Sonic Impact T-Amp giant killer?

Looks like the TriPath control module is getting some respect. Give it a real power supply and output devices and you got a CarverPro ZR1600 amp which does the same things at 600 watts per channel, for about a grand.

My take is that the Sonic Impact "gets it" about digital amps...good performance at very low cost. On the other hand the Clari T looks like a very neat packaging job, but priced with the (somewhat gullible) audiophile market in mind. I suspect that both will find success in their respective markets.

Gmood1...My 3 CarverPro ZR1600 amps do not have any significant "noise floor", but I did have to "diddle" more than usual to achieve this silence. Consider the following suggestions:

1..Use the ground lift switches as required.
2..Experiment with which AC power line you use, particularly with respect to what the source components are plugged in to.
3..Adjust the input sensitivity jumpers to as low a gain as your preamp will accomodate. I use 2.45vrms for my subwoofers, and 1.23vrms for the low efficiency MG1.6. (The factory setting is 0.775vrms, and there is also a 0.316 setting).
4..Balanced or unbalanced (20 foot) interconnects make no difference (at least in my setup).
5..If you think that the input processing circuitry (garbage) is a problem, and the built in bypass switches don't satisfy you, this stuff is easy to hard bypass with a wire.

I assume that you are not talking about the noisy cooling fan. Remote location of the amp is the only perfect fix for that, although there is a low noise fan mod.