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<blockquote data-quote="DRBOOM" data-source="post: 8672252" data-attributes="member: 676005">Mate, Its kinda hard to say as amps made back in those days had a different market trend that consumers looked out for.  Today consumers are not interested in specs but rather the foot print and efficiency.  Signal to noise ratio and damping factor is not a concern anymore but to me it is. :fro:Having said that, everyone is focus on saving power hence the class D circuitry in car amps makes them in small foot print and big power without draining your car battery and that is where the market is focused today, same goes for your home where you are encouraged to install solar system to save energy. :uhoh:I say if you have the gear and they have kept you happy in the past, I say use it and only if you need more volume then you can look for alternative amps.  I am currently using a PPI PC450 amp with a signal to noise ratio of 105db and damping factor of over 500 means my speakers are well controlled and they are very clean amps, but again, that is my choice. Todays trend pushes consumer to be aware of power saving methods hence class D amps are now available for automotive use.  But I still have mates who still own and use old school amps and they will not buy new products as they love the sound from them.The small foot print on the new class D speaker and subwoofer amps is always a plus and makes you wonder how this little amp will produce 1000rms at a given load but today , that is made possible due to the class D and T circuitry. :nerd: , thanks to the nerds.Give it a run and see how you go mate!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DRBOOM, post: 8672252, member: 676005"] Mate, Its kinda hard to say as amps made back in those days had a different market trend that consumers looked out for. Today consumers are not interested in specs but rather the foot print and efficiency. Signal to noise ratio and damping factor is not a concern anymore but to me it is. :fro: Having said that, everyone is focus on saving power hence the class D circuitry in car amps makes them in small foot print and big power without draining your car battery and that is where the market is focused today, same goes for your home where you are encouraged to install solar system to save energy. :uhoh: I say if you have the gear and they have kept you happy in the past, I say use it and only if you need more volume then you can look for alternative amps. I am currently using a PPI PC450 amp with a signal to noise ratio of 105db and damping factor of over 500 means my speakers are well controlled and they are very clean amps, but again, that is my choice. Todays trend pushes consumer to be aware of power saving methods hence class D amps are now available for automotive use. But I still have mates who still own and use old school amps and they will not buy new products as they love the sound from them. The small foot print on the new class D speaker and subwoofer amps is always a plus and makes you wonder how this little amp will produce 1000rms at a given load but today , that is made possible due to the class D and T circuitry. :nerd: , thanks to the nerds. Give it a run and see how you go mate! [/QUOTE]

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