That was fast, 'this'
(http://www.avrev.com/home-theater-power-amplifiers/integrated-amplifiers/nuforce-dda-100-integrated-amplifier-review-2.html)
might be one of those very affordable amps I thought in the first post
are inevitable offering sq for a very decent price. It wouldn't surprise
me if
Now that is something simple and complete that will be selling well i
bet. 500GB Hi-Res Music Player System, 2x40W HAPS1/B
http://www.sony.co.uk/product/home-cinema-receivers/hap-s1/technical-specifications#tab
Transporter (modded) - RG142 - Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA
monoblocks - Sommer
Yes and no. We would at least need som sort of digital switch in order
to rout the various incoming signals to the active speakers. Otherwise
we'd be left with tons on cables running into the speaker, which would
ba definitive killer for me.
foxx wrote:
Yes and no. We would at least need som sort of digital switch in order
to rout the various incoming signals to the active speakers. Otherwise
we'd be left with tons on cables running into the speaker, which would
ba definitive killer for me.
There are solutions for that ,
foxx wrote:
Yes and no. We would at least need som sort of digital switch in order
to rout the various incoming signals to the active speakers. Otherwise
we'd be left with tons on cables running into the speaker, which would
ba definitive killer for me.
There are solutions for that ,
The logical endpiont is digital active speakers (actually has been since
the early 90's but audiophiles are to darned conservative ) .
:) but sadly still to few brands and price classes to make viable
options for everyone :/
I really like the idea of getting rid of the pre-amp and DAC, but there
are a couple issues for me:
* My Vandersteen Quatros require a 6 dB/octave high-pass filter between
the pre-amp and amp. I can do the filter with sox, but I'd prefer to
send a bit-perfect signal to the digital amp.
* I like
Even though my current main setup is a pretty classic configuration
kinda stuck in a 10 year old audio(phile) paradigm, it still sounds
sweet. And yet, when I think about the next step, I would definitely go
for a standalone DA I think. I believe in a component serving ONE
purpose, more or less.
Dura,
you are expressing what I and many other would consider a sensible
approach. What we are seeing in realiy is quite a different picture
though. The market for separate DACs is unbroken. And so called
'audiophiles' are jumping on every donkey's back that comes along. It is
a simple fact that
I don't think I will ever buy a dac again.Or an amp.
2 months ago I replaced my Primare a30.1 integrated amp and Rega DAC
(together with the van den Hul the first ultimate cables close to
#8364;3500,- , the amp was 10 years old though) with the Dac/amp NAD
C390DD (#8364;2500.- over here) and the
iPhone;238409 Wrote:
a Class D amplifier merely converts an input waveform into a
continuously pulse-width modulated (square wave) analog signal.
The classic Class D amp design uses a continuously variable pulse width
modulation, but I have seen some newer implementations which use
discreet
Could be Bruno. Could be some other guys at some other company as well.
Trust me, all of them get upset when you call them digital.
Pat
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The letter D used to designate this amplifier class is simply the next
letter after C, and does not stand for Digital. Class D and Class E
amplifiers are sometimes mistakenly described as digital because the
output waveform superficially resembles a pulse-train of digital
symbols, but a Class D
iPhone wrote:
The letter D used to designate this amplifier class is simply the next
letter after C, and does not stand for Digital.
Thank you, it drives me nuts when folks think that there is meaning to
the topology letters. Class A does not mean best etc.
I think the future holds an
ar-t;237335 Wrote:
The guys who hold the patents for some of the most popular Class D
circuits get very angry when you call their design digital. Trust
me
Would that be the folks at Hypex?
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TiredLegs
The guys who hold the patents for some of the most popular Class D
circuits get very angry when you call their design digital. Trust
me
Pat
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DCtoDaylight;237203 Wrote:
I guess it depends a bit on your definition of digital...
I would argue that Class D amps are digital in their core, where they
use discreet voltage level shifting to represent the analog signal,
either on or off. This is a digital modulation of the power
dancemanster;236703 Wrote:
It also has none of the problems of analog amps.
No, just a whole bunch of problems that analog amps don't have.
BTW..Class D amps are NOT digital. They are still analog, just with
a different means of modulating the power supply. (Analog/linear amps
are just
Speak for yourself...
My real time compiler allows me to plug the Squeezebox's digital coax
out directly into my cerebral cortex; matrix style.
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mvalera
Michael Valera
Online Communities Manager
Logitech Streaming Media Systems
slimdevices.com
I new I couldn't be all alone. One thing that hinders my progress in
educating myself is all of the acronyms. Is there a glossary somewhere
that would define some or all of these cryptic terms?
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dancemanster
dancemanster;236814 Wrote:
I new I couldn't be all alone. One thing that hinders my progress in
educating myself is all of the acronyms. Is there a glossary somewhere
that would define some or all of these cryptic terms?
Ya, the acronyms and abreviations used in the electronics world can
DAC,DAC,DAC. I know that serious audiophiles view analog as the one and
only way to play music. Well, I
know serious people (me included)who have gone full digital. My
Panasonic SA-XR70 has no DAC at any stage. It also has none of the
problems of analog amps. Do a little research. Sony has
dancemanster;236703 Wrote:
DAC,DAC,DAC. I know that serious audiophiles view analog as the one and
only way to play music. Well, I
know serious people (me included)who have gone full digital. My
Panasonic SA-XR70 has no DAC at any stage.
Strictly speaking, the whole thing is one big DAC
dancemanster;236703 Wrote:
It also has none of the problems of analog amps.
Lets see, your amp has distortion, just like an analog amp, it has
limited bandwidth, just like an analog amp, it produces noise, just
like an analog amp
Class D amps do have some benefits, mostly in terms of
Digital amps are really cool.. however Class D doesn't always mean no
DAC. If memory serves, the Panasonic units use the TI PurePath chips
to do the PWM amplifications. I don't remember if these do the DAC
functions internally or not.
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SuperQ
Sorry folks, i didn't mean to sound all uppity. My point was really
about the fact that i wasn't seeing anything about digital amps. In
trying to learn about my sb it seems to be all about connecting to a
DAC. I am also learning about other things including my receiver/amp.
As far as specs-i can
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