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| Class-D amps - a different re view Muralman1, I appreciate that you like what you hear. My point is that to really know if it is right, it is very useful to do on location recordings with professional recording gear (and with the intention to do a good job...). The master tapes the... | |
| Class-D amps - a different re view Mrtennis, by any chance do you have a recording made in the space that you just heard? My experience has been that its apples to oranges comparing live to recorded unless you are familiar with the space that the recording was made in.I've done a l... | |
| Class-D amps - a different re view For my ears, Class D amp builders are not trying to achieve a sound like tubes or solid state. They are trying to amplify the truest signal to their ability.This comment sounds like a strawman to me: I know a fair nubmer of conventional amplifier ... | |
| Electrolytic capacitors A lot depends on the environment that the unit was stored in- expect that in a damp environment the caps will not last as long, and maybe after only 2-3 years (for example in a basement) the caps will be suffering if the unit has been in storage t... | |
| To tube, or not to tube, that is the question The biggest issue that you will face is power. The Sttaff is rated at 88 db; in my room of 17'x 22' that means I'll need 250 watts the way I play things...A speaker that will be a lot easier to play and is easy on the budget is the Decware full ra... | |
| Class-D amps - a different re view Unfortunately companies are racing for best specifications. I would advise to take specifications, promtly discart[sic] them and just listen.Still the best advice anyone can give. | |
| Why so expensive?? We have an amp that costs $92,000... it takes 2 of our guys about 3 months of solid work to build it. Its on 4 chassis and makes a lot of power: 500 watts into 4 ohms and it has built in tube testing and power line regulation. At least when done y... | |
| Open Baffle Phy HP KM 30 SAG update A customer of ours brought in a set of PHY KM 30 SAG 12" speakers, based on a series of reviews he read. One of the reviews recommended that our amps were a good match so he ordered a set of those as well. I have to say the PHYs were quite impress... | |
| Why so expensive?? If I can point out a few things:Anyone who objects to the price might want to do a serious price analysis on what the parts cost, the cost of labor, the cost of certification (such as in the EU), the cost of shipping, the cost of reviewers on the ... | |
| Class-D amps - a different re view Guidocorona, I was merely commenting on a spec that clearly was not possible as it was represented. I also demonstrated that with the math.If you think I was taking a pot shot, I apologize. However, let me point you to a paper:http://www.atma-sphe... | |
| Class "A" s.s. vs. tube amps Class A refers to the operation of the output devices and is neither a tube or transistor thing- its both. Class A makes the most heat and the least amount of power, but is also the lowest distortion. Class A amplifiers can be either single-ended ... | |
| Class-D amps - a different re view Kijanki, not to detract from your comments of the review of the review, but just so you know the numbers that are quoted are not speaker current. If it were:First, reality:For 100w into 8 ohms, the current would be about 3.54 Amps.For 100w into 4 ... | |
| I have just purchased the latest Sound Lab M1 You'll have to sort out which side of that understanding you are on then. So- by you: a transformer is not a transformer and semiconductors are not semiconductors. | |
| I have just purchased the latest Sound Lab M1 So that people can get a little grasp, because it's not output transformer coupled, so then what is it???Why don't you call it what it is? An amplifier coupled by an RF transformer, bypassing traditional output transformer problems? Instead of mak... | |
| Class-D amps - a different re view Kijanki, FWIW your comment:My Icepower being smallest of the series has peak current 11A. Larger 201 has 20A and largest 501 has about 50A.has an ambiguity. The 50A peak current you mention- is that the output? Assuming a 1 ohm load and 50Amps, th... |