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Mytek slams Hypex in Stereophile Amp Review

Mytek's chief designer, Michal Jurewicz, told me. "Hypex [class-D modules] cannot drive it, the amps collapse, but this Brooklyn Amp does it with ease."

https://www.stereophile.com/content/mytek-brooklyn-amp-power-amplifier

Which is pretty interesting, because the closest I could find to their specs is from ICEpower modules. :) 

I've not been able to do comparisons with Hypex vs. ICEpower amps, so I have no idea what this is about. I use both but certainly not with difficult speakers. 
erik_squires
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cheeg
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Very confusing thread.  The Stereophile (source) article says:

"Though Mytek ultimately chose an amplifier module from the Danish company Pascal A/S, it's far from an off-the-shelf version. "We use one Pascal," Jurewicz wrote, "but the module is heavily modified.
Read more at https://www.stereophile.com/content/mytek-brooklyn-amp-power-amplifier#44hgh8sJMVVfdyJY.99"
 
But Erik says he thinks Mytek uses an ICE module; does he have any reason to believe the article is wrong?
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soundsrealaudio
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Is this good or bad??
addyson815
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what gets me is that when somebody gets called out on a error, they get all butt hurt, but they dont mind calling out others.

"   My real point was, I personally am _shocked_ a Mytek rep would say this and let it go to print. "

I wouldnt worry about it to much.....


erik_squires OP
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cheeg : 

My bad, I _thought_ that while sober I had seen the insides and it looked like an ICEpower module. I stand corrected, and obviously overlooked that in the article.

Thank you for correcting. 

Best,

Erik
erik_squires OP
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addyson :

Well, I don’t own stock and won’t make money either way, but that kind of attack in the press is really not one I am used to.

Anyone have experience comparing Pascal vs. Hypex amps?
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