Anybody listen to Ohm Walsh speaker w/digital amp?

There is some interesting discussion of Class D amps in this thread:

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1229914799

They do, as you appear to realize, tend to have extremely high output current capability, and very low output impedance, which would account for the "grip" that you referred to.

BTW, if you'll allow me to make a minor point, it is a widespread misconception that the terms "Class D amp" and "digital amp" are synonymous. They are not, although even some manufacturers use the terms incorrectly. A digital amp would be one that has digital inputs, and dsp (digital signal processing) circuits to process those inputs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_D_amplifier

Regards,
-- Al

I powered my 100s with a Bel Canto integrated for a day. It worked very well, but the speakers were destined for a different room & system, including subwoofers and (eventually) tube amps. I suspect that this is the set up which I'll stick with for the forseeable future. The BelCanto with 100s full-range was great, but IMHO the tubes/subs arrangement just buries it.

Marty

Can somebody educate me briefly on what this "class A, class D," etc. terminology means?

Can somebody educate me briefly on what this "class A, class D," etc. terminology means?

This is a bit technical, but with a little patience I think you'll gain a better understanding than a brief oversimplified answer with no diagrams would convey:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_amplifier#Power_amplifier_classes

Regards,
-- Al

Marty,

Are you saying you preferred the 100s with Bel Canto Class D to 100s with tube amp, but not to 100s + tube amp + sub?

That sounds reasonable to me. ANy findings though with 100s with Bel CAnto Class D versus other non tube/SS amps? Have you heard any ss amps that work better with the 100s alone than the Bel Canto Class D? If so, I'd appreciate if you could elaborate on what the differences are?