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Wait what about that other girl? The Temptress 3020?
The case is all jtwrace.
Gee, Thanks! I think the camera must have been too kind. The speaker wires are some left-over Acoustic Research "performance series" 16 ga. "oxygen-free" wire. I figured that would be plenty since I'm using two per channel. The mains wires are 12 ga. hook-up wire. The signal wires, I think are 22 ga.. I just braided them. The 12V wire is 16 ga. wire paired and colored black and red.The case is all jtwrace.I'm driving Magnepan 1.7. They seem to really love this amp.
Thanks! those are the Ti-600s: 600 W @ 8 ohms. http://classdaudio.com/index.php/600w-class-d-power-amplifier.html
Sorry if this has been covered. Other than the TI boards are any of the class D amps stable at 4 ohms when bridged?
Nice. So I'm guessing you purchased this kit and a second amplifier board(?) Or did you buy the 2 amplifier boards, and power supply separately?Would you give some details on the sound? Someone wrote on the class-d site, that the "Amp is definitley brighter than my trusty Yamaha M2". Though in my experience, Yamaha amps tend to lean toward sounding a bit dark anyway. I'm interested in hearing more impressions of it's sonic character.I also wonder how it compares sonically with the CDA-1000 Kit(?)Thanks
Yep, that's the kit! I wired it first in stereo, and then I ordered the second amp a few days later. My non-audiophile wife says it sounds "rich." I would say it gives a little needed "air" to the maggie 1.7; the percussion seems snappier, and clarity is a real strength. With the ACI Sapphire XL, the clarity remains, but for some reason most recordings sound a little more like they were made in an artificially non-reverberant room than I remember -- almost like there's some low-level dynamic expansion or something. It's subtle, so I don't want to overstate the effect, and it's not always a bad thing. Just different.In my limited experience, I would say that this amp is a fantastic value with conventional dome and cone speakers, and with maggies, I would guess that you'd have to spend serious money to get better sound. That's my take so far, but remember my opinion is biased. Anything I wire together myself will sound better just because I did it. Sorry I'm not much of a reviewer. Hopefully one of the pros will publish a formal review on these kits. (Affordable$$Audio, I'm looking in your direction.)
Great question. Not very much, actually. It seems like the sound emerges from the speakers into the room a little easier (I know that sounds a little dopey, but I can't think of a better way to say it), and the imaging might be marginally more focused. Overall, I would say it was a small difference. But, I've spent more to get less.
Yes, the amps are stable at 4 ohms bridged but the power will not double from 8 to 4 ohm in bridged mode because the MOSFETS are not rated for so much current. We have protection circuitry built in to safeguard against this.
Guys,I am getting the http://classdaudio.com/index.php/class-d-audio-amplifiers/home-and-pro-class-d-audio-amplifiers/sds-254.html for my seas speaker build http://www.audioheuristics.org/projects_gallery/ER18DXT/ER18DXT.htmI couldn't read the entire thread here but from whatever I did read these seem to be perfect for my needs and budget. I will be starting with stereo but plan on moving to a 5.1 system as time/budget permits. I am guessing I can add another stereo SDS amp and a mono in the future? I will using my PC as the source for now but will get a pre sometime in the future?Please let me know if my assumptions are in order.Thanks for all your help.