very fascinating!! Expressed in children's language, how does this compare to e.g. a 14k $ Simaudio Moon amp?
(Just trying to set a context here.... how do these latests Class D amps compare to anything? Can we throw all other amps under the bus?)
Recommended Amp for Dynaudio Focus 340 on a mega budget but low volume levels
hi,
(well, not a mega budget, but a mega restricted budget)
I was wondering if it will be at all possible to drive a pair of Dynaudio Focus 340 speakers with a 100 Watt @ 4 Ohms amplifier?
If I understand correctly, this would be an absolutely bad idea under normal circumstances, I could even damage the speakers.
However I will never be driving them hard, simply because they are standing in a smallish room (12m2) which is my office.
Also for that have another audio setup in my living room.
So per definition I will ONLY be listening to them at whispering or slightly above levels and I will never go above that.
For this pair though, my budget is strictly limited. And the Dynaudios are here to stay :)
Dynaudio Focus 340s, sensitivity 87 db, 4 Ohm 250Watts
I was hoping to use either a Simaudio Moon 250i or a Hegel H90 or similar as this is within my budget.
Would a Croft GC-I even work? I guess absolutely not?
Any suggestions are welcome!
Thanks for sharing your insights!
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@fuzztone LMFAO 😂😂 I did hear that these class D amps have come a long way though.. So more realistically, could anyone help me out here? How about I build a case around this: https://www.soundimports.eu/en/purifi-eval1.html compared to a @erik_squires a Hegel H90 or a Simaudio Moon 250i (used) or something without a DAC but similar price? |
@yogiboy so back to Croft and not self-built class D... its tempting... but 45 W rms @ 8Ω 50 W rms @ 4Ω I read somewhere that you’d typically want to see output figures double between 8 and 4 ohms? So here it only goes from 45W to 50W.. is that not way too little for these speakers? |
I did once do a DIY kit actually.. (I just dug this up from an email from 2015) worked very nicely with a Monitor Audio 2.1 set https://hifimediy.com/product/hifimediy-t1-alps-vol-pot-tk2050-sta510-jantzen-cap/ https://hifimediy.com/product/smps300r-38v-230v-power-supply/ So generally speaking, would DIY beat Simaudio or Hegel or similar (used) in the 1K-1.5K price range? thanks (PS I still have hardly any idea what I am talking about when it comes to building an amp from one of those modules.... apart from that it probably involves connecting the board to a power supply and speaker connectors and screwing it inside a box Edit2: oh internet is so great ) |
actually i dug up the case from back then https://www.ebay.nl/itm/255379280630?hash=item3b75ca92f6:g:dTAAAOSw4i5eaAs5 |
Next update, trying to make sense of it all while moving along and discovering, also gathering some old gear I have at home.
Would this make sense? source: 1) S.M.S.L. SU-8 DAC 2) Linn Sondek LP12 preamp: 1) Linn LK1 (optionally skipped by DAC, will need to test) amp: 1) Purifi Eval1 Eigentakt EVAL1-SMPS1200A400 Class D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMmkK8jisDg
Any suggestions welcome, and many thanks for the great tips. |
@fuzztone I do have that $200 50W DIY amp at home that I am going to try again, but I did indeed just pull the trigger on the EVAL1.. this cost me about 1.3k $ But what was the $USD 150 solution that you are referring to though?
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