Hi everyone
I am on the hunt for a couple of class D amplifiers to replace a Sherwood RX-2030 and Sony TA-FE370, and to add some additional speakers to other rooms.
I apologise for my lack of understanding - I’ve done my best to read up as much as I can but I’ve reached the point where I think it would be better to just ask someone who knows! My only experience with Class D amps thus far has been with a tiny £6 TPA3116 unit that I had powering some Mission 750s. Apart from the fact that it had no bass/treble dials and only Bluetooth (no aux) I thought it wasn’t bad and sounded pretty good. The Mission 750s were small and not power hungry, and it seemed like a perfect combo. When my Sherwood amp died and I started on the hunt for a new amp, Class D seemed like the logical choice. I am looking to move entirely to class D just because of size and power saving.
The speakers I want to power range from the massive Goodmans Magister to the smaller Tannoy Eclipse. I might also be getting some B&Ws coming my way soon. Point being, I’m looking for something that will do these justice and not sound like a muffled bass-less foghorn. I started looking at the TPA3116 again, this time looking for something with bass and treble dials. I then came across the TPA3255 and also the MA12070.
I read through this thread: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...-tpa3255-scientific-measurements-aside.25229/ and I don’t quite understand why there is a debate about swapping out the op amp?
And this one: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...s-and-review-lm4562-and-opa2134-option.19155/ seems to suggest the Aiyima 07 is sloppy without a good PSU?
I was also looking at some of the reviews for the TPA3255 amps on AliExpress, namely this: https://a.aliexpress.com/_vEGlSC as it comes with its own internal PSU that is presumably fit for the job. But various people in the questions and reviews have said the unit is lacking bass and that the caps in the preamp need to be swapped out and other things changed. :-S
I’m afraid a lot of this goes over my head and gives me brain ache. Some say these are good, some not, some say the sound is rich, some say lacking unless you swap out caps and other stuff.
Can you recommend a good quality Class D amp that will do my Goodmans, Tannoy and B&W Speakers justice? A lot of the Aiyima products seem to have a pop when power is cut. That would probably irritate me so I’m looking for other manufacturers!
I am more than capable of soldering and swapping out components, so if there’s a suitable candidate that would sound amazing with some modifications, I’m all up for that. If anything I enjoy the challenge. Is buying these little amps and swapping out components standard practice? Or are there others that already have better designs? I can find negative reviews for just about any of the usual names you see on Amazon and AliEpxress… Nobsound, Fosi, Aiyima… they don’t seem to paint class D in a very good light. Any advice would be most welcome.
Thank you very much and my apologies again for my lack of understanding!
I am on the hunt for a couple of class D amplifiers to replace a Sherwood RX-2030 and Sony TA-FE370, and to add some additional speakers to other rooms.
I apologise for my lack of understanding - I’ve done my best to read up as much as I can but I’ve reached the point where I think it would be better to just ask someone who knows! My only experience with Class D amps thus far has been with a tiny £6 TPA3116 unit that I had powering some Mission 750s. Apart from the fact that it had no bass/treble dials and only Bluetooth (no aux) I thought it wasn’t bad and sounded pretty good. The Mission 750s were small and not power hungry, and it seemed like a perfect combo. When my Sherwood amp died and I started on the hunt for a new amp, Class D seemed like the logical choice. I am looking to move entirely to class D just because of size and power saving.
The speakers I want to power range from the massive Goodmans Magister to the smaller Tannoy Eclipse. I might also be getting some B&Ws coming my way soon. Point being, I’m looking for something that will do these justice and not sound like a muffled bass-less foghorn. I started looking at the TPA3116 again, this time looking for something with bass and treble dials. I then came across the TPA3255 and also the MA12070.
I read through this thread: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...-tpa3255-scientific-measurements-aside.25229/ and I don’t quite understand why there is a debate about swapping out the op amp?
And this one: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...s-and-review-lm4562-and-opa2134-option.19155/ seems to suggest the Aiyima 07 is sloppy without a good PSU?
I was also looking at some of the reviews for the TPA3255 amps on AliExpress, namely this: https://a.aliexpress.com/_vEGlSC as it comes with its own internal PSU that is presumably fit for the job. But various people in the questions and reviews have said the unit is lacking bass and that the caps in the preamp need to be swapped out and other things changed. :-S
I’m afraid a lot of this goes over my head and gives me brain ache. Some say these are good, some not, some say the sound is rich, some say lacking unless you swap out caps and other stuff.
Can you recommend a good quality Class D amp that will do my Goodmans, Tannoy and B&W Speakers justice? A lot of the Aiyima products seem to have a pop when power is cut. That would probably irritate me so I’m looking for other manufacturers!
I am more than capable of soldering and swapping out components, so if there’s a suitable candidate that would sound amazing with some modifications, I’m all up for that. If anything I enjoy the challenge. Is buying these little amps and swapping out components standard practice? Or are there others that already have better designs? I can find negative reviews for just about any of the usual names you see on Amazon and AliEpxress… Nobsound, Fosi, Aiyima… they don’t seem to paint class D in a very good light. Any advice would be most welcome.
Thank you very much and my apologies again for my lack of understanding!