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Seems we may have opened the door to tweaking Class-D for sound as opposed to bench measurements.
Where are your measurements published on your amps?
I have to say, I have not heard of the NCores or read about them from any industry write ups, but the comments / reviews here and else where really love these amps. I will hopefully have a chance to listen to them when my friend "OrientalExpress" gets them (Thanks Jwtrace) for review...But I think with everything, thereis always the flavor of the month...in this case, it seems like these little babies are really nice, small, effecient, relatively inexpensive and DIYable...which I think is nice...but really to compare these, one has to look at all channels and compare them, like everything else, with amps of the same costs (used or retail value)...having said that, I'd love to have a pair to compare to my older Pass X250...but don't know if I'll get a chance...so, any one that gets these from Jtwrace and auditions them, keep your comments coming! I did read that one person with the Modwright KW-150 said he's keep it...
....I’m a firm believer that you need to have the component in your system for a period to time to judge if it fits or not. A listening session on a system you are not familiar with is just not the same.
The buzz on the Ncore seems to be limited to this website. Given all the positive reviews, would like to hook them up to my speakers for a drive, and compare them to the Pass Labs XA 30.5 or Threshold SA/3.
agreed....though I don't think it would be fair to put the NCores against the XA series from Pass...
I know of one person who stated they had a XA 30.5, and preferred the Ncore. I have no reason to doubt their word, but it does speak volumes of individual preferences when listening to music. Personally, every Class D amp I’ve heard/owned was not all that hot (especially with HF). It’s “horses for courses”.
I think they handle the upper frequencies better than the Cherry amps, but I think the Cherry amps have more dynamics and slam.
Why do you assume the ncore is the same as all other class d amps? Are all class A, AB amps the same? Have you heard it?There have been dozens of reports from listeners and owners now, many who have owned plenty of high end amps-enough that a consensus has emerged: the ncore is a top quality amp, regardless of topology, that competes with most anything out there....About 9 out of 10 people who have reported hearing it have bought it....I would think that would speak for itself....
