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    Well I just received my CDA-254 Class D amp today and I am blown away by the sound of this amp. I am running it with the Maverick Tube Preamp/DAC and a pair of PSB B6 speakers. First off, this is a very quiet amp. I can hear no background noise at all. The sound is very transparent with a very wide sound stage. There is good separation between instruments. It has great bass slam with tight well controlled bass. Dynamics are great and the amp seems very fast. Treble is excellent but could be a touch more detailed but I will know more about this when it place it im my reference system with my Van Alstine preamp and DAC. It has a silky smooth midrange. The over all sound is neutral when compared to the warm sounding 1976 vintage Technic's integrated amp that I was using.

    I don't believe that you will find a better sounding amp at this price.
    Pass Labs X250 amp, BAT Vk-51se Preamp,
    Thorens TD-145 TT, Bellari phono preamp, Nagaoka MP-200 Cartridge
    Magnepan QR1.6 speakers
    Luxman DA-06 DAC
    Van Alstine Ultra Plus Hybrid Tube DAC
    Dual Martin Logan Original Dynamo Subs
    Parasound A21 amp
    Vintage Luxman T-110 tuner
    Magnepan MMG's, Grant Fidelity DAC-11, Class D CDA254 amp
    Monitor Audio S1 speakers, PSB B6 speakers
    Vintage Technic's Integrated amp
    Music Hall 25.2 CDP
    Adcom GFR 700 AVR
    Cables- Cardas, Silnote, BJC
    Velodyne CHT 8 sub

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    Ajani
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    Quote Originally Posted by blackraven View Post
    Well I just received my CDA-254 Class D amp today and I am blown away by the sound of this amp. I am running it with the Maverick Tube Preamp/DAC and a pair of PSB B6 speakers. First off, this is a very quiet amp. I can hear no background noise at all. The sound is very transparent with a very wide sound stage. There is good separation between instruments. It has great bass slam with tight well controlled bass. Dynamics are great and the amp seems very fast. Treble is excellent but could be a touch more detailed but I will know more about this when it place it im my reference system with my Van Alstine preamp and DAC. It has a silky smooth midrange. The over all sound is neutral when compared to the warm sounding 1976 vintage Technic's integrated amp that I was using.

    I don't believe that you will find a better sounding amp at this price.
    Excellent! I look forward to hearing how it compares to the Parasound in your main rig...

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