Hi,

I'm thinking about getting the Audiobahn or Alphasonik Class A/B amp to
drive my front Infinity components. Any opinions coz I was considering
whether to get a regular class D 2 or 4 channel amp with more power instead
for the same price.

Generally your not gonna want to run ClassD for your components, sound
quality will be compromised do to the method of amplification... ClassD amps
are more suited for driving woofers (low frequencies) where the distortion
will be less audible...

n8



Hi,

I'm thinking about getting the Audiobahn or Alphasonik Class A/B amp to
drive my front Infinity components. Any opinions coz I was considering
whether to get a regular class D 2 or 4 channel amp with more power
instead
for the same price.

In article ,
"n8 skow" wrote:

Generally your not gonna want to run ClassD for your components, sound
quality will be compromised do to the method of amplification... ClassD amps
are more suited for driving woofers (low frequencies) where the distortion
will be less audible...

n8



Hi,

I'm thinking about getting the Audiobahn or Alphasonik Class A/B amp to
drive my front Infinity components. Any opinions coz I was considering
whether to get a regular class D 2 or 4 channel amp with more power
instead
for the same price.



Some of the newer Class D variations can drive full spectrum audio with
low enough distortion at high frequencies to be used in car audio.
Check the specs and see if it's good enough for you.

The specs on them are fine, but they are cost prohibitive right now. You
can get a much larger and better sounding amp for less than any of the new
full range class D's.

Paul Vina


"Kevin McMurtrie" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"n8 skow" wrote:

Generally your not gonna want to run ClassD for your components, sound
quality will be compromised do to the method of amplification... ClassD
amps
are more suited for driving woofers (low frequencies) where the
distortion
will be less audible...

n8



Hi,

I'm thinking about getting the Audiobahn or Alphasonik Class A/B amp
to
drive my front Infinity components. Any opinions coz I was considering
whether to get a regular class D 2 or 4 channel amp with more power
instead
for the same price.



Some of the newer Class D variations can drive full spectrum audio with
low enough distortion at high frequencies to be used in car audio.
Check the specs and see if it's good enough for you.

In article Rke3b.280038$uu5.62493@sccrnsc04,
"Paul Vina" wrote:

The specs on them are fine, but they are cost prohibitive right now. You
can get a much larger and better sounding amp for less than any of the new
full range class D's.

Paul Vina


They do cost more but I wouldn't call 1 USD/Watt "prohibitive". There
isn't always room for a big Class AB. The compactness can be valuable
in some situations. Blaupunkt's PA4100 might be the only 400W-500W amp
that would fit in my Civic without an ugly bolt-in job in the trunk. I
might pay $629 USD for that if I had 400W worth of speakers installed.



"Kevin McMurtrie" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"n8 skow" wrote:

Generally your not gonna want to run ClassD for your components, sound
quality will be compromised do to the method of amplification... ClassD
amps
are more suited for driving woofers (low frequencies) where the
distortion
will be less audible...

n8



Hi,

I'm thinking about getting the Audiobahn or Alphasonik Class A/B amp
to
drive my front Infinity components. Any opinions coz I was considering
whether to get a regular class D 2 or 4 channel amp with more power
instead
for the same price.



Some of the newer Class D variations can drive full spectrum audio with
low enough distortion at high frequencies to be used in car audio.
Check the specs and see if it's good enough for you.

Class T amps are by definition class D, albeit with front end
processing, power supply control, and signal encoding performed by the
Tripath chip. But, the output stage configuration is that of a pulse
width modulated, class D amp.

There is no such thing officially as class T, that's just Tripath's
marketing name for their product.

JD

Paul Vina wrote:

The Blaupunkt is a class T, not a class D. It does have some class D
circuitry, but it's NOT a class D. The Xtant amp is a mono 100 watt
full-range amp that is considerably more than $1/watt.

Paul Vina


"Kevin McMurtrie" wrote in message
...


In article Rke3b.280038$uu5.62493@sccrnsc04,
"Paul Vina" wrote:



The specs on them are fine, but they are cost prohibitive right now.


You


can get a much larger and better sounding amp for less than any of the


new


full range class D's.

Paul Vina


They do cost more but I wouldn't call 1 USD/Watt "prohibitive". There
isn't always room for a big Class AB. The compactness can be valuable
in some situations. Blaupunkt's PA4100 might be the only 400W-500W amp
that would fit in my Civic without an ugly bolt-in job in the trunk. I
might pay $629 USD for that if I had 400W worth of speakers installed.




"Kevin McMurtrie" wrote in message
...


In article ,
"n8 skow" wrote:



Generally your not gonna want to run ClassD for your components,


sound


quality will be compromised do to the method of amplification...


ClassD


amps


are more suited for driving woofers (low frequencies) where the


distortion


will be less audible...

n8





Hi,

I'm thinking about getting the Audiobahn or Alphasonik Class A/B


amp


to


drive my front Infinity components. Any opinions coz I was


considering


whether to get a regular class D 2 or 4 channel amp with more


power


instead


for the same price.




Some of the newer Class D variations can drive full spectrum audio


with


low enough distortion at high frequencies to be used in car audio.
Check the specs and see if it's good enough for you.