[campdog]

hi all,
i've been lurking on the group for a long time but dont recall if i
have ever posted. anyway, i wonder if anyone else has tried the
trends 10.1 amp? it's all the rage on the klipsch 2-channel
discussion group and i had to try it. the biggest caveat to this amp
is the low power rating. it's a class t type amp with 2 x 15w. output
max.

with my speakers, i have a pair of klipschorns, this amp sounds
phenominal. and here's the kicker...it cost me $129.00 plus
shipping. that's for audiophile sound. it certainly does have it's
limitations. it has one set of inputs. i'm running two of these
amps, one for cd/dvd and one for the tuner which occasionally gets
switched over to phono.

i'd get a kick out of hearing anyone elses experience with them.

pete

[Arny Krueger]

"campdog" wrote in message


i've been lurking on the group for a long time but dont
recall if i have ever posted. anyway, i wonder if anyone
else has tried the trends 10.1 amp? it's all the rage on
the klipsch 2-channel discussion group and i had to try
it. the biggest caveat to this amp is the low power
rating. it's a class t type amp with 2 x 15w. output max.

Class T = Tripath = relatively low quality switchmode amp.

Typical measured performance shown he

http://www.michael.mardis.com/sonic/...e/default.html

Note poor frequency response with speaker loads which typically rise with
frequency.

[campdog]

On May 14, 6:03 pm, "Arny Krueger" wrote:
"campdog" wrote in message



i've been lurking on the group for a long time but dont
recall if i have ever posted. anyway, i wonder if anyone
else has tried the trends 10.1 amp? it's all the rage on
the klipsch 2-channel discussion group and i had to try
it. the biggest caveat to this amp is the low power
rating. it's a class t type amp with 2 x 15w. output max.

Class T = Tripath = relatively low quality switchmode amp.

Typical measured performance shown he

http://www.michael.mardis.com/sonic/...e/default.html

Note poor frequency response with speaker loads which typically rise with
frequency.

hi arnie et all,

have you checked the reveiws for this trend amp? do your self a favor
and check it out! hearing is believing! and all for a whopping
$129.00.

pete

[bob]

On May 15, 8:35 pm, campdog wrote:
On May 14, 6:03 pm, "Arny Krueger" wrote:



"campdog" wrote in message



i've been lurking on the group for a long time but dont
recall if i have ever posted. anyway, i wonder if anyone
else has tried the trends 10.1 amp? it's all the rage on
the klipsch 2-channel discussion group and i had to try
it. the biggest caveat to this amp is the low power
rating. it's a class t type amp with 2 x 15w. output max.

Class T = Tripath = relatively low quality switchmode amp.

Typical measured performance shown he

http://www.michael.mardis.com/sonic/...e/default.html

Note poor frequency response with speaker loads which typically rise with
frequency.

hi arnie et all,

have you checked the reveiws for this trend amp? do your self a favor
and check it out! hearing is believing!

You mean, reading reviews is believing.

Search the Web long enough, and you can find lots of people praising
just about anything. That doesn't make it high-fidelity (though it
might make it high-end). This is a technically feeble amp that some
people claim to like the sound of. That is all.

Now, you may be one of those people, in which case this is the right
amp for you. But it's still a feeble amp that in normal use will
produce a noticeably distorted sound. Which should tell you something
about all those 'reviewers."

bob

[Arny Krueger]

"campdog" wrote in message

On May 14, 6:03 pm, "Arny Krueger"
wrote:
"campdog" wrote in message



i've been lurking on the group for a long time but dont
recall if i have ever posted. anyway, i wonder if
anyone else has tried the trends 10.1 amp? it's all
the rage on the klipsch 2-channel discussion group and
i had to try it. the biggest caveat to this amp is the
low power rating. it's a class t type amp with 2 x
15w. output max.

Class T = Tripath = relatively low quality switchmode
amp.

Typical measured performance shown he

http://www.michael.mardis.com/sonic/...e/default.html

Note poor frequency response with speaker loads which
typically rise with frequency.

have you checked the reveiws for this trend amp?

Some people are easy to please.

do your self a favor and check it out! hearing is believing!

Whatever that means.

and all for a whopping $129.00.

For $129 you can get a 100 wpc AM/FM stereo receiver with a AB output
stage, and about $50 change.

I built a Tripath amp back when the chips first came out.

Hearing was believing - yecch!

The measurements weren't too inspiring, either - but they were pretty much
like the ones that people are publishing for the current product. IOW, not a
lot has changed, technically speaking.

If you *invested* then I'm glad if you are happy with it. ;-)

[campdog]

Some people are easy to please.

ok, i concede this is probably true...


do your self a favor and check it out! hearing is believing!


Whatever that means

it means that i have been listening to some high -end systems and this
amp is doing a pretty good job of holding it's own....


For $129 you can get a 100 wpc AM/FM stereo receiver with a AB output
stage, and about $50 change.

yes and i have nad components that cost approximately 6 times this
much...

as i mentioned, because of it's low power spec maybe this amp will
only really shine with high-efficiancy speakers. i don't claim that
this is better sounding than all other high-end amps only that it
sounds amazingly good even compared with a high-end amp. i invite you
to try it and then make an impersonal opinion. i would enjoy hearing
what you have to say but find it a little nonplussing to hear your
judgements before you even give it a try. this amp sounds good not
just because of it's low price but actually despite it's low price....

[Arny Krueger]

"campdog" wrote in message


Some people are easy to please.

ok, i concede this is probably true...

do your self a favor and check it out! hearing is
believing!

Whatever that means

it means that i have been listening to some high -end
systems and this amp is doing a pretty good job of
holding it's own....

Now we're back to people who are easy to please, sonically speaking. It is
no secret that there are plenty of bad-sounding high end systems around.
Just because people can fill a bill of material composed of expensive
components, doesn't mean they are effective listeners.

For $129 you can get a 100 wpc AM/FM stereo receiver
with a AB output stage, and about $50 change.

yes and i have nad components that cost approximately 6
times this much...

So have I. So what?

as i mentioned, because of it's low power spec maybe
this amp will only really shine with high-efficiancy
speakers.

I do lots of sound reinforcement, so I'm very familiar with high efficiency
speakers. Accepted practice is to drive them with relatively big amps.

i don't claim that this is better sounding
than all other high-end amps only that it sounds
amazingly good even compared with a high-end amp.

To you.

I invite you to try it and then make an impersonal opinion.

Been there, done that.

i would enjoy hearing what you have to say but find it a
little nonplussing to hear your judgements before you
even give it a try.

What's unclear about the fact that I have owned a Tripath ca. 10 wpc amp
like the Trends 10.1 for 3 or more years?

this amp sounds good not just
because of it's low price but actually despite it's low price....

One can do so much better sonically speaking, for a fraction of the price.