JeremyFife
Major Contributor
Hi,
I have read a few posts here - mostly @restorer-john - asserting that, by design, Hypex Ncore boards overheat AT IDLE (not even in high volume use)
i.e. that the design is flawed and these amps are likely to fail.
Solutions seem to be; vintage or more traditional AB amps (expensive, or risky if older), Hypex NCx or Purifi (expensive).
I asked Audiophonics (manufacturer, and likely source of my next amp) if they had experienced this or if they took this into account, with thermal management, when assembling their amps.
They said they have not seen this as an issue.
What's the thinking here, is there an inherent problem with these amps?
I have read a few posts here - mostly @restorer-john - asserting that, by design, Hypex Ncore boards overheat AT IDLE (not even in high volume use)
i.e. that the design is flawed and these amps are likely to fail.
Solutions seem to be; vintage or more traditional AB amps (expensive, or risky if older), Hypex NCx or Purifi (expensive).
I asked Audiophonics (manufacturer, and likely source of my next amp) if they had experienced this or if they took this into account, with thermal management, when assembling their amps.
They said they have not seen this as an issue.
What's the thinking here, is there an inherent problem with these amps?