Recent content by howard416

They are tired of hearing

A B&C DE120? It can sustain peaks of way higher than 40 W+...

Appreciate your transparency throughout your troubles!

I had a popping issue with my A5 that was due to a failed op-amp module. However, it got worse over time, and was pretty easy to reproduce (basically every time it turned on). That does not sound like what you have, though.

I'm really curious what the tweeter is. My guess right now is a custom ceramic dome version of the SB26ADC...

Whooaa. Awesome, thanks.

Sorry if this question has been asked already... does the use of PEQ add any latency (more than 1-2 ms)?

I believe the website says SB Acoustics.

Rather than postulate that amps sound different, you would be better served, I think, asking what types of distortion are audible (and under what circumstances).

Fair point. This does seem to be more of a North American thing, especially as the power supply already has a CE mark.

As a consumer, you don't know if it meets local regulations and standards ( regardless of whether the actual certification has been done). Much easier to bypass like this than with something that has a internal PSU. Point being, anything above 50 V (maybe 30 VAC/60 VDC depending) would not be...

Yeah, and? Have I forgotten that a heck of a lot of stuff runs off of 120 VAC and 240 VAC? No.

Obviously state of the art performance, but at this level of performance and price point, I hate that it has an external PSU. Especially as it is above 50 V, which is the threshold for many electrical safety rules in various places.

Do you mind also trying the infrared temp measurement again, but with a piece of masking tape on the surface being scanned? Either beige or green will likely work, I'm just curious about the effect of surface emissivity. Masking tape is supposed to be pretty close to 0.95, while anodized...

The TPA3251 is a bit better with noise & distortion but the TPA3255 has more power.