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| David Hess:
--- Quote from: dashpuppy on August 24, 2019, 02:07:37 am ---I've heard so many Class D amps and they all sound Meh! Whats wrong with a nice Class a/b or A ? --- End quote --- Most people will not notice the difference in performance but can immediately appreciate the increased efficiency of a switching amplifier. |
| GregDunn:
--- Quote from: SiliconWizard on August 23, 2019, 08:16:39 pm --- --- Quote from: GregDunn on August 23, 2019, 08:06:47 pm ---I don't care about harmonics past 20 kHz, because they're inaudible anyway --- End quote --- They may annoy your dog. ;D --- End quote --- Cat. ;D But neither the source material nor the speakers go much, if any, above 20k, so I'm not too concerned if there is junk >60dB down. I have seen a distortion plot for the amp elsewhere, but (a) I'm not sure if I trust the originator, and (b) I'd really like to see what I get when I do the band-limited measurement. |
| GregDunn:
--- Quote from: David Hess on August 24, 2019, 07:19:52 pm --- --- Quote from: dashpuppy on August 24, 2019, 02:07:37 am ---I've heard so many Class D amps and they all sound Meh! Whats wrong with a nice Class a/b or A ? --- End quote --- Most people will not notice the difference in performance but can immediately appreciate the increased efficiency of a switching amplifier. --- End quote --- I haven't done a blind listening test on the amp (Crown XLS series) but it does an excellent job of driving my inefficient speakers with tons of headroom, and it does consume about 1/4 the power under no-load conditions. I'm perfectly satisfied with the result and love the system - it's certainly doing everything I hoped. Personally, I'm of the opinion that a modern amplifier, properly designed and operating within its ratings into the specified load, is pretty much indistinguishable from any other. If I were a subjectivist, I'd probably be saying that the Crown sounds cleaner and less strained than the large class AB amp it replaced - but I don't subscribe to that viewpoint and doubt I could actually hear a difference. The ear is a terrible measuring tool and is so easily influenced by the eyes. But I do like to have measurements to confirm that the amp is actually working properly, and meeting its specs. It's my engineering background digging my musician background in the ribs. :-DD |
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