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In Reply to: You thought correctly.. I still have them, but... posted by jeffreybehr on June 27, 2024 at 11:55:49:
As you know, Class D amps should draw nearly nothing most of the time unless playing music. Even then, it's not a constant high-power draw with high heat dissipation. In other words, insignificant even if left powered ON 24/7.
On the other hand a pair of X260.8 Class AB amps at 375W ea minimum at idle left ON 24/7 (not that you would do such a thing!) would cost a bunch! Assuming a very modest 0.15 dollars per kWh and leaving the amps ON 24/7 that equates to:
0.75-kW X 0.15 X 24 X 365 = $985/year
Typical Class D monoblocks assuming 10 Watts ea at idle left ON 24/7:
0.010-kW X 0.15 X 24 X 365 = $13/year
and the wonderful sounding Class D amps won't heat up your home. I'd love to get your comments on how the Pass Labs mono pair sound compared to the Atma-Sphere Class D monos - someday when you have a moment.
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- Space heaters vs music makers - AbeCollins 14:09:36 06/27/24 (40)
- My Atma-Sphere Class Ds are long gone.. As much as I LOVE... - jeffreybehr 12:35:35 06/29/24 (13)
- My Atma-Sphere Class Ds are long gone, too. - JerryS 09:23:07 07/24/24 (0)
- As much as I LOVE...Ralph . - Wojciech 09:30:18 07/03/24 (0)
- RE: My Atma-Sphere Class Ds are long gone.. As much as I LOVE... - morricab 06:55:49 07/01/24 (10)
- RE: My Atma-Sphere Class Ds are long gone.. As much as I LOVE... - Ralph 11:17:01 07/01/24 (9)
- Most here aint gotten 450 hours of burn- in time in them . You should develop a speed charge process - Wojciech 09:42:41 07/03/24 (0)
- RE: My Atma-Sphere Class Ds are long gone.. As much as I LOVE... - morricab 13:14:37 07/02/24 (7)
- Sound Labs are not a good match for any solid state amp due to their 30 Ohm impedance - Ralph 13:27:18 07/02/24 (6)
- RE: Sound Labs are not a good match for any solid state amp due to their 30 Ohm impedance - morricab 23:46:04 07/02/24 (5)
- +1 exactly! nt - Ralph 08:55:33 07/03/24 (0)
- RE: Sound Labs are not a good match for any solid state amp due to their 30 Ohm impedance - Story 02:48:23 07/03/24 (3)
- +1 Quads don't need nearly the power! nt - Ralph 08:56:26 07/03/24 (2)
- nor can they take it if it's given to them :( - mhardy6647 12:55:22 07/07/24 (1)
- Didn't ask; - Ralph 09:30:47 07/08/24 (0)
- Hmm, now U inspired me to think about my PS Audio M1200... - jeffreybehr 17:31:17 06/27/24 (25)
- The problem with HOT idling SS amps as I see it.... [long post] - AbeCollins 13:27:40 06/29/24 (22)
- RE: The problem with HOT idling SS amps as I see it.... [long post] - morricab 07:21:48 07/01/24 (21)
- That statement isn't quite correct. - Ralph 11:19:53 07/01/24 (4)
- RE: That statement isn't quite correct. - morricab 00:43:32 07/04/24 (3)
- My reference are LPs I recorded. - Ralph 18:20:29 07/04/24 (2)
- RE: My reference are LPs I recorded. - Tre' 15:24:12 07/06/24 (1)
- That makes sense - Ralph 09:33:59 07/08/24 (0)
- RE: The problem with HOT idling SS amps as I see it.... [long post] - AbeCollins 08:56:44 07/01/24 (0)
- RE: The problem with HOT idling SS amps as I see it.... [long post] - Leo loves music 07:28:56 07/01/24 (14)
- What we learned and cling to from decades past no longer apply - AbeCollins 08:45:28 07/01/24 (9)
- RE: What we learned and cling to from decades past no longer apply - Leo loves music 08:55:44 07/01/24 (8)
- RE: What we learned and cling to from decades past no longer apply - AbeCollins 09:00:26 07/01/24 (7)
- RE: What we learned and cling to from decades past no longer apply - Leo loves music 09:04:12 07/01/24 (6)
- RE: What we learned and cling to from decades past no longer apply - AbeCollins 09:08:43 07/01/24 (5)
- RE: What we learned and cling to from decades past no longer apply - Leo loves music 09:15:25 07/01/24 (4)
- RE: What we learned and cling to from decades past no longer apply - AbeCollins 10:44:55 07/01/24 (3)
- RE: What we learned and cling to from decades past no longer apply - morricab 13:09:53 07/02/24 (0)
- RE: What we learned and cling to from decades past no longer apply - Leo loves music 11:28:31 07/01/24 (0)
- Some early or sloppy class D designs have trouble with offsets - Ralph 11:25:23 07/01/24 (0)
- RE: The problem with HOT idling SS amps as I see it.... [long post] - Leo loves music 07:54:26 07/01/24 (3)
- What electronics do you have Leo? nt - Ozzie 10:46:33 07/01/24 (2)
- RE: What electronics do you have Leo? nt - Leo loves music 15:02:59 07/01/24 (1)
- RE: What electronics do you have Leo? - Ozzie 15:45:18 07/01/24 (0)
- The M12100s are running since last evening and sounding quite fine. - jeffreybehr 12:58:48 06/29/24 (1)
- Nice thing with the M12100s is you.... - AbeCollins 13:34:27 06/29/24 (0)
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