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Bombaywalla, Kijanki's post was a couple of days ago on 3-15-13. His entire post is below:
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Bombaywalla, Kijanki's post was a couple of days ago on 3-15-13. His entire post is below:
03-15-13: KijankiThe Thread This Post Appeared In Is In This Link
Some people argue that class D, as good as it is for the money, cannot really compete with best traditional SS amp. I can see that, especially with still limited bandwidth, but most of the weight is in the power supply that can be definitely class D (SMPS) since it is only holding steady voltage (much easier task than driving complex load with music signal). Rowland does it so why not the others? I think it is for three reasons:
1. Design itself is much more difficult than just
transformer+rectifier+capacitors
2. SMPS have bad rap from crude cheap computer applications
3. Audiophiles still believe that it has to be heavy to
sound good.
Third point is very important - why to design complicated light power supply when market believes that heavy=quality.
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