Is D for Dry? Class D...

I have a 20 year old Class D amp from Stewart Audio. PA-1000.

Sounds damn good, one rack space, 11 pounds, 200 watts @8 ohms, 300 watts @ 4 ohms/channel, 1000 watts bridged mono at 4 ohms, damping factor >500.

Some will turn up their nose. I turn up the volume...😂 CD player straight in, no preamp, passive volume control.

Simple, minimalist, Class Dang that sounds good!

A well designed Class D amp doesn't rely on a bank of coffee can size caps and huge iron to feed the beast. It taps the wall current available on demand without dimming the lights...and is a Green Power user.

If a Stewart Pro Reference 1000 ever comes up to buy...buy it. It's a massive sleeper studio refence amp.

The Crown K1 and K2 are also brilliant alt tech amps with massive power and 3000 damping factor.

clearthinker371 posts05-23-2021 1:46amCheap shortcuts rarely work.

What does that mean?

Unless the amp has built-in DSP like many Pro Audio amps do, Class D amps aren't really digital. The power supply is sometimes referred to as digital as it comes from computer high speed switching power supply technology.