I for one can't imagine an on-die failure that catastrophic not shutting down the entire chip more or less instantly -- much faster than the typical relay-dependent protection scheme often found in the Class AB world -- but maybe I'm too trusting a soul in my old age.
Judging by the fact it shuts down at 20Hz I wouldn't expect it to let a hint of voltage down there at DC.
I can't think of a reason why it wouldn't be suitable. Whether the swap would bring much of an improvement depends largely on how good your speakers are, how quiet your listening space is, and how focused a listener you are.
All of which is valid if we are looking at energy usage.
Good catch. I updated the review.
Well if you are trying to get 100W at 8ohm from a 50W at 8ohm amp, that would not be a huge surprise. It will be clipping like hell.
No one is immune to it, icepower gives power figures for 10% THD+N along with the normal 1%THD+N for mine for example
