Yea, I was wanting to do two mono in parallel but apparently that requires some internal adjustment to work safely? I thought that since these amps are already internally bridged that it wouldn’t be an issue. Has anyone else tried this without changing things internally?I think passive bi-amping is just a waste of time/wire for the most part. If you need a more powerful amp, get one. At least you have identical amps if you do the passive bi-amping thing....
Not familiar with those amps but bridging is another thing that I think is largely a waste even if the amp is capable due the tradeoff with impedance capability....if you want a more powerful amp, get one....Yea, I was wanting to do two mono in parallel but apparently that requires some internal adjustment to work safely? I thought that since these amps are already internally bridged that it wouldn’t be an issue. Has anyone else tried this without changing things internally?
If I understand the amplifier's current capability, I think you will just end up with a bridged amp that has more voltage capability, but is limited in ability to deliver current (current-starved so to speak). You would end up with about the same power. I'm not even sure if they would be stable driving a low impedance load in bridged operation...Yea, I was wanting to do two mono in parallel but apparently that requires some internal adjustment to work safely? I thought that since these amps are already internally bridged that it wouldn’t be an issue. Has anyone else tried this without changing things internally?
Any recommendations for an adequately powered 2-channel class D or A/B amp under $500? I’m not opposed to buying used to get a better deal for the $ but would prefer new if possible.
That looks nice but it really needs to be under $500. Just out of curiosity, would this adapter work out of my 3.5mm preamp output? DISINO 1/8 Inch to Dual XLR Male Y-Splitter Cable,Unbalanced 3.5mm Mini Jack TRS Stereo Aux to Double Male XLR Adapter Interconnect Breakout Patch Cord - 3.3 Feet/1 Meter https://a.co/d/2Q1MTgHBuckeye Amps
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Yes, that cable appears to be the one.That looks nice but it really needs to be under $500. Just out of curiosity, would this adapter work out of my 3.5mm preamp output? DISINO 1/8 Inch to Dual XLR Male Y-Splitter Cable,Unbalanced 3.5mm Mini Jack TRS Stereo Aux to Double Male XLR Adapter Interconnect Breakout Patch Cord - 3.3 Feet/1 Meter https://a.co/d/2Q1MTgH
My Aiyima a04 sounds better and clearer than my crown xli 1500 ( class A/B ) . If playing music at normal listening levels. There is probably measurable reasons for this , the xli 800 tested ( smaller brother to xli1500 ) in this forum was really bad.Maybe a Crown XLS1002, or the 1502 if you can spend $35 over $500.....
Never had that series of XLS (the old one), just the current drive core series myself (where the 1500 and 1502 are essentially the same except for case and a few features). Or are you talking about XLi series, I do believe the XLi 800 was tested here but don't remember any of the old XLS series being sent in....dunno why there would be a particular audible difference in any case.My Aiyima a04 sounds better and clearer than my crown xls 1500 ( class A/B ) . If playing music at normal listening levels. There is probably measurable reasons for this , the xls 800 tested ( smaller brother to xls1500 ) in this forum was really bad.
xls 1502 ( class D ) is probably a good sounding amplifier.
Yes I meant xli.Never had that series of XLS (the old one), just the current drive core series myself (where the 1500 and 1502 are essentially the same except for case and a few features). Or are you talking about XLi series, I do believe the XLi 800 was tested here but don't remember any of the old XLS series being sent in....dunno why there would be a particular audible difference in any case.
Any recommendations for an adequately powered 2-channel class D or A/B amp under $500? I’m not opposed to buying used to get a better deal for the $ but would prefer new if possible.
Yes, this will work without problems if you dont want to try biamping. Just remember to do the damping material mod inside your 530 and the sound will be even better.IMO - Just get a single AIYAMA A07 and the 48V power supply, which gives you more power.
There are better amps, but you’ll need to save up for them…
The AIYAMA should be good enough to not be a major problem or bottleneck.
I don't want to be contrarian, but this amp is current limited below 8 Ohms, higher voltage power supply isn't going to add much if anything except more noise. See Amir's review and note that the power is saturating below 8 Ohms.IMO - Just get a single AIYAMA A07 and the 48V power supply, which gives you more power.
There are better amps, but you’ll need to save up for them…
The AIYAMA should be good enough to not be a major problem or bottleneck.
I really recommend you need a more robust amp. This Aiyima is a great little low-noise device, but any plans to push it throw away it's intrinsic SINAD performance for no gains in SPL.Finally, we have a typical minimum impedance of 4 ohm:
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Combine that with sensitivity of around 85 dB and this is not an easy to drive "horn" speaker.
Sort of depends on the PSU used. The 48V one use in the review was limited to 3A, whereas the 32V supply could do 5A,I don't want to be contrarian, but this amp is current limited below 8 Ohms, higher voltage power supply isn't going to add much if anything except more noise. See Amir's review and note that the power is saturating below 8 Ohms.
It has really good performance on noise and distortion, but it is not able to deliver more meaningful power. It's just not suited for high power, which isn't really surprising.