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In Reply to: RE: all cheap amps = crap (the: "you get what you pay for" myth) posted by thump on December 30, 2017 at 14:54:35:
"class D is INHERENTLY a superior sounding tech as far as i'm concerned"Dr Hypex himself doesn't say that, in fact the opposite. Class D is electrically far more efficient, and if you can manage around the problems---which haven't been until the last 10 years---it's a good economic solution. (And I'm a fan and own two Hypex-Based amplifiers)
S&V: Generally speaking, what are the key benefits of Class D versus the traditional Class AB and Class A designs that have long been favored by audiophiles?
BP: Efficiency and therefore the ability to construct amps that are powerful for their size. Only that. Modern Class D amps, in particular mine—ahem—sound good not because they're Class D, but in spite of it. I can't repeat that often enough. Left to its own devices, a switching power stage tries to do just about anything except amplify audio. You choose Class D to save energy but it's all elbow grease after that. People don't realize how much more challenging Class D is compared to Class AB. It's truly an order of magnitude.
Edits: 12/30/17
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