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Thank you for the excellent article. Bruno has a wicked sense of humour  in trying to slay a few dragons: vinyl, GaN and the superiority of separates! 

 

From a Bruno fan, who owns Kii Three's. 

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A MUST read for anyone interested in Hi-fi amps, even though you may prefer traditional ones.  Bruno Putzeys explains why a well designed Class D amp is so good & why the early ones were poor. All backed by science...

 

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great read - thanks,

 

I've been considering acquiring a new amp for my AE TD18s, and a UcD or NCore amp is high on the list of likely candidates.

 

Mike

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I understand precious little of the technical content. I can only say how impressed I have been with my Primare I32 and current I35 as far as sound quality. When I decided on the I32 it was in the midst of some negativity towards class D. The reviews were almost all complimentary. The I35 reviews were more so and my experience suggest to me the technology is vindicated.

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I have been comparing my recently acquired Marantz PM10, which is slated for use in our summer home, with my Conrad-Johnson ART 7A & ART 88 separates.  PM10 sounds very good in comparison to this Class A tube electronics and I would say completely validates what Bruno says.  There is no reason for anyone to doubt that class D has arrived and offers a very viable option for audiophiles everywhere.  There are differences of course.  The preamp section of the PM10 is no match for the ART 88, but the amp section rated at 200 wpc, but tested by several labs to offer over 600 wpc into either 4 or 8 ohms is a far cry from the 36 wpc of the ART 7A.  So depending of the room size and the speakers to be driven, the choice of either might be optimal depending on use.  In my case the PM10 will be driving a pair of B&W 802 D Diamonds that I found NIB.  The dealer I bought the PM10 from also sells B&W, but is not selling the speakers in this case.  He also sells other high end electronics such as Mark Levinson and McIntosh.  He told me, though, that in his opinion no amplifier in his experience worked better nor sounded better than the PM10 driving B&W 801 or 802 irrespective of the series. 

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