Class D is just Dandy!
George,No don’t own them, but of all the D’s I have heard they were the best, "BUT" only when they drove an expensive Raven ribbon tweeter’ed two way bookshelf. This Raven has a very benign flat 4-6 ohm load and not much -phase angle to contend with, the whole speaker was an easy drive. If so what amps do you like better and what speakers do you use. A pair of these ME1500’s the one for the esl panels in 100w class-A mode the other for the bass in 25w Class-A mode. And highly modified bass Martin Logan Monolith III with the newer aluminium vapour deposited Neolith esl panels. http://www.stereo.net.au/forums/topic/109666-reading-specs/?do=findComment&comment=1689719 I also loved the sound of these on a pair of Quad ESL57's, but you've only got 25watts. http://www.audiocostruzioni.com/r_s/ampli/amplificatori-finali/mark-lvinson-ml2/mark-levinson-ml2.html Cheers George |
George, Not only is it 1ohm @100hz, but it has a massive -90 degree phase shift at 100hz also, these two together mean almost a dead short as see by the amp. Where do you get your data on the Scintillas? I owned a pair and measured the impedance magnitude and phase (scroll to the bottom): http://www.lippaudio.com/apogee-scintilla/ No 90 deg phase shift at 100 Hz. A very well behaved 1 ohm in that region. - John |
George, I bet that combo sounds spectacular. If I owned Martin logans either past or present,I don't think I would use a class d Amp of any kind,just my opinion. I personally have gone a different direction,usually a person buys the speakers that they like and then pairs the right amp for them.I like my class d amps so much that I'm gonna find and pair the right speakers for them.Kinda unusual but that's me. Kenny. |
Noble100, Tim,I'm so glad for you too hear that you have recovered that well. I really love my job as well and I would greatly miss it if something happened like you have been through. I really like hearing how you like your dsonics,I almost bought a pair a few months back,I had a very good conversation with Mr. Deacon over the phone.But a used pair of bel canto ref600m came up at a good price.I also wanted to try another ncore product without moving too the much more expensive 1200's. Best of luck to you, Kenny. |
