Do class A/B amps "hit harder" than class D?

[cleansoundzz 10+ year member]

Has anyone who ever made the switch from class d amps to class a/b amps noticed the rise in spl and better performance in bass on their subwoofers?

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Do class A/B amps "hit harder" than class D?

No.

 

[gunz4me 10+ year member]

Oh, just walk up to that hornet's nest and smack it!

ETA: When it comes to SPL, a RMS watt is a RMS watt. I don't see how class AB over Class D will make a diffence. Now, when it comes to dynamic power, generally a class AB can squeeze out more power for a short burst than a class D amp. The main differences I have noticed regarding output between class D and Class AB is that Class D generally clips harder and faster than class AB AND Class D generally doesn't have as much dynamic output. IMHO, dynamic output won't help you on test tones but it could help you on music.

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

No.

OMG you are such a liar Jim J.....everyone knows that a/b's hit harder and are much cleaner and that experienced people can tell the topology of the amp just by listening.

 

[DBBOOM 10+ year member]

Here we go

 

[DBDRAGGUY 10+ year member]

op needs to be punched in the throat.

 

[gunz4me 10+ year member]

I am sure that most of us will agree that the first generation class D amps sucked donkey balls. As long as a quality class D amp is set up properly, it is hard to tell the difference! Even this old fart has changed his position on a quality class AB versus a quality class D amp.

Now, if we are talking the full range Alpine PDX series... I still think they sound flat and cold compared to their class AB counterparts!

 

[andrew2944r 10+ year member]

lmao

 

[05fronty 5,000+ posts]

nope went from a strong a/b to a d and didn't notice a difference

 

[DidUHearThat? 10+ year member]

No.

+1

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

Oh, just walk up to that hornet's nest and smack it!.

I heard after you do that if you stand still and hold your breath they won't sting you //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif Maybe the op should try //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[gunz4me 10+ year member]

Sheesh cleansoundz, while you were at it you should have just made a broad, general, blanket statement saying that Class D is easier on the electrical system then class AB without taking actual current draw into consideration.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[pjhabit 10+ year member]

Now, if we are talking the full range Alpine PDX series... I still think they sound flat and cold compared to their class AB counterparts!

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[cleansoundzz 10+ year member]

Sheesh cleansoundz, while you were at it you should have just made a broad, general, blanket statement saying that Class D is easier on the electrical system then class AB without taking actual current draw into consideration.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

Gunz4me you are right. I guess I openned up a can of worms. I will admit though that class D amps not run @ 1 ohm especially with today's technology have caught up in sound with the class AB amps.

 

[rc10mike 10+ year member]

I like my monster A/B sub amp...