The Class D has no such limitations and can drive a 2 ohm load. Reference: @spkrplus
200 watts into 4 will not drive Apogee speakers, Magnepans to great volume, various Wilson, etc. speakers.
Thank you @ricevs and @tubeguy45 as you two have probably forgotten more than I will probably ever know about transistors, digital, open baffle, transformer and tube builds.
Last year I bought a one of a kind custom Clayton Audio M-200 pure class A stereo amplifier. It was built this way from the shop/factory with the extra heavy duty power supply like the one in the Clayton Audio M-200 mono amp and not a rebuild.
And I was told this thing can perform to a 2 ohm load without breaking a sweat, although you could cook an egg on it in the summertime! And it is rated at 200 watts at 8 ohms per channel and could power ANY speaker pair load. The 1KVA toroidal transformer in it has up to 160,000 microfarads of capacitance.
Since I’ve been on Agon for only about 5 years I’m still learning, so forgive me if I sometimes have to question what it is read here.
The Clayton dealer Al Kallik of Hi Fi Art in Canada who sold me this amp says it will power any set of speakers, and I tended to believe him at the time and Wilson Shen of Clayton Audio hadn’t told me any different.
Back to Ralph, compared to you I know nothing of this audio profession, but I thank you for ALWAYS taking the time to explain and teach in layman like terms to folks like me here.
How amazing it’s going to be for me and us to go on this new journey with you and your team. I know there will be ups and downs, haters and naysayers, but I know in the end you’re gonna have one fine class D amp that ANYONE can afford. Keep us informed of your progress.