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Who tried Class D only to return to S/S or Tube


And what were the reason you did a backflip back to S/S or tube.
As there are a few pro Class D threads being hammered at the moment, I thought I'd put this up, to get some perspective.

Cheers George
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georgehifi OP
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Your saying is that there will be no higher switching frequency developed in the near future, because there is no issue with at the moment, you need to re-think that one big time, seriously. 


Cheers George  

kuribo
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Have you heard an Ncore, Pascal, or Abletech based amp? I have. They have all been reviewed very positively with no complaints about switching frequency artifacts. Perhaps future products will operate at high switching frequencies, but that is no panacea as high rates introduce other issues. Read Putzey’s papers on class d design. He addresses switching frequency. With the audio quality attained with these modules, your switching frequency concerns are a solution in search of a problem....
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georgehifi OP
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Once again I ask you the question, simple yes or no will suffice.

"Your saying is that there will be no higher switching frequency developed in the near future for Class D and what's now being used is enough"???


Cheers George

kuribo
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I have answered your question already. Reread above...

guidocorona
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George, the answer is... Yes, the current switching frequencies of approximately 500KHz in the power conversion modules are sufficient for some OEMs to implement some marvellous-sounding amps.... Kuribo and several others have already mentioned some example brands and models.


Having said this, and knowing how things proceed in technology, the word "enough" hardly ever applies, no matter where one stands in the evolutionary curve. Whether a switching frequency increase of 5X or 10X yields an audible enhancement or not, such featture will eventually be introduced at some time in the near/medium/long term future by module and SMPS manufacturers.


And with such next gen component parts, some OEMs will create even superior amps... While other ones will persist to develop "Creatures From The Black Lagoon", and all in between.


'Tis all in the handle, George!


G.

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