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my saga with p99RS continues please help or assist. or advice...
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<blockquote data-quote="02WS6" data-source="post: 8691160" data-attributes="member: 678581"><p>Sounds like someone is being an ass about Class A/B amps vs Class D. I would refer you here to learn more: <a href="https://www.audioholics.com/audio-amplifier/amplifier-classes" target="_blank">https://www.audioholics.com/audio-amplifier/amplifier-classes</a></p><p></p><p>The Mosconi Pico 2 is a Class D amp. It's the most efficient but least "Audiophile" grade amp and can introduce distortion at higher levels, however at Mosconi's level I think you might be splitting hairs as they build really good products. A/B amps are what are usually used for high level audiophile level equipment but they require more power to properly run them which requires additional power from your car's electrical system to support (alternator,big 3, additional batteries etc) its all relative. If you're not providing enough power to run the amps you'll introduce distortion at lower levels than what the amps are rated for. </p><p></p><p>Most "Audiophile" builds use A/B amps to run their mids/highs and Class D for their subs. Some even run A/B on their sub but unless you're going for a crazy SQ build or "Look how much money I have" most don't see the point in the loss in efficiency on their sub. You'll need to look into Ohm's law - Figure out how much power you need based on the RMS of the speakers you have and work backwards from there to the electrical system in your car. (Basically the amperage your car alternator produces vs what it uses to keep the engine running/lights on vs what is left to run a stereo.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="02WS6, post: 8691160, member: 678581"] Sounds like someone is being an ass about Class A/B amps vs Class D. I would refer you here to learn more: [URL]https://www.audioholics.com/audio-amplifier/amplifier-classes[/URL] The Mosconi Pico 2 is a Class D amp. It's the most efficient but least "Audiophile" grade amp and can introduce distortion at higher levels, however at Mosconi's level I think you might be splitting hairs as they build really good products. A/B amps are what are usually used for high level audiophile level equipment but they require more power to properly run them which requires additional power from your car's electrical system to support (alternator,big 3, additional batteries etc) its all relative. If you're not providing enough power to run the amps you'll introduce distortion at lower levels than what the amps are rated for. Most "Audiophile" builds use A/B amps to run their mids/highs and Class D for their subs. Some even run A/B on their sub but unless you're going for a crazy SQ build or "Look how much money I have" most don't see the point in the loss in efficiency on their sub. You'll need to look into Ohm's law - Figure out how much power you need based on the RMS of the speakers you have and work backwards from there to the electrical system in your car. (Basically the amperage your car alternator produces vs what it uses to keep the engine running/lights on vs what is left to run a stereo.) [/QUOTE]
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