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The Truth about Modern Class D Amplifiers are analogue devices. Loudspeakers' transducers (drivers) are moved by voltage swings, not zeroes and ones. D in D-class does not mean digital. | |
The Truth about Modern Class D Talking about "sonic signatures" of amplifiers it is worthwhile to mention (and read about) Bob Carver and Bruno Putzeys.The Carver Challenge | Stereophile.comBob Carver - Wikipedia"Carver caused a stir in the industry in the mid-1980s when he ch... | |
Mytek slams Hypex in Stereophile Amp Review @erik_squires NC1200 is for select customers only, and has been mostly replaced by NC500. They have the same power specs for 4 and 8ohms, the 2 ohm power output rating is higher for nc1200 .Datasheets can be easily googled. Bruno Putzeys designed ... | |
Mytek slams Hypex in Stereophile Amp Review Those numbers are on page 5 of NC500OEM datasheet. Go to hypex.nl.Overtemperature is indicated as 85 deg Celsius (page 4) | |
Mytek slams Hypex in Stereophile Amp Review N-core continuous power output is thermally limited (like any other amp's). You get those figures in the OEM manuals. Currently the top OEM n-core is nc500OEM. When you pair it with SMPS 1200/700 you might get the PEAK performance of 700wpc. N... | |
Mytek slams Hypex in Stereophile Amp Review I have read the Stereophile review. Apparently Mytek built those amps specifically to power their Duntechs.Those speakers are a 25 years old technology with passive first order crossovers. A strange choice for a pro studio. The JA measurements of ... | |
Mytek slams Hypex in Stereophile Amp Review Mytek is known to have been using strange marketing methods, especially for a pro originated company. I remember when Brooklyn came out they were advertising features worth "thousands of dollars"- I believe they meant the phono input. In my exper... | |
Mytek Brooklyn - A dangerous pre! You have a faulty unit, probably from the early production run. This fault could have activated after some time. I had the same problem and Mytek exchangedmine for a new one. | |
Speakers least affected by room acoustics Agree with Audiotroy.No speakers or digital correction will cure bad room acoustics. In your case there is a solution and you won’t need wife acceptance because she will not notice it.10 inches of rockwool on your ceiling supported by grid/strings... | |
My exp. with Focal Sopra No.2 , Harbeth 40.2, Passlabs XA30.5 and Hypex NC400 It would be nice if somebody could point to a scientific double blind test of cables. | |
My exp. with Focal Sopra No.2 , Harbeth 40.2, Passlabs XA30.5 and Hypex NC400 The factors in sound reproduction perception in the sequence of importance:1. brain+ears2. loudspeakers+room3. the recording 4. dacs, amps, preamps, 5. butterflies over china6. cables, connectors, spikes, audio furniture, nanosprays etc | |
Which watts are the right watts in SS amps? I know about one solution, curious about other.Hypex Ncore500 are rated 100 watt continuous with the thermal limit of 200 watt.Peak power is 700 watt into 4 ohms.The peaks can be fairly long, measured in seconds, the limits are thermal. Some Hype... | |
Which watts are the right watts in SS amps? I am curious about the peak/transient power approach to the topic. Apparentlypeaks/transients can demand 5-7 times the power of continuous (RMS?) power demands. Hence if an amp is capable of 100 wpc continuous delivery it should muster 700 wpc fo... | |
For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp? The OP question (and more) was answered 40 years ago by Bob Carver. Short story:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_CarverLong story:https://www.stereophile.com/content/carver-challengeIn brief, Bob Carver Challenge proved that he could emulate any ... | |
For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp? I tested various tube/SS scenarios with my Shiit Freya preamp, SS hypex n-core and Airtight AM201 tube amplifiers and Shiit Yggdrasil DAC. Freya offers three options: passive, FET, tube. For the last position I use 1940's VT231 Tung Sols. Here are... |