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As most including you likely know, Theta is serious high-end, not "mainstream" or entry or mid-level. Ncore DIY model is 200/400/600Wrms @ 8/4/2 Ohms and rated to 2-Ohms if employing one Hypex SMPS600 weper channel (or rated to 5 Ohms for one SMPS600 per two amp channels). Hypex offers no volume discount and no OEM support for this DIY amp, so highly unlikely OEM will employ it. It's a special DIY-only product. OEM get the 1200 amp, 400/800/1200Wrms @ 8/4/2 Ohms with appropriate PS. Also, best I can tell Hypex offers no pre-engineered OEM PS for the 1200 amp, meaning the OEM must supply the PS (obviously the OEM PS affects power/current specs...it could be linear or switching mode). ).
Within time California will decertify sale of class A and likely all or most class AB linear amps, and possibly the same for the EU (though the EU deals with other problems currently, such as its future existence).
Really! Big brothers hand gets a little longer! If your willing to pay for the current, why is it big govs business, what I do with it! What a terrible direction we are going.
I think I'll stick with what Nelson Pass has said and done Been there done that.People have been saying dig amps are the bomb since 2007 and with every new iteration is another claim to fame.
What exactly is it you are "hoping" for? The amps are available, you can try one right now if you want (currently sold out, but you can still place an order). The gist I get is if more OEM's don't build expensive amps with the modules, you will be unimpressed somehow. Wierd, I don't get your angle. The amps are here, available, whether Krell or whoever decides to attach their name or not.
The thing is I cannot try one. I cannot buy a 400 due to lack of supply. Which is not an issue as I would want the 1200. Which I cannot buy as I have to wait for some commercial outfit to do it. At this point, it cost me $12,000 to try out two channel! 12k gets you some pretty spiffy amps. I guess I don't understand the marketing\strategy here, or the hype. No angle, just impatient!!!!!
Why are there so many high powered class D amps out there, but only very few small wattage class D amps? If anyone follows the audio reviwers, most of their speakers they rate at the top of the list has a sensitivity of 95DB and higher. You don't even need a 50 watter to drive those speakers loud.
I think I'll stick with what Nelson Pass has said and done Been there done that.People have been saying dig amps are the bomb since 2007 and with every new itineration is another claim to fame.
i must respectfully disagree w/the notion that "most of their speakers they rate at the top of the list has a sensitivity of 95DB and higher." in fact, if you averaged the db rating of "rewiewers top speakers", i wouldn't be surprised if the average rating was 90db or even less.however... i can't imagine something like the nc400 being unable to drive 99% of these speakers! and, class-t amps, which are a class-d derivative, are plentiful, and low power...doug s.
Bruno is kind of the godfather of good class D technology. If someone is gonna improve it even further, he's the man.
I wonder if he was looking over his shoulder to Canada and Anthem, or is it the other way around. Anthem has developed a high powered Class D, but the price is high if for only one amp at around $3,700.00 I believe.
