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RE: Try google...speculation has it's limits...

Yeah, a read the NAD blurb. Lots of blah blah blah without the kind of detail I thrive on.
The biggest difference? This module is NOT ROUND! GASP!
And power from a 'd' amp? Totally up for grabs since I don't think ANY of them can survive an FTC style test with a preconditioning period at some %age of 'rated' power. Full Power is IFFY, too, since the lack of heat sinking will put severe time limits at full power. For ASP modules from B&O, it is either 60 seconds or 30 seconds, depending on module. The Zobel is a weak spot, too. Full rated power at 20khz will FRY it.

Real world music with perhaps a 10db or greater crest factor plays well into these 'd' weaknesses.

Now, the NAD is a fooler in ONE regard. They REALLY piled on the heat sink, at least for a 'd' amp. This will have an effect for the better on what I talk about, above.

I had a GCC 250 for 4 or 5 years, maybe longer. it NEVER got too hot. Warm, maybe. Hot? Not.
Too much is never enough

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