@niodari you may read about class D design here: https://people.engr.tamu.edu/s-sanchez/ECEN%20607%20Class%20D%202011.pdf
Has anyone switched from Class AB/A to Class D? Was it better? Was it worse?
I heard a class D amp the other day (Lyngdorf) and it sounded really good. I liked the minimalism of it also. But, I need to own a amp for a couple of months to really know if I like it or not. I don't like room correction ether, so I just liked the sound without that.
Curious, has anyone ever switched from a class AB or class A amp to a class D amp? If so, did you regret it? Was it a downgrade in sound? Or was it upgrade in sound?
- ...
- 69 posts total
@dman777 I ordered them based on a class A rating in Stereophile and the price for the pair was in my budget. Also, they each have a tube. They are quiet, neutral, dynamic, clear and very accurate. I like how they sound. They run slightly warm. I'm very happy with them. My system is very simple. My source is a McIntosh CD/SACD player that also has a preamp section. XLR cables to the M1200s then speaker cables to B&W 803 D3, and SE cables to the JLAudio subs. In my treated room, with careful setup, I am very happy with the sound. |
@westcoastaudiophile Actually there are a few class D amps that have a better first Watt than a good number of class A amps. One thing about class D is for the most part (as long as they have an analog output filter) they are immune to crossover distortion. So there can be a complete lack of higher ordered harmonics at very low power levels. That looks good on paper and sounds good too. Put another way if you want to show what might be wrong about a class D amp compared to a class A, this particular metric isn't it. |
I am two weeks in with a Buckeye 8x500 ncore hypex class D and I absolutely love everything about it. It runs cool even after hours of use, if you need to move it you could carry it under one arm, the amount of power is a gamechanger for me because I moved up significantly. My system sounds significantly better to me, and that is all that matters. I also appreciate not paying thousands for a pretty case, I get if you are going to display it in a listening room but for a theater application it is perfect. The weight and the heat might not matter to most but I appreciate never worrying about the amp running hot. |
- 69 posts total