I can only tell you that I use an NC502MP (not bridged) as the amp in my primary system.
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Buckeye Amps: 2nd Generation Purifi EIGENTAKT 1ET9040BA Amplifier
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is there any degradation in power when you bridge nc502?
Not with 8-ohm loads. As with all bridged amplifiers, the effective impedance of the load for each amp of the pair is cut in half. Hypex recommends avoiding 2-ohm loads, and frankly I would also avoid 4-ohm loads depending on how low and how widely the impedance curve dips. The driver you showed doesn't get below about 6 ohms and it is nominally 8 ohms and even then not at the frequencies you intend to use--no problem at all. 4-ohm speakers will work but will not deliver quite double the power of each separate channel. 8-ohm loads actually deliver more than double the power of the separate channels, probably because it's a better balance between the voltage and current requirements relative to what the amp can deliver.
My Revel F12's are nominally 6 ohms, with a couple of frequency bands that drop lower. They would be okay for the bridged amp, but I didn't bridge mine. The amp can already deliver just about everything those speakers can accept without damage.
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New review of our 9040 from Future Audiophile Check it out
We also have a 9040 being sent to Amir for review.
We also have a 9040 being sent to Amir for review.
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Had a scroll down but nope, no measurements
.No 9040 build deserves this, that's where it shines.
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Stereophile has measurements. And Amir will at some point (not sure his current backlog ETA)Had a scroll down but nope, no measurements
No 9040 build deserves this, that's where it shines.
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Buckeye Purifi Eigentakt 1ET9040BA monoblock power amplifier | Stereophile.com
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ASR review is up;
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Buckeye PURIFI 1ET9040BA Amp Review
This is a review and detailed measurements of the Buckeye Purifi 1ET9040BA (second generation?) monoblock amplifier. It was kindly drop shipped by a company and costs US $1,295. A single LED adorns the front indicating power on, protection or fault condition. Back panel has all that one would...
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Just reading it !ASR review is up;
Buckeye PURIFI 1ET9040BA Amp Review
This is a review and detailed measurements of the Buckeye Purifi 1ET9040BA (second generation?) monoblock amplifier. It was kindly drop shipped by a company and costs US $1,295. A single LED adorns the front indicating power on, protection or fault condition. Back panel has all that one would...
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