Class BD vs. Class D

[sobe3yourself. 10+ year member]

I've looked on here and cannot find anything.

I currently have a RF t-1500 and i believe i read a while back that it was a class bd amp. I got a new AQ22OOD in the mail last week so im wondering if there will be any sound quality difference or and issues with efficiency.

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[ahole-ic]

bd is a marketting term. It's class D.

 

[sobe3yourself. 10+ year member]

bd is a marketting term. It's class D.

oh, i see. thank you brochacho

 

[n2caraudio 10+ year member]

bd is a marketting term. It's class D.

Just Rockfords take on a higher efficiency amp.

Rockford Fosgate® - Glossary

 

[sobe3yourself. 10+ year member]

Just Rockfords take on a higher efficiency amp.
Rockford Fosgate® - Glossary

ecrack said it was just a marketing term. so is what theyre saying actually true, or just a fancy label to get people to buy them?

 

[n2caraudio 10+ year member]

ecrack said it was just a marketing term. so is what theyre saying actually true, or just a fancy label to get people to buy them?

I personally have heard no audible difference between the Rockford bd's and a similar power korean amp. Both have efficiency's of around 83% to 86%.

 

[sobe3yourself. 10+ year member]

I personally have heard no audible difference between the Rockford bd's and a similar power korean amp. Both have efficiency's of around 83% to 86%.

thank you, quick and straight to the point. thats how i like it...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[n2caraudio 10+ year member]

Just a quick side note. The reason Rockford has a patent on the bd technology is because they were one of the first to make a D class amp that sounded good. But we are talking ten+ years ago

Rockford Corporation Granted U.S. Patent for New Class bd Amplifier Technology

 

[ahole-ic]

ecrack said it was just a marketing term. so is what theyre saying actually true, or just a fancy label to get people to buy them?

Even reading that description you can tell it's just class D. It says it has less distortion than class D... but if you look at zenon designs and their thd rating vs the rf, it's the same. Same efficiency etc. It's the same thing man. THey are great little amps... but still class d.