The Future of Audio Amplification
I have had a mono amp in my system designed around Gallium Nitride (GaN)Which EPC "evaluation" board was this last spring? as this is the only way to get them as far as I know? As far as I know this board is the only one EPC (using GaN transistors) that’s been released so far, The EPC0106 at $1338.00 usd, no transistors only yet. https://www.digikey.com/products/en?%20WT.z_cid=sp_917_0110_buynow&site=us&lang=en&mpart... https://epc-co.com/epc/Products/DemoBoards/EPC9106.aspx Cheers George |
@atmasphere That's a pretty small laptop charger. My Acer has a charger that does twice that. 19V@6.32A. No need to argue with me though. The guys you really need to argue with are the thousands of people replacing SMPS's every day and every guy who's ever worked on CNC machines. There's nothing cheaply or poorly engineered about Mazak or Haas machine tools and they can't seem to make these power supplies last. These are massive industrial hardened beasts the size of a large audio amplifier installed in filter ventilated control cabs. They're good for about 10 years. |
One point to consider with most digital is when they fail many are not repairable.They can dump a load of current and burn your speakers depending on the protection circuitry. Any professional repair center can keep your old systems running for life. Retro rule in my opinion, going back to the nad 3020.That ones tone is mind blowing. Haven't found a digital which can compete.Most digital are to clean for my ear. |
