You think those are class H? How?Is that enough of a example?
Class G and H are about modulating the power supply of the amplifier. Clearly these amps don’t do that.
You think those are class H? How?Is that enough of a example?
Some people like to call their designs class D in H bridge for example Hipex but don't get confused it's H class inherited design with what ever they put in and for what ever reason they want to call it class D which is wrong.You think those are class H? How?
Class G and H are about modulating the power supply of the amplifier. Clearly these amps don’t do that.
Class D = an amplifier that switches the output devices really fast between positive and negative rail. The analog signal, a bit like DSD in that sense, is obtained using an LC low pass filter. Very efficient in power.
Class G = non switching amplifier (usually class A or AB) with several (more than 1) different power supply rails. The sole purpose of this technique is increasing efficiency, heat. Carver PA amps worked that way decades ago already. Small rack sized amps with huge power and little cooling needed.
Class H is well.. kind-off a class G variant. The difference with class G is that while class G has more than 1 power rails (so in 'steps') the class-H amp has a (switching) power supply that creates an internal voltage rail (actually 2, 1 positive and 1 negative) that does not switch (like class G) nor is constant (A, AB) but is modulated (when voltages above a certain voltage) are needed and thus always is just a few volt higher than the required output voltage.
The advantage is even higher efficiency than class-G. Almost on par with class-D.
Normal class AB (or even class A) amps can be created with these techniques while wasting of heat is reduced (higher efficiency)
class G and H are not related to class-D but the rail voltage modulation is switching so class-D-ish.
Probably before you were born. 1976.
Sony TAN-88:
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Yes, thats a SMPS and yes, they're VFETs in a Class D design. Yes, it's a die-cast block of alloy making up the chassis. It weighed only 11kg, put out well over 160wpc@8R, S/N over 110dB, distortion curve flat from 10W to nearly 180W.
Bruno Putzeys was only three (3) years old when it was sold.
And what is your opinion on the unnecessarily heated discussion over semantics?
Thanks for the lesson!Yes they are mixed DC (analog/digital) integrated circuits on the bord and independent systems as such and of course RF part will remain analog for example. That's called SoM (system on module) this day's. It's contained of SoC (system on chip) with additional regulation elements and PCB for it. Which all of those are. Of course when we talk about solid state class AB we see it as independent transistors (MOSFET's, GREC's...) and not anything tighter integrated.
Seams I nead to drawn and colored it in order for you to follow which I am really not ready to do and even more so as it would be in wein even if I did.
So what did you say about all "class leading" SoM's you all drool on here?
And all of them regarding amplifier classification are class H SoM's.
C'mon, everybody knows that class D = digital, class H = H-bridge, class G = good, class AB = absurdly betterH-bridge != Class H
You said: ‘Did you take a Rip Van Winkle type nap or something?’Been worked out for a while now. Hypex/Purifi (both have Putzeys involvement) modules seem to be leading the way currently. There are others, too. Did you take a Rip Van Winkle type nap or something? As if class A is particularly desireable....well, except in the winter maybe.
and class-A is... Absurd ?C'mon, everybody knows that class D = digital, class H = H-bridge, class G = good, class AB = absurdly better
Or you could read about it it's a 20 minutes read or so.C'mon, everybody knows that class D = digital, class H = H-bridge, class G = good, class AB = absurdly better
That isn't really a class of amp as such, it's a trademark by Tripath who made class d chip amps which were used in various consumer devices.Class T
My understanding Is G and H are AB amps with variable power supply rails.@tonycollinet G-H are based on D with highlighted crucial change which marked class G as separate one.
Class G and H
There are a variety of amplifier designs that enhance class-AB output stages with more efficient techniques to achieve greater efficiency with low distortion.
Well yeah... hence the AHB2 from Benchmark.H are AB amps
The AHB2 combines class-AB, and class-H topologies using a feed-forward error correction system.
Yeah, I’ll ask you next time somebody calls your DAC an amplifier..And what is your opinion on the unnecessarily heated discussion over semantics?
It doesn't have to be two stages it can be more what it does have to have is voltage rail modulation. So if your claimed class D is based upon such design well then.My understanding Is G and H are AB amps with variable power supply rails.
Wikipedia agrees:
From:
Power amplifier classes - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org