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The Curious Case of the Technics Integrated Digital Amplifier

Found this little tidbit, on Technics releasing a new digital (and I use the term correctly, but arguably) 70W/channel integrated amplifier.

Probably the best source of information is here.

https://www.whathifi.com/technics/su-c700/review

Lots of curious things here.

  • Why so little power in such a large (for Class D) device?
  • There's no mention of the GaN FET's as in the Technics SE-R1.
  • They DO keep the phase/amplitude matching circuit of the SE-R1, but if the review is to be believed, does not make up for the other shortcomings.

Yes, this is a Class D amplifier, but Technics calls it a Digital amplifier, and based on how the signal is manipulated in the digital domain, so do I. There's a separate thread for this discussion, it's by invitation only, so lets focus people! :)

The reviewer describes the sound much like I have found old Onkyo and Emotiva to sound. Perfect and gutless, so I have to wonder if this is a specific DAC or ADC conversion that's going awry here?

Best,


E
erik_squires

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mirekti
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So when was G700 released? Is it just an US version of C700 or it has something else under hood? There’s very little info online. Even this thread has almost 2.5k views, but very little info.
Maybe I’ll shoot a mail to Techincs support, but not sure what to expect. If anyone has something specific in mind to ask let me know and I’ll include it to the mail too.
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