.
 
Mivera Audio said:
Yep won't be long before all the tube guys have "Class D 4 life" tattoo's :)
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Well, I don't know that I'd go that far. I've always been a believer that having some tubes somewhere in the chain can add a bit of flavor. For me, having tubes (all tube or tube hybrid designs) in the line stage and/or phono stage while using SS for power yields the best sound to my ears.
 
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