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Switching to Class A/B for Subs?
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<blockquote data-quote="helotaxi" data-source="post: 2668298" data-attributes="member: 550915"><p>You won't get small and Class A/B in the same package. No way, no how. For a real 1000W Class A/B amp (there are only 2 that I know of currently made that I would buy, one a Zapco and the other the DLS) you are talking about a HUGE amp. The amps are only 60ish% efficient at full power where they are at their most efficient so the amp has to be able to shed at least as much power in heat as it is producing. This makes for a big heatsink and thus a big amp. Factor in that you will be asking even more from your electrical system than you are now (and it's already struggling) and you'll end up with a lot of money spent for less efficiency and no audible increase in performance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="helotaxi, post: 2668298, member: 550915"] You won't get small and Class A/B in the same package. No way, no how. For a real 1000W Class A/B amp (there are only 2 that I know of currently made that I would buy, one a Zapco and the other the DLS) you are talking about a HUGE amp. The amps are only 60ish% efficient at full power where they are at their most efficient so the amp has to be able to shed at least as much power in heat as it is producing. This makes for a big heatsink and thus a big amp. Factor in that you will be asking even more from your electrical system than you are now (and it's already struggling) and you'll end up with a lot of money spent for less efficiency and no audible increase in performance. [/QUOTE]
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