Jeff Rowland 535 Stereo Amplifier Review

[Dialectic]

Could be true if the load is the accountant . Ncore are supposed to have a load independant response, not the case for Pascal modules.

I found where I read those statements:

"Duntechs, with their multiple drivers and complicated crossovers, are a very difficult load," Mytek's chief designer, Michal Jurewicz, told me. "Hypex [class-D modules] cannot drive it, the amps collapse, but this Brooklyn Amp does it with ease. This came out during months of design tests I did in 2016, when we were testing many different circuits." Jurewicz also said that Mytek spent six months experimenting with more than 15 class-D amplifier modules from various OEMs, upgrading parts, adding capacitors, adjusting circuit parameters.

While obviously not SOTA, Mytek gear is reasonably well-engineered. I find it implausible that Jurewicz would make this up and risk a defamation claim.

 

[boXem]

I found where I read those statements:



While obviously not SOTA, Mytek gear is reasonably well-engineered. I find it implausible that Jurewicz would make this up and risk a defamation claim.

Fair enough. If I want to be picky, he says "Hypex" and not "Ncore". In terms of performance, the UcD modules are more in line with Pascal. And they are not load immune. So I could imagine that they have difficulties in some cases.
Anyhow, it was more for the (bad) joke of the accountant than writing anything serious.

 

[Fledermaus]

That's not a rabbit, it's a hare!!

Yeah, as leporids go, hares are much highear-end than rabbits

 

[Rick Sykora]

Amir likes his class d as well

I'm so jealous of this drop dead gorgeous thing...

This is pretty cool!

But if am looking for 5-7 channels of Class D amplification is there anything out there that competes with an Outlaw 7000x or similar?

Have been looking, but have not really found much...

 

[Laserjock]

This is pretty cool!

But if am looking for 5-7 channels of Class D amplification is there anything out there that competes with an Outlaw 7000x or similar?

Have been looking, but have not really found much...

D-Sonic

 

[Rick Sykora]

D-Sonic

It is a start, thanks! Do you own one?

 

[Standing in the rain]

Is there any "professional reviewer" masturbating with this equipment ?

Yes!!!.

 

[SEKLEM]

Frankly, with what has been uncovered about the amplifier so far, it should be the headless panther level.

I mean, you can probably buy whole amps utilizing this module for USD$1000 or less. Or apparently EUR 499,00.

Headless panther was my first thought as well. I believe the only reason it does NOT have a headless panther is that there isn't something functionally "wrong" with the amplifier. It's just vastly overrated.

 

[FrantzM]

Yes!!!.

What a large amount of BS... "Jeff Pioneered the power rails " ...

Headless panther was my first thought as well. I believe the only reason it does NOT have a headless panther is that there isn't something functionally "wrong" with the amplifier. It's just vastly overrated.

I agree...
Same with another amp that can't provide more than 8 watts at 10 KHz ...

 

[Jukebox]

This is pretty cool!

But if am looking for 5-7 channels of Class D amplification is there anything out there that competes with an Outlaw 7000x or similar?

Have been looking, but have not really found much...

In that price range not much. My favorite for 7ch class D is https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...iew-and-measurements-of-nad-m27-pwr-amp.9036/

 

[carlosmante]

That's not a rabbit, it's a hare!!

S.

is its name " krishna"? hare krishna?

 

[Chrise36]

Yes!!!.

Lol he made this video after i told him it probably has 200 dollar parts in a previous video.Many thanks to Amir for proving this and its performance.

 

[CDMC]

This is pretty cool!

But if am looking for 5-7 channels of Class D amplification is there anything out there that competes with an Outlaw 7000x or similar?

Have been looking, but have not really found much...

ATI and Nord both make what you are looking for. I believe ATI manufactures amps for Outlaw (they did years ago). They make amps for a lot of companies.

I would also look at the Emotiva XPA amps. They are Class H, which uses a tracking power supply. Low heat and efficiency like a class D, just a different way of doing it.

 

[Xyrium]

This is pretty cool!

But if am looking for 5-7 channels of Class D amplification is there anything out there that competes with an Outlaw 7000x or similar?

Have been looking, but have not really found much...

A few below, but perhaps worthy of new thread...just throwin' that out there!

https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=14566 Once available

https://www.kjfaudio.com/product/ma-01-flexible-amplifier/#slot-1

 

[Matias]

This is pretty cool!

But if am looking for 5-7 channels of Class D amplification is there anything out there that competes with an Outlaw 7000x or similar?

Have been looking, but have not really found much...

Apollon and Nord make multichannel amps. Check their websites.

 

[Laserjock]

It is a start, thanks! Do you own one?

Yes, 3 channel version.

They use the X-Pro1, X-Pro2 and X-Pro3 versions of Pascal

 

[Rene]

[QUOTE="polmuaddib, post: 372260, member: 13788"
btw, those capacitors are a part of PFC (Power Factor Correction) circuit, i think, that is supposed to clean the power or something...[/QUOTE]

That would make sense and significantly improve the Pascal's handling of bass transients like kick drum. Pascal uses the minimum amount of capacitance in their power factor corrected supplies to sustain continuous power ratings without blowing up the PFC capacitor - for cost reasons, of course.

 

[Rene]

I found where I read those statements:

While obviously not SOTA, Mytek gear is reasonably well-engineered. I find it implausible that Jurewicz would make this up and risk a defamation claim.

Mitek does mention upgrading parts. I have no experience with Hypex power supplies but if I remember, we were quoted ~$18 for a single channel 200 watt OEM module. Compare that to the cost and convenience of the Pascal stereo unit with combined power supply..

 

[Rmeillat]

That's 10 big electrolytic caps they could have removed without impacting performance... unless performance is affected by how audiophile it looks.

I trust Jeff Rowland's design skills much more than people shooting his gear down without listening to it first! At least he's proved himself many times over! Hope people mocking this amp because it didn't measure well actually got to hear it. It's probably not his best but still does the job well.

 

[gvl]

The beef here is about price/performance not price/sound. If I were to drop 6k on an amp I'd get one (or 2 AHB-2s) that measures better, even if it sounds the same.