Class D is just Dandy!

madavid

I use bare ICEPower 250 ASP modules. They beat a lot of premier class A amps.

Also, you bring a lot of attitude. Not everyone on this list has mentioned uber pricey class D amps. Some were quite affordable.

If you are looking for a place to start a linear vs. class D argument I really would be happier if you took it elsewhere or started your own thread. As posted, this thread, which is one of the most popular on right now thanks to the readership as well as proponents who are participating is for people who like Class D. :)

Thanks,

E

I've heard it said (by a class D proponent) that ICE sucks, but Iceedge is going to be a game-changer. Truth?

Also, it's widely claimed that class D is improved with linear power supplies -- fact or fiction?

ICEPower went through several incarnations. I can attest that the AS (or ASP if powered) is superb.

ICEedge is the chipset without the amplifier. :) Just the brains. So I think that we’ll start to see a lot more product differentiation among vendors.

The normal ICEPower module is 100% complete and tight in space. There’s no place to modify anything. At best, you can put in your own input buffer stage, and you can do lots with that. Transformers, tubes ets. but the ICEedge is the place where you can go really bonkers with part selection and circuit design.

I have no personal experience with these amps and linear supplies.

Best,

E

Erik .. madavid0 is only here to provoke. Keep in mind he started this thread:

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/class-d-trash

This an open forum, that gives opinions from both sides of the fence, just as is happening at the "Class-D =Trash" thread, nobody has the right to dictate which side everyone should listen to, last time I checked this site wasn't run by communists. 

Cheers George