That often means no cooling fans, no heat sinks, and smallerĬasework. Tangent, let’s look at some of the objective advantages that Class D offers.Īll know that Class D amps are more efficient and run cooler than their ClassĪB counterparts. Value for money, and in terms of pure sound quality. Good that it can now compete, without excuses or provisos, with Class AB, both in terms of I believe that Class D amplification has gotten so Despite my tendency to stay out of audiophile feuds, this is one

Have a massive toroidal transformer, huge heat sinks, and an imposingįootprint. For some audiophiles, an amp is no good if it doesn’t Of course, class D has come a long way in the last two decades, but much One of them would agree with the following statement: Class D amplification If you had asked any given group of audiophiles in the year 2000, I bet every (Usually, I don’t take sides whatever you enjoy listening to is the best thingįor you.) But every once in a while, even audiophiles can come to a consensus. Operation - and generally better measured performance - of solid-state designs. When itĬomes to amplification, some swear by tubes, while others prefer the fuss-free Some analog devotees will never embraceĭigital audio, just as some digital fans dismiss vinyl, citing its technical and practical limitations. Stay tuned.Īre a notoriously opinionated bunch. Starke Sound accidentally sent us a unit with a 230V transformer and asked us to delay the review followup to this preview article until they can submit a new sample with the proper 120V components early next year. Note (11/3021):Our review unit produced low power bench test results.

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