Golden Earring wrote: > I'm most interested to hear Arny's take on solid-state Class A with > regard to IM. I know that most recording studios use Class A amplifiers > in their monitoring chain.
As one part of the monitoring chain, yes, but it is becoming less common. For near-field monitoring, studios use active monitors that have class D or A/B amps built in, and for listening room use class A amps don't have enough power for modern, power-hungry speakers. IM distortion, just like HD, is caused by non-linearity. A badly designed class A/B amp can have nonlinearity caused by the (gradual) transfer from class A to B, and push-pull designs can have crossover distortion. Neither are an issue with most class D architectures. "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Julf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42050 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106914 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
