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Mid fi has a negative connotation in these parts. That’s all. One can either laugh or be insulted. Best to not use the term unless that is the message intended."
Well said, mapman.
Ralph (atmasphere) stated:
" What I'm seeing in class D is something I've not seen in audio before- amplifiers that use the same parts as a mid fi amp as in a high end amp. In fact its safe to say that class D has lifted mid fi performance to what many would have called 'high end' only a decade earlier."
Georgelofi acknowledges the benefits of class D but mentions its low cost in a manner that suggests it's not a further benefit, implying that sound quality and low cost are mutually exclusive and that we should, therefore, look down upon this technology that dares to sound so good and be so affordable at the same time.
I'm a fan of all good class D amps and admit it's a bit annoying to hear them described as 'mid-fi'. But it is true that class D amps today are in a wide range of products that do cover a wide spectrum of sound quality: from 'mid-fi' applications such as car audio, boom boxes, home receivers and powered full-range speakers/subs (that enabled better sound for less cost than the previous amps used) to 'high-end' applications such as the state of the art line of modules from Hypex , Anaview/Abletec and Pascal modules that are used in world-class amps from Jeff Rowland, D-Sonic, Mark Levinson, Marten, Merrill Audio, Audio Research, Halcro and possibly even Atma -Sphere in the near future.
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These are just some thoughts from my perspective from the outside as a consumer looking in. I have no amp design experience or knowledge and wish all amp companies, regardless of the amplification type employed, continued success.
Tim
Well said, mapman.
Ralph (atmasphere) stated:
" What I'm seeing in class D is something I've not seen in audio before- amplifiers that use the same parts as a mid fi amp as in a high end amp. In fact its safe to say that class D has lifted mid fi performance to what many would have called 'high end' only a decade earlier."
Georgelofi acknowledges the benefits of class D but mentions its low cost in a manner that suggests it's not a further benefit, implying that sound quality and low cost are mutually exclusive and that we should, therefore, look down upon this technology that dares to sound so good and be so affordable at the same time.
I'm a fan of all good class D amps and admit it's a bit annoying to hear them described as 'mid-fi'. But it is true that class D amps today are in a wide range of products that do cover a wide spectrum of sound quality: from 'mid-fi' applications such as car audio, boom boxes, home receivers and powered full-range speakers/subs (that enabled better sound for less cost than the previous amps used) to 'high-end' applications such as the state of the art line of modules from Hypex , Anaview/Abletec and Pascal modules that are used in world-class amps from Jeff Rowland, D-Sonic, Mark Levinson, Marten, Merrill Audio, Audio Research, Halcro and possibly even Atma -Sphere in the near future.
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These are just some thoughts from my perspective from the outside as a consumer looking in. I have no amp design experience or knowledge and wish all amp companies, regardless of the amplification type employed, continued success.
Tim