I to would like a better psu built into the amp rather than a brick , more serviceableNumbers are nice, though I would like to see even better PSU (mains) residuals suppression. I think this amp was designed to be measured by Amir.
I to would like a better psu built into the amp rather than a brick , more serviceableNumbers are nice, though I would like to see even better PSU (mains) residuals suppression. I think this amp was designed to be measured by Amir.
These power supplies are cheaper than a repairman taking a screwdriver from his desk...I to would like a better psu built into the amp rather than a brick , more serviceable
That would need to formally certify the amp.I to would like a better psu built into the amp rather than a brick , more serviceable
Would there be any TID (Transient Intermodulation Distortion) issues with such high feedback, or was that all a myth anyway?Class B amps are only used in RF due to crossover distortion. So the common version is a hybrid Class AB, not class B. Here, feedback is used so much as to nullify crossover distortion in class B. Much like the way Hypex amps use a lot of feedback to deal with all sorts of non-linearities in class D.
It's still better than being designed to be subjectively evaluated by web gurus and audiophile forums and by subjective critics who display their technical, cultural and intellectual inadequacies in paper hifi magazines... All things dictated by their complacency towards the brands that make them exist.Would not be a first.
-Ed
The zero gain setting is a great tell.Numbers are nice, though I would like to see even better PSU (mains) residuals suppression. I think this amp was designed to be measured by Amir.
To say it was designed to be measured is possible... maybe a little shortsighted though as goals are goals. But to say it was designed to be measured by Amir is rather disingenuous.I think this amp was designed to be measured by Amir.
Topping mentioned it in this post and there is further discussion in that thread;Any proof it's a true Class-B ?
Far from perfect.There are massive vent holes on either side of the case:
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Is it enough? Maybe..? Definitely don't stick this in a cupboard, especially not with one side against a side panel
less than optimal design.
No proof is needed that this is less than optimal thermal design of the enclosure (to be specific). Probably sufficient for 95% of use cases... but we are on this forum because we like to think we are among 5% who know better.Proof needed...
Agree at some but the comparison with something 10 yo is not fair,price is not enough.Hi
Some of us are getting all cynical and trying to find faults...
Some of us, may want at times to take a deep breath and put cynicism aside.
This is an incredible amp, one that advances the SOTA in audio reproduction:A spectacular, superlative performer with incredible, genre-defining performances.
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It is not perfect, its most glaring fault: Not suitable to any and all applications.
For context, the Benchmark AHB2, one of the best amplifiers reviewed here is 100 watts per channel and it cost $3500... Topping B100, cost $600/pair... and it stands, along with its 2 Topping brethren, as the best performing amplifers, reviewed here... What in the world are we asking for? That it also be 1000 watts? Seriously? Is the AHB2?
Of course the issues of longevity and reliability are fair concerns, only time will tell.
This B100 SOTA amp, it bears to repeat , is $600/pair..
Peace.
I dont think you use the term "optimal" properly... Optimal doesent mean "highest efficiency possible with disregard to other factors".No proof is needed that this is less than optimal thermal design of the enclosure (to be specific). Probably sufficient for 95% of use cases... but we are on this forum because we like to think we are among 5% who know better.
I used it in a meaning "most desirable" thermal design (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/optimal).I dont think you use the term "optimal" properly... Optimal doesent mean "highest efficiency possible with disregard to other factors".