Glad I could help, Stereo5.
In search of info from the technical guys
I am a member of the Golden Ear forum on their site and directly asked the Moderator if the Triton Reference speakers which I own are using a N Core amp or Ice amp for the subwoofers. I was told neither, their amp is their own design. When I pressed for more information, he wouldn’t really answer saying he is not privy to that information.
For the Techs, is this possible? What other form of Class D amp would there be?
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Lots of different class D and OEM's, and always someone around who tries making a new one. Pascal, Hypex and ICEPower are among the most common, but Crown, Yamaha and NuForce make their own. Texas Instruments makes a variety of IC's to fascilitate their construction, now ICE is getting into the IC market too. I think for NAD, Hypex created a special hybrid I haven't seen elsewhere. With all such products, but especially with Golden Ear, I would not focus too much on the tech but the results. Always fun to talk about technology but in the end it's the implementation and our enjoyment that matter. Best, E |
Here's something I found on the 'net about the Class D amps in Golden Ear speakers: http://www.moremusic.nl/goldenear/brochures/GoldenEar_Class_D_Amplifiers.pdf |
Yes, there are Class D amps based on certain audio IC chips, which there are many. If you're willing to open up your subs, look inside and look for a large IC with many pins on it and a large heat sink. If you can read the part number off of it, you would have what IC your subwoofers' amp is based on. |