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<blockquote data-quote="02WS6" data-source="post: 8691167" data-attributes="member: 678581"><p>A/B amps are considered analog based on the way they process or modulate the signal. Class D amps are way more efficient/smaller but are also considered "digital".</p><p></p><p>Amplifiers in A/B are generally considered the best compromise solution for most Audiophile car builds due to power limitations in cars. You can find Class A amps in old school audiophile home stereo equipment or vacuum tube amps. Think old school McIntosh or Marantz (Most of their newer stuff is solid state A/B). These amps work better in Home Theater because you have 120 VAC to use instead of the 12VDC in your car.</p><p></p><p>I've heard of Class A vacuum tube car amplifiers but that is such a small market, they're probably very big, very expensive and very difficult to find and for your situation, completely out of the question. Maybe an 80's-90's full size van or a completely built out show car you could spend 10's of thousands of dollars just to say you did it. With 4-5 alternators and a rack of batteries to run it all.</p><p></p><p>Car audio is always a compromise and efficiency is key. Seeing as space is a premium in your situation, you picked the best option for your situation. High quality Class D amps. The actual differences in sound is always very subjective and have more to do with the soundstage in the car and the quality of the media being played. But I would hazard a guess that the difference is closer to the 10% range than 50%. Most don't think it's worth it unless you're crazy into getting the highest fidelity sound you possibly can.</p><p></p><p>I personally don't believe in Caps but that is another divisive issue. My basic rule is, do your lights dim at night when you're playing music loudly? No? Great leave everything be. However, if your car turns into a nightclub with the beat of the music then upgrade Big 3 and figure out a higher amperage alternator based on your needs. It doesn't sound like you're running at those levels, yet... at least.</p><p></p><p>I don't know what car you have, what your goals are or what kind of money you're looking to spend but in MOST cases? Someone saying "Oh you're not running analog amps you pleb?" is just trying to have a hipster level "I'm better than you" dick waving contest.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="02WS6, post: 8691167, member: 678581"] A/B amps are considered analog based on the way they process or modulate the signal. Class D amps are way more efficient/smaller but are also considered "digital". Amplifiers in A/B are generally considered the best compromise solution for most Audiophile car builds due to power limitations in cars. You can find Class A amps in old school audiophile home stereo equipment or vacuum tube amps. Think old school McIntosh or Marantz (Most of their newer stuff is solid state A/B). These amps work better in Home Theater because you have 120 VAC to use instead of the 12VDC in your car. I've heard of Class A vacuum tube car amplifiers but that is such a small market, they're probably very big, very expensive and very difficult to find and for your situation, completely out of the question. Maybe an 80's-90's full size van or a completely built out show car you could spend 10's of thousands of dollars just to say you did it. With 4-5 alternators and a rack of batteries to run it all. Car audio is always a compromise and efficiency is key. Seeing as space is a premium in your situation, you picked the best option for your situation. High quality Class D amps. The actual differences in sound is always very subjective and have more to do with the soundstage in the car and the quality of the media being played. But I would hazard a guess that the difference is closer to the 10% range than 50%. Most don't think it's worth it unless you're crazy into getting the highest fidelity sound you possibly can. I personally don't believe in Caps but that is another divisive issue. My basic rule is, do your lights dim at night when you're playing music loudly? No? Great leave everything be. However, if your car turns into a nightclub with the beat of the music then upgrade Big 3 and figure out a higher amperage alternator based on your needs. It doesn't sound like you're running at those levels, yet... at least. I don't know what car you have, what your goals are or what kind of money you're looking to spend but in MOST cases? Someone saying "Oh you're not running analog amps you pleb?" is just trying to have a hipster level "I'm better than you" dick waving contest. [/QUOTE]
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