Whats better? a digital amp or a linear amp

just shopping around and wanted to get your opinion

bigtom11-17-2002 2:00pm

aball Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,016 posts 11-18-2002 at 02:37pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Funny you ask that. I have been toying with the idea of building a switching audio amp but there are a few problems - mostly harmonic ones (obviously). I am assuming you mean Boulder or Tact (I suppose there are a few more now) and I would say in general that the linear amp would be better just because it is very well-known technology. Switching amps will come soon as I am sure there are plenty of well qualified people working on it night and day. I don't know that I would get one just yet however. just MHO.
imin2u Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 392 posts 11-18-2002 at 04:08pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I've got two PS Audio HCA-2s bi-amping my system. Nothing else has the dynamic range or speed (slew rate) to match these amps. I've had Class A circuitry Thresholds and Pass Labs and these HCA-2s have much less colouration. The only change I plan on is to use a single amp bi-wired because I do not think I gained anything by bi-amping.
aball Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,016 posts 11-18-2002 at 08:10pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete yes - I forgot about PS Audio. Have yet to hear them.