The technological backflips and design hurdles inherent in making Class D viable seem challenging to every designer who bothers with it, and clearly some are more successful than others. I think cheap Ice modules in a box or whatever Atmasphere Ralph is designing may work for many (I have one in an Ampeg 350 watt bass amp a friend traded to me...matches a vintage looking speaker box I already had), but replace my simple little single ended tube amp? Why? Less heat maybe, less distortion perhaps, more power that I don't need...and the biggest thing by far, an amp that likely doesn't sound as good to my ears as the harmonically rich and musically profound tube amp and preamp I'm using now. The "sounds like tubes" argument for some items, including the Schiit Aegir (not Class D but I'm tossing it in anyway) I recently auditioned and sent back, never really sounds like tubes (Nelson Pass tries, and the things of his design I've actually heard do sound real nice...but...)..."drives like a sports car"...right...until you drive a sports car.
Class D is just Dandy!
I thought it was time we had a pro- Class D thread. There's plenty of threads about comparisons, or detractors of Class D.
That's fine, you don't have to like Class D amps, and if you don't please go participate on one of those threads.
For those of us who are very happy and excited about having musical, capable amps that we can afford to keep on 24/7 and don't require large spaces to put them in, this thread is for you.
Please share your experiences with class D amps!
That's fine, you don't have to like Class D amps, and if you don't please go participate on one of those threads.
For those of us who are very happy and excited about having musical, capable amps that we can afford to keep on 24/7 and don't require large spaces to put them in, this thread is for you.
Please share your experiences with class D amps!