erik_squires
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| Class D = Trash? @atmasphere Hah! A recent phrase has made it into the news, I'd like to co-opt as a statement I never want to make: I am being dominated by my loudspeakersSpeakers, like friends and family, should be easy to get along with for me. Not the secret M... | |
| Class D is just Dandy! It's really interesting to me what great participation one gets when you start the thread off right. :) Thanks to everyone for chiming in. Best,E | |
| Class D is just Dandy! @chrshanl37 I think that's an excellent idea. :) Some modules provide supplementary 12V power, so with a little tinkering you may indeed be able to revive them without very much work! :) You may also want to think about replacing any lights with m... | |
| Class D is just Dandy! Todd,Have you heard the Mytek DAC/preamp combo? They're pretty good if you have liminted number of sources. :) | |
| Class D is just Dandy! You know, one digital-ish amp technology we haven't talked about is Yamaha's EEEngine. It is a hybrid approach, which reminds me of Carver's Magnetic Field and NAD's voltage switching technology. It uses a digital amplifier to provide the + and - ... | |
| Class D is just Dandy! Todd, Remind me please your preamp? I was a big fan of the old-school CJ preamps. I had thought about getting a modern Cary instead, but man, the press they get about service quality. I've not listened to CJ pre's since they came out with the ART ... | |
| Class D is just Dandy! I really really like the idea of putting a tube pre in front of these amps, especially with the high-input impedance varieties I've read about.I often suggested tube pre/ss amp before, so this idea appeals to me a great deal. If I wasn't 50/50 HT ... | |
| Sorbathane under granite slabs for speaker bases? Well, I have a thoery that works for me. How you implement it is up to you. 1. Minimize surface area contact with floor, furniture, etc. 2. Minimize opportunity for speaker to move, often by adding mass. The reactive force of the woofer motor can ... | |
| How would you get into the biz? Hi cyanii , Yeah, this is the sell a good apple pie method. :) My theory:If you bake a great apple pie you don't have to force people to eat it. They'll smell it and come out of their bedrooms or cubicles to get a slice while it's still hot. :) Be... | |
| Class D is just Dandy! @georgehifi Very interesting! :) Hexfets..... I seem to remember ... was it Toshiba that invested heavily in them for a while?Best,E | |
| Class D is just Dandy! Interesting info on the Technics SE-R1 amplifier from @georgehifi One thing I thought was particularly interesting (and a lot of work) was the Load Adaptive Phase Calibration. All digital amps must go through a low pass filter at the output. Th... | |
| Class D is just Dandy! @georgehifi Your link just reminded me of something. One thing I really like the Japanese manufacturers for is power meters. Yamaha (professional), Hitachi, Technics, early Onkyo. Gorgeous analog meters in the 1980’s. I’m very happy to see some of... | |
| Class D is just Dandy! Interesting, @georgehifi re garding transistor manufacturing. In 1976 Dr. Leach introduced his paper, Build a low TIM amplifier which transformed, if not codified, what would be linear amplifier design for the next 3 decades. Also 80's were flirti... | |
| Class D is just Dandy! Guys,You know I was just thinking about something. If the current crop of digital amps had appeared in the 1980's I think they would have pretty much ended the solid state / linear amplifier market. The SS amps at the time were, by and large, full... | |
| Class D is just Dandy! Hi randy-11,If you mean the multi-channel amps with Hypex/nCore modules, YES THEY DO! I would just be sure to listen first. I have heard a couple of modern NAD gear and I didn't like it. This is a brand I really encourage you to listen / try out ... |