Switched to Class D or get left behind?

a.wayne said:
Have you tried the Purifi ?
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If you are asking me, the answer is Yes.

I have a Purifi Eigentakt-based NAD M33. Excellent amp (all-in-one in fact) that impressed the guys at Stereophile enough to award it Best Amplifier of the Year, Best Component of the Year and Editors' Choice. It's a pretty impressive box of tricks with a Version 2 in the wings that will feature a second-gemeration Purifi module amp, an even better ESS Sabre ES 9039PRO DAC, and lots of Dirac nonsense if that's your thing.

Have you tried one?
 
No waiting for the green light for the gallery to avoid another disappointment ..!

:)

Interested in hearing this one !

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Follow-Up: New Measurements, from June 2025 When Kalman Rubinson reviewed this affordably priced amplifier in the January 2025 issue, he was impressed by what he heard. "Sonically, the Buckeye 1ET9040BA monoblocks are superb," he concluded, adding that "to their credit, they are transparent...
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I had 2 Class D amps recently. Both Marantz Integrated amps. The PM-KI Ruby which I loved and the PM-10 which costs double of what the Ruby does. The PM-10 did not move the needle for me. The Ruby had great tone, bass and a glorious midrange but it was lacking the detail that I was used to, so I sold it and bought the PM-10 which sounded very good at times and just meh other times. The center image was also very diffuse. I returned it and bought a Mark Levinson 5805 Integrated which is an AB amp. It is just fabulous and sounds better in most respects compared to my BAT-Pass combo. The DAC in the ML is spectacular. The Phono preamp is supposed to be awesome but I have not tried it as I am using a Gold Note PH-10 phono preamp.
 
Mechnutt said:
I had 2 Class D amps recently. Both Marantz Integrated amps. The PM-KI Ruby which I loved and the PM-10 which costs double of what the Ruby does. The PM-10 did not move the needle for me. The Ruby had great tone, bass and a glorious midrange but it was lacking the detail that I was used to, so I sold it and bought the PM-10 which sounded very good at times and just meh other times. The center image was also very diffuse. I returned it and bought a Mark Levinson 5805 Integrated which is an AB amp. It is just fabulous and sounds better in most respects compared to my BAT-Pass combo. The DAC in the ML is spectacular. The Phono preamp is supposed to be awesome but I have not tried it as I am using a Gold Note PH-10 phono preamp.
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Interesting. I needed a new ss amp when I decided to move away from SETs a few years ago. I bought or borrowed a dozen amps including the ML 5805 (although I'd have bought the 5802 if I'd taken the ML route). plus a number of A, AB and D contenders. Some were surprisingly and disappointingly bad, but the ML was not in that group. In the end I went for a Class D - the Purifi Eigentakt-based NAD M33 (M23 is the power amp only version). If offered all the quality of the other amps but with far more features. The best AB in my system was the GamuT D200 (now discontinued) but the ML was close on its heels!
 
The more technical minded of the forum isn't it true the varying loads (speaker) seen by a class D amp can make a difference in how they sound? From what I read they are more susceptible to load variances than other type amps? I have definitely experienced this with not just class D but other circuit types. In the big scheme of this hobby is the synergy of the complete equipment chain and what is reproduced gives you good vibrations.
 
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