[[ one could bi-amp the class-D on the bottom (woofer) with your tube gear on MR/Tweeter?]]
you are describing the topology of a system having sdd-on subwoofer I guess.
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@holmz No. The amp uses a module of our own design. I don't see why it could not be used in a bi-amped system.
Its way to early to say. One big difference between our tube amps and the class D is the latter behaves as a voltage source with an output impedance of only a few milliOhms. Our tube amps are designed to be instead a power source, meant to work with speakers of higher impedance or speakers that aren’t voltage driven, like most ESLs. http://www.atma-sphere.com/en/resources-paradigms-in-amplifier-design.html |
“I love my tube OTL to death (not an Atmasphere but from a highly respected design engineer) so if Atmasphere can engineer a Class D that sounds as good or better than a quality tube OTL, that would be AMAZING!”…ITMANDELLA
FYI The OTL’s 1000watts of power at idle while the Class D only draws 10 watts at idle Thanks for Reading |
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