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| Hey That's Not So Bad if It's Class D I know my class D monoblocks provide significantly better sound quality in my system and room than any of the good quality, big, heavy,inefficient and hot running class AB amps I previously used. If you're not getting emotionally invol... | |
| Hey That's Not So Bad if It's Class D audioman58:"I also feel All solid state amps can be improved with a good Vacuum Tube preamp."Hello audioman58, A few years ago, I would have completely agreed with your statement but I now know it should be modified from ’All’ to ’Most’ solid ... | |
| Best multi-purpose subwoofer phusis:"I find the bass-being-omnidirectional claim too categorial in not factoring in the importance of ambient information aided via a stereo signal, below 80Hz as well." Hello phusis, I partially agree with your statement but, based on my exper... | |
| One Amp To ‘Rule’ Them All.... brettmcee, Your Kappas are 6 ohm nominal but can drop between 1 and 2 ohms at 90Hz and are notoriously hard to drive. You need a high current amp that at least doubles its power from 8 ohms to 4 ohms but one that can handle loads down to 1-2 o... | |
| Best multi-purpose subwoofer guhlamr and gillatgh, While your room (22x22x8) is larger than gillatgh’s room (15x22x8) and you’re both using only a single high quality sub, you’ll both find that you can optimize bass response at a single position (your chosen listening positio... | |
| Best multi-purpose subwoofer Hello guhlamr, Congratulations, the JL Audio fathom f112 sub is an excellent choice. It's heavy at 115 lbs, solid, has a powerful class D amp, comes with a mic and room correction and the 12" driver should be very good for music and ht. Plus ... | |
| One Amp To ‘Rule’ Them All.... brettmcee:"And honestly, still being relatively new to serious audiophilia, ‘the dance’ seems more like a slow-motion mosh pit than any dance I’ve ever seen." Hello brettmcee, I think I can speak for my fellow Audiogon members and state th... | |
| Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other??? It looks like Bruno Putzeys new company, Purifi, has more interests than just class D amps:https://www.purifi-audio.com/index.phpTim | |
| Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other??? ricevs, Thanks for clarifying. I knew it was a class A input buffer stage, which is good, but wondered if its 250mA class A operating limit would negatively affect sound quality performance. I now understand it will not thanks to your very g... | |
| Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other??? Hi Guido. Thanks for the info, my friend. Very interesting about Bruno leaving Hypex to found Purifi. The progress of class D technology continues to be very interesting and promising.Tim | |
| One Amp To ‘Rule’ Them All.... john1, Very good points. BrettMcee seems to be looking for the best amps available that can handle the low and fluctuating impedance loads of his several models of Infinity Kappa speakers. Why he phrased his question in s... | |
| Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other??? selecthifi, Very good news that a completed class D amp using Hypex's top NC1200 modules and powered by their top Hypex SMPS1200A700 PSUs will be available soon from Nord for 3,995 pounds ($5,214 usd). With class D amps using the new fas... | |
| One Amp To ‘Rule’ Them All.... brettmcee:"That amp does not need to be perfect, but it needs to be competent, consistent, reasonably affordable and something we all can/could/will have a chance to hear." Okay, that clarifies your question for me. I would say that mikesf... | |
| Opinions about upgrade spitzer45, You're on the right track by listening to various speakers to find out what you like and don't like. Discovering you like the ATC midrange is good progress. I'd suggest asking that dealer if you can take a pair of ATCs home f... | |
| One Amp To ‘Rule’ Them All.... brettmcee, Are you actually just looking for a good amp to buy? If so, I think you phrased your post question in a manner that will not get you a satisfying answer. It seems to me that you're looking for a shortcut in your search for an a... |