Class D

We’re talkin’ glue factory boys... this horse is dead..

Of course class D is good, NO they are not a Pass Labs amp or sound like one. They do sound pretty good though.. I love them doing bass duty..Nice and cool running..for the summer months doing mids and highs. Then back to valves for the spring winter and fall. BUT BASS all class Ds 12Ks, with a few exceptions..

Time to feed the chickens..

Regards..

I use Hypex, Ice and Behringer. ALL will push 1 ohm loads.

I don't like the sound of ICE or Behringer for anything other than BASS.
Both the 2K ice and the 12K Behringers, are PURE workhorses. I use them for what they are intended for. I use 3 12K double amp modules when we want a little THUMP for a block or two... Still cooling down from New Years. LOL

Hypex on the other hand.. Night and day to me.. I use Nords with revision D buffers..and NC500 modules. I opted for 2590 sparko pros for the opamps. I've used a LOT of different opamps through the years.. THAT one is a real keeper. My speakers are wired at 3.1 ohm. Small planars.

They did dip to under 2 ohms, before I split the circuit. 1.7ohms in the bass region..

I went to pure class D on the bass and Valves from 300hz and up.. I've NEVER looked back.. 5 years now..

I did some mods to the Behringers. I put HQ toggles on the PS fan and disconnect the other two and put them on a thermal ONLY switch. LOL They came on New years for the first time.. 8 12" UM, 4 15" UM and 2 18" UM. Ultimax Daytons 2496 Active XOs

About 100 CF of cabinets.. BOOM BOOM...VERY well behaved...

100+ db for over an hour.. We didn't need fire works.. KIDS..

Summer it's all class d for 3-4 months, come fall winter and spring, Class ds and Valves...Just a match made in heaven.. I'm pretty picky..

I don't care WHO makes it, I'll figure out if its worth a hoot. right app goes a long ways...

Regards...

Nah the kids around here use, UMs. They literally roll them out of the Garages over to my shop for a block party every now and then.. I just provide the cheap amps, they have TRIED to BLOW UP... Haven’t. Yet.. LOL. Use to use 4 Adcom 565s mono blocks..

I have a pair of 15", and 4 12".. Not an audiophile speaker.. UMs.. my opinion.

New Years and Halloween, LOOK OUT. The power meter is spinning.:-) 3 seperate circuits...

The Behringer 12K are 500.00 EACH brand new... Excellent bass amps when used with a 300.00 2496 active... Better than any plate amp out there...3400 watts at 4 ohms.. full blown DSP...onboard PEQ, delay, 6-48db slope, threshold limiting. FUN and ear plugs come to mind, Mine NEVER came out...New years...

Regards