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It was just purchased so I imagine it is the latest, whatever it is.Which one? If a mk ii, revision c or d?
It was just purchased so I imagine it is the latest, whatever it is.Which one? If a mk ii, revision c or d?
In case any one is looking for a Nord hypex amp without waiting, I have listed one here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AVexchange/comments/b83opc
It’s an incredible amp but I decided to go with active speakers in the end (ATC SCM19A’s).
...NC400, NC500 or NC1200. The latter three are all just power amplifier modules, requiring a power supply and input buffer board to operate.
Ah yes, you're right. Yeah I love my 500s too. I may give some NC400s a try in the future but I've heard that the power supplies (forget the model #) are prone to failure (?). I would also be curious to know if anyone's ever tried subbing a linear PS with one of the Hypex amp modules.The NC400 just needs the power supply, no buffer. I love mine.
Your remarks are a little disconnected here. Perhaps if you provided a link to what you are referring to.
Cheers
Alan
Bruno has left Hypex a while ago and is now one of the owners of Purify Audio. He is finishing a next generation of class D amplifiers which are superior to nCore: the Eigentakt. More info here:
https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/purifi/
1ET400A module specs below. Looks like an NC400 successor.
https://6moons.com/wp-content/uploads/audioreviews/purifi/1.pdf
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Bruno has left Hypex a while ago and is now one of the owners of Purify Audio. He is finishing a next generation of class D amplifiers which are superior to nCore: the Eigentakt. More info here:
https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/purifi/
1ET400A module specs below. Looks like an NC400 successor.
https://6moons.com/wp-content/uploads/audioreviews/purifi/1.pdf
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This looks cool. It seems that this new design might eliminate the possibility that the high-frequency noise of class D might modulate into the audible band. What I find a bit astonishing though is that Putzeys in this interview for the first time seems to acknowledge that this indeed may happen with even the Ncore amps. Or is that just a marketing claim for the new amps? He also claims that these new amps are "sonically superior". I thought the Ncore already was already sonically transparent? How can you improve sonically on an amplifier that supposedly neither adds or removes anything from the signal?
Anyone have an idea on availability and pricing of these upcoming ones? I'm also curious to see if they will do DIY modules like Hypex.I will not eat, drink or lay with women until I have two of those! : )
Putzey's a very, very intelligent individual. I think it makes sense that he would keep some of his recent designs, specifically the Eigentakt, which seems to improve on the NCORE, reserved for his own post-Hypex commercial use.
This is a very good interview, which reveals some of his thinking; color me very impressed:
https://www.soundandvision.com/content/bruno-putzeys-head-class-d
Nobody doubts that he's smart. But what he says now contradicts what he said earlier when he was at hypex. That's what gets me wondering.
I've been using Hypex amps for years now. I was so impressed with the NC400 that I setup tours and ultimately led to being a mod of the Hypex Owners Circle at AC since it went nuts. All these amps have been tested. I currently use (4) NC502MP for 8 channels. There's still nothing like them IMO.
Tour 1
Tour 2
Listening Impressions
Anyone have an idea on availability and pricing of these upcoming ones? I'm also curious to see if they will do DIY modules like Hypex.