Mytek slams Hypex in Stereophile Amp Review


Mytek's chief designer, Michal Jurewicz, told me. "Hypex [class-D modules] cannot drive it, the amps collapse, but this Brooklyn Amp does it with ease."

https://www.stereophile.com/content/mytek-brooklyn-amp-power-amplifier

Which is pretty interesting, because the closest I could find to their specs is from ICEpower modules. :) 

I've not been able to do comparisons with Hypex vs. ICEpower amps, so I have no idea what this is about. I use both but certainly not with difficult speakers. 
erik_squires
Those numbers are on page 5 of NC500OEM datasheet. Go to hypex.nl.
Overtemperature is indicated as 85 deg Celsius (page 4)
All these class D companies utilize modules from several main suppliers which they modify to their own tastes...   Yet, NuPrime manufactures their own modules and is the best Class D I have heard with the NuPrime ST-10.   And, that is not even their best.  People overlook this company not realizing they stirred a lot on interest in Class D when they were NuForce, now NuPrime.
@nugat

The website is incomplete, and misses the nc1200 :

https://www.stereophile.com/content/theta-digital-prometheus-monoblock-power-amplifier

And... why does 85C matter? All amplifiers are thermally limited. There’s no evidence that the Hypex modules cannot handle their rated power for extended periods of time if properly cooled.

https://www.stereophile.com/content/theta-digital-prometheus-monoblock-power-amplifier-measurements

The same is true for ICEpower modules. Stick them in a closed wooden box and they are not going to be able to perform to their spec as well as in fully heat dissipating enclosures.

On the other hand, in a normal enclosure, I defy you to get those amps anywhere near 85C/185F
All these class D companies utilize modules from several main suppliers which they modify to their own tastes... Yet, NuPrime manufactures their own modules and is the best Class D I have heard with the NuPrime ST-10. And, that is not even their best. People overlook this company not realizing they stirred a lot on interest in Class D when they were NuForce, now NuPrime.

NuPrime does not manufacture their own modules. When pressed on who their supplier for modules was, they refused to answer. That does not mean that they aren't actively involved with the engineering types of decisions. It just means that they are not a semi-conductor company.