T-amps (Off Topic)

by Giovanni, Ravenna, Thursday, March 15, 2007, 11:17 (6253 days ago) @ GC

Even if I'd buy the ARC 150.2 I couldn't say how it sounds: I've not your speakers :wink:

Tripath chips are all the same (except smaller ones with simplified internal circuits), they all sound wonderful. What makes (a lot of) difference is board design, high grade external components choice and engineers tuning taste with good laboratory instruments.

The only high end engineered Tripath amps are Bel Canto Evo series (discontinued) and the Audio Research 150-M-150.2-300.2 (still avalaible). As you see the choice for the best is very easy.

All the rest is not for high end or are DIY products, made tweaking Tripath reference boards with datasheet components like mine at home (sorry, Signature is in the latter category).

Last thing, in one previous post you linked an article with a discussion of class-d amps with Bruno Putzeys (the creator of UCD) and others. You will see there that the Tripath reference amp considered is the ARC one.

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