PG Xenon sound quality vs. A/B for comps

[bchandler 10+ year member]

Can anyone compare the Phoenix Gold Xenon line (a class D amp) to a good A/B amp? Nothing major like a good DLS, but maybe to an Xtant or lower end Arc Audio? I'm just wondering if I should pick up a second A/B to run my comps active or just go with the X200.2 and run passive. The Xenon is supposed to have low distortion, but does the A/B sound better for some other reason?

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[rtillaree 10+ year member]

the Xenon's are nice as hell

 

[trunks9_us 10+ year member]

i agree the xenon amps sound ****ing awsome.

 

[Max_Power 10+ year member]

never heard of a pheonix gold amp sounding bad...

still the xenons super solid

 

[jrouter76 10+ year member]

Can anyone compare the Phoenix Gold Xenon line (a class D amp) to a good A/B amp? Nothing major like a good DLS, but maybe to an Xtant or lower end Arc Audio? I'm just wondering if I should pick up a second A/B to run my comps active or just go with the X200.2 and run passive. The Xenon is supposed to have low distortion, but does the A/B sound better for some other reason?

that amp is not a class d amp.

 

[genxx 10+ year member]

that amp is not a class d amp.

I was thinking the same thing. Now the mono amps where class D I know. Thought all the 2/4 channels where class A/B or a hybrid.

 

[bchandler 10+ year member]

So the 200.2 is not class D. Feel like a tard :b

I assume the 600.1 and 1200.1 would be though.

 

[Qbenjamin 10+ year member]

never heard of a pheonix gold amp sounding bad...
still the xenons super solid

Their Octane Series is horrible.

 

[GlasSman#1 10+ year member]

So the 200.2 is not class D. Feel like a tard :b
I assume the 600.1 and 1200.1 would be though.

Yes I think the mono amps ARE class D.

 

[genxx 10+ year member]

Yes, the mono amps are class D. The info is not hard to find if you look. One search on google and wow. Some of you guy's could learn alot by just doing a little searching. It will help you be more self suffecient. I am not trying to be an a-hole or flame so please don't take it that way. This is why some of you new guys do get flamed from some of the people on here. I will help you out and give the link that takes 5 seconds to find on the internet.

Here is a link:

http://www.phoenixgold.com/2004/xenonamps.html

 

[bchandler 10+ year member]

If you will notice genxx, nowhere does it say what class the two channel amps are. Usually when I need specs I will go to ebay and at least one seller will have a thorough spec sheet. But I have not been able to find any mention of the class of the two channel amps.