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...Lower-cost analog amps tend to be more reliable than lower-cost class-D amps. Analog amps can also have more headroom than a similarly rated Class D w SMPS amp." Perhaps his caveat is "low cost" class D amps. Maybe his concern is the power supply. I think those are modular and user...

...are not an option and I like separates. They just started carrying T+A Audio Systems which are half-rack sized so easy to fit. They are class D amps which I’ve never used. Always class A or A/B amps and AVRs. Please share if you’ve had any experience with T+A Audio Systems (please no...

They did and even the basic ones sounded vey good. The Pro series had cast aluminum frames, rubber surrounds, Polypropylene cones and they were great.

Im a fan of class D, and Amir and ASR does good work, so I have no reason to believe Buckeye is anything but an amazing value. And I guess I’m technically an Audioholics expert again, so there’s that.

I'd keep waffling and not waste more money!

...concentrate on currant rather than just power as a whole which in hindsight is a bit presumtous of the process. Im leaning more towards ati's class d, although like you say cooling on those amps as a whole is quite good, but with the added perks of class d it weighs up favourably especially...

I’m concerned about the warranty of all Class D amps as if you look, you will see they don’t come close to the warranty of Class A/B amps. That doesn’t give me a warm-fuzzy

Thanks, I'm old school and not familiar with these class D amps. Can they sustain high output for extended periods? And would they work well with my Anthem STR preamp? I see that the Buckeye can produce 28A output current, while the Parasound can produce 60A.

The plan is to get them serviced and upgraded to the present spec there just to nice of an amp to park . I’ve had these for 20 or more years . It’s time for a refresh. The Buckeye amp is to fill in till one is done then switch it out and send another in .

Ah, yes, ATI. Thanks for reminding me about ATI; I remember them from back in the day. I will check them out.

Hi again—you came to this forum for advice. All forum members, so far are recommending you buy and use Class D amps. Engineering science and applications have moved forward onto Class D amps. Are you still wanting old used AB amps? Why?

thanks for the info , I will use it for a while and see if the noise is noticeable from listening position . appreciate the help

It is impossible to answer that question with certainty. I doubt it is unsafe. There are quite a few approaches to class D amps, which that amp will be. My hunch is that wine is coming from the LC filter. These amps are class D, or switching amps to conserve power and reduce heating. These...

...those things are due to power amps in the calibre of those you are looking at, if someone says they could hear the difference between ATI's class D and AB, I just smile, knowing full well, with confidence that they would not hear the claimed differences in a well controlled DBT, I respect...

I was just looking around for the same information.... sadly Onkyo/Integra have not been quite as forthcoming about the guts of their gear as D&M have!

...for $2500 is also the cheapest version of it. The Ultra is $4200 and it can go up from there with options. What I don’t like is all these class D amps like the one we are talking about has a 1 year warranty (WTF). All these class D amps have a much smaller warranty compared to traditional amp...

Gene wrote: “The Axiom A1400-8 is a Class D switching amplifier” so that’s why I thought it had a switching power supply. :D So kudos to Axiom for using a giant power supply even back in 2009. Since Bryston and Axiom are owned by the same two Canadians (James Tanner & Ian Colqhhoun), I think...

I think I would add 'mind' to the quote about ears breaking in- bias comes from the mind and the interface allows us to smooth out differences in sensed experiences. Then, we get to deal with the conflict that comes from "This can't possibly sound this good- it's not expensive, big, etc" due to...

Was curious, so just checked what Bryston is doing with their class D offering, looks like they're still doing 20 years. My Crowns came with 3 year warranties but not an issue since expiration, some are 15 years old now in daily use.

...EPDR (a misleading spec, that says more about heat dissipation, than currents). That, from my understanding, you may be better off using class D amps such as the popular Hypex or Purifi modules based power amps. Class D amps seem less prone to low EPDR than class AB amps that would...