Hi all,
has anyone here had experiences with these new NCD modules?
They look really well done, certainly not cheap, but still little compared to finished products of high-end audio jewelry Lol.
There is not much on the web, but if the final result was really good, compared to the other Class D modules available for DIYers, it could be really interesting.
Lu
has anyone here had experiences with these new NCD modules?
They look really well done, certainly not cheap, but still little compared to finished products of high-end audio jewelry Lol.
There is not much on the web, but if the final result was really good, compared to the other Class D modules available for DIYers, it could be really interesting.
Lu
NCDV2?
Whilst I cannot speak for the "2" I have built a stereo amp with the "1"s.
The sound is really impressive with base that extends waaaaay down.
I have done listening tests against the best Yamaha sold and it help up well against amps that retail for $6K-plus especially in the base department. The mid's were not as pronounced.
I am very happy with the amp, power-supply and soft-start and the support from NewClassD. I had a few questions and they have always been answered promptly and courteously. Are the amps worth it? If the rest of your system is top notch they will bring out the best in it.
Regards.
Whilst I cannot speak for the "2" I have built a stereo amp with the "1"s.
The sound is really impressive with base that extends waaaaay down.
I have done listening tests against the best Yamaha sold and it help up well against amps that retail for $6K-plus especially in the base department. The mid's were not as pronounced.
I am very happy with the amp, power-supply and soft-start and the support from NewClassD. I had a few questions and they have always been answered promptly and courteously. Are the amps worth it? If the rest of your system is top notch they will bring out the best in it.
Regards.
I have both ver 2 and ver 3 High speed newclassd ,they are both very very god mondules,ver 3 Highspeed Sound as good as many class a amps��
The NCD04 has been reviewed here...
2008 - Class D Amplifier comparasion test
They are great module but the price is crazy ! ... Purifi perform better than new NCD modules and finally less expansive )
2008 - Class D Amplifier comparasion test
They are great module but the price is crazy ! ... Purifi perform better than new NCD modules and finally less expansive )
Can confirm have recently installed Singularity 3 High Speed in place of the Purifi (with same NewclassD opamps installed), Purifi has been sold on.
edit: same PSU, same wires, same chassis etc. It's not a subtle change either.
edit: same PSU, same wires, same chassis etc. It's not a subtle change either.
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Most curious about your experience. I have a VTV Purifi amp with the tube input board. I’m also using the NewClassD op amps. Love this sound especially with Siemens CCa tubes in place. Wondering if the S3HS is as magical as their op amp?
Also wondering if I can mod my non-tube input VTV Purifi amp? Use the same PS and case-install new S3HS amp cards? (Wishful thinking on my part). Will have to check with Warren at VTV. He sells the NewClassD op amps.
You would only need the main voltages from the PSU (40v DC +/- or higher) though the stock Hypex SMPS in most Purifis is quite average. Though yes you could start with it for sure.
I was using the VTV input buffer along with NewclassD mk2 (latest at time of writing) opamps, it was no contest. Yep follows very much on the same magic of the opamps and then some. And the Purifi's really sing with the NewclassD opamp stage so this is saying something indeed.
Spoke with Warren at VTV. He said that he didn’t see why it wouldn’t work. He sells the op amps so I assume that he can get the amp cards as well. Hope to send a Purifi amp back to be modded. Wowee.
Can also confirm that the NewclassD Singularity 3 w/ 160,000uf of Mundorf AG (16x caps) attached to each amp are transformative. Still scratching my head, but others with NewclassD's "hi def power supply + capbank" with 200x much smaller caps report pretty similar subjective feedback.