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AHB2 Mono v Stereo - what is audible?

pjug

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Here is the spreadsheet. Needs to be renamed with xls extension. One note: I treated impedances as scalars and ignored phase when adding them. I thought it wouldn't matter much. Let me know if you find any other problems.
 

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I wont pretend to know what all this means, but simplified... are there and sonic benefits or loss there of, going from one to two Ahb2s?
 

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I wont pretend to know what all this means, but simplified... are there and sonic benefits or loss there of, going from one to two Ahb2s?
If you need gobs of power, you can bridge two channels. Then you'll need two units.
 

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If you need gobs of power, you can bridge two channels. Then you'll need two units.
sorry, I meant sound wise excluding the obvious power benefits.. I cant remember but i recall somewhere that distortion increased in mono mode?
 

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sorry, I meant sound wise excluding the obvious power benefits.. I cant remember but i recall somewhere that distortion increased in mono mode?
You'll never hear the distortion from an AHB2 unless you drive it to clipping.
 

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sorry, I meant sound wise excluding the obvious power benefits.. I cant remember but i recall somewhere that distortion increased in mono mode?

There is a small increase in noise (in the 0.000x% absolute range) , but you'll never hear it. The only downside is the increased money.

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