Sound of chip amps / gainclones?
I own the Channel Islands VMB-1s which are 40 watt/channel "Chip Amps" built by a well respected designer/builder. They are excellent at their price point. There are no high frequency anomolies and the bass is excellent. It is very easy to follow bass lines with these amps that were obscured by other amps I own. Also, the midrange is truely excellent. Enjoy, TIC |
Here's a small preview of chip amps. Chip amps. "They are excellent at their price point". Reubuent you are too nice!LOL You know as well as the the rest of us .Price points are pretty much meaningless, when the chips amps are matched with the proper components.:-) Good listening |
Gmood1, good to hear from you. You got the patek from Peter Daniel's? From what I've read the LM3875 chips like a tube pre while a good T amp does better with a passive. I'm also looking at the Charlize amp. Which supposedly does not have the HF brightness that was mentioned in Stereophiles 47 Labs Gaincard review. TIC I would agree with you and think that 40 wpc chip amp would be better sounding than the "D" amp - as long as you don't need 100-200 wpc. I was surprised to read in the C-I thread here at A-gon that people preferred the "D" amp. |
Bemoptil23, I've got my Tang-Band W4-1320SA half way completed. They have a F-R designed for near-wall or O-B (open baffle). I also considered the FR-125 but has a 5dB boost to the bass and a correspondingly low SPL of 85 dB. Why loose efficiency for bass I don't want? People at diyaudio have complained about the bass being too boomy so I'm glad I didn't get them. I agree as the Fostex sounded bright to me and also a lot of people who have them. Alway with the phrase "but I think I can tweak out the brightness". Good luck, ain't gonna happen IMHO. |
