There are some great Scandinavian products out there that are similar such as Hegel and of course Lyngdorf but hand on heart, first time I heard of this outfit and they seem pretty impressive. What I'm alluding to; I've not seen class D at this premium price level and I wonder if this will be the catalyst for manufacturers to move away from traditional AB designs, is this a game changer?
Exactly. Genuine “game changers” take the market by storm, not just social media. It’s quite easy to flood social media with positive reviews and wild claims, especially from online reviewer wannabes that very few people have heard of.
But we've seen some manufacturers dabble in Class D before, only to fall back to Class AB for sound quality/other reasons. Budget Class D sounds ok, but doesn’t really come into its own until much further up the pricing scale.
Apologies I hope I didn't come across as pedantic.
I think social media plays a big hand in getting people interested, it is a marketing tool and it gives exposure to a product deservedly or undeservedly. The acid test and the question to ask, this kind of exposure will it get peoples butt off their seats and go and buy the product?
And yet now, the same YouTubers reviewing the A8 who made a big song and dance about the A6, re now saying the A6 sounds a bit “dull”, “boring”, “flat”, etc etc when reviewing the A8.
Andrew Robinson reviewed the NAD M33 and said the sound was so perfect, it sounded boring. Utter tripe.
The A6 at it's price point is still amazing value but we're not comparing apples with apples, the A8 is more than twice the price.
No apologies necessary Jason, it's only a forum, we're all decent guys at heart and share a common passion
Absolutely bud, 😊👍No apologies necessary Jason, it's only a forum, we're all decent guys at heart and share a common passion
That looks amazing Pod
Looks like they are releasing an amp and could be soon.
I'm a bit disappointed to be honest. I doubt many people looking for a matching Eversolo amp for their streamer, would be bothered about bridging the amp. It just seems a bit weird. Very powerful though.
Why the disappointment?
I think this adds a layer of complication and possibly confusion. Just a couple of clearly labelled inputs would have been enough. It will match the A6 and let's hope they do another amp for the A8 and it doesn't offer the bridging option. It must be a very low percentage of users wanting this feature.
Which seemingly went on sale today ... although my regular "go to" show out of stock.
I tried, the credits say Anne Murray and I stand corrected but its not her song, not her style or genre. I suspect the music in the background isn't in sync with the video.
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