As technology changes definitions sometimes don't keep up. If it has gain then it is an amplifier in the general sense. Gain is how much power (watts) going in divided into how much is going out. At least that is gain in watts. You can have gain in volts, etc. This is not simply a convertor changing digital to pulse modulated to analog. There is a lot of gain. Otherwise what is the point of the device.
Like I said, it is a matter of definition. No point in us fighting over it. Since everyone appears to be calling it an amp that is what is likely to become the convention, no matter what either of us think. The real question is, does it sound good. The reviews I have seen have varied. That makes sense as it is likely any class D unit is going to be very load sensitive, what with the smoothing capacitors and the high frequency filters on the output. I read a very extensive review of several high end class D amps in Stereophile. It was pretty apparent that how they are going to perform is dependent on the reactive element of the cables and speakers they are connected to. Opinions of the various reviewers in the article ranged all over the place. -- regalma1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ regalma1's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6658 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33112 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
