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In Reply to: RE: "giant killing" class D amps? posted by thump on December 29, 2017 at 15:46:26
apparently, they use the same chips as the highly respected $500 TBI millenia! i was interested in them for a bit, except 32wpc is NOT enough power to live with long term, especially if your an acoustic suspension mini-monitor lover like me, but $50-$60 for a "poor man's TBI" after getting a regulated power supply?
THAT falls into MY definition of "giant killing" (aka bang for the buck)
the TBI had a COUPLE favorable reviews, including one at 6 moons, if i remember right. it was NOT a slouch, as long as you can live with 32wpc.
a $30 "knock off" will be GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME while i build the rest of my system starting with a temporary DAC & maybe little dot MkII (if needed) before getting really serious with my system.
i imagine the TBI has a little better attention to detail, as it should for $500... but being able to get the same chip... MOST OF THE SOUND, for less than 10% is hurling rocks at ogre eyes in my book.
CRAP! i made a pic showing the half dozen rebranded 3116s i could find, but apparently didn't save it on my thumb drive. the same amp (apparently) is available with various case colors as:
breeze audio
fosi
K. GuSS
nobsound
weiliang
&
yeeco
$30 TBI millenias? WOW!
Follow Ups:
I use such an amp in mymini Maggie office system. NSMT amp. Quite nice.
At the risk of any pretense of holding any audiophile credentials, I urge an audition of Crown's XLS DriveCore amps, which are quite powerful. I gather Crown worked with TI on quite a bit of R and D for these amps. I have one, and have had good experience with it.
if i needed that much power, i WOULD get crowns, and they were my 1st choice for a DJ rig i started building that's in storage in another state. they're pretty competively priced compared to berhinger & peavey class D etc. too. i've seen a lot of favorable mentions of crown class D.
back to 3116 amps, here's the pic i intended to post along with the two reviews for the 3116 based (?) TBI millenia
honestly... i think some of the backlash against class D... ESPECIALLY CHEAP class D is more snobbery than personal experience. all 4 of my last amps have been class D... sonic impact, panasonic SA-XR, planet audio 4 channel car amp & a BASH 500w sub plate. i love them all.
the TBI reviews...
TNT audio
http://www.tnt-audio.com/ampli/3_mini_amps_e.html
positive feedback
https://positive-feedback.com/Issue62/millenia.htm
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