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ClassDAudio Amps - Intro

wushuliu · 2010-06-17T20:40:31+00:00

Begin of shpiel: I haven't perused AK in a while (frequented the TT forum, but my setup has been down for a while), so I thought I'd check in to see what people have thought of the ClassDAudio.com amps that are a big hit on AC and have been mentioned on other forums. So I did a search and man almost zilch! So I thought I'd at least get this info out to you guys! Since this is a more 'tinker' friendly forum I think it'll be a perfect fit.:thmbsp: The Classdaudio amps are International Rectifier-based Class D Amps. As I go through forums I still read a lot of lingering doubts and old opinions of Class D/T amps that people still have, like they're bright or slightly unnatural or missing something, just good for subs, etc. Mostly opinions from years ago that just gets passed on. In the past few years ClassD/T amps like the Virtue Audio and Red Wine audio amps for instance have shown that the quality of sound is now firmly high-end and there are a lot of varieties that are still unknown to many people, except the hardcore diy crowd (I first heard about these on diyaudio and no other forum had even heard of them yet). With the classdaudio kits you can build your amp. All the components are assembled already so literally all you need to do is connect them with wire and figure out how you want set up your switches/enclosure/rcas. And the sound quality is outstanding. Not mid-fi. Straight high-end. You can check out the Cheap and Cheerful forum at AC. People have sold their $multiple-k setups and replaced them with these and they have been compared to similar value gear over and over. There are 120Wx2, 250WX2 in 4 and 8 ohm and more, and they are bridgeable. Hate to sound like a commercial, but since there's almost no info here about these amps I'm trying to provide info to introduce to folks. Maybe some people who are familar can chime in so I don't seem like a shill. I'm just a big believer in cross-pollinization of info. This kits are extremely easy and would make a great beginner project (just be careful, of course). Also Tom at CDA is super nice and accessible. Pic of my 250Wx2 (4 ohm). I'll add more later. Here endeth shpiel.

Thread starter wushuliu
Start date Jun 17, 2010

Berre

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Feb 3, 2015

I have been reading about class D. I guess we may expect nice things about class D in the near future. Development is going fast, quality seems more than just acceptable already. Obviously, it will get a lot of scepticism, but being open minded, I would very much like to put it to the test. Power consumption is amazingly low.

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