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In Reply to: RE: S.M.S.L. posted by KanedaK on January 18, 2018 at 00:29:38:
absolutely! i've seen a few 1 star amazon reviews for little chinese amps lamenting the lack of output, but i bet a nickel those that are complaining are clueless and are trying to get 80+ watts out of tiny wall warts.
in the long thread i read years ago about the TBI millenia, power supplies made a noticeable difference with batteries coming out as sounding best.
when i'm ready to upgrade my starter system and replace the technics i don't particularly like, i'm planning on getting a meanwell regulated power supply (along with a power conditioner) which will hopefully offer decent enough power that noise etc. isn't an issue.
class D seems sensitive to line noise. i heard some people complaining about low level high frequency squealing out of panasonic receivers, but never noticed it myself... maybe because of my NHT soft domes and getting a power conditioner before my more resolving energy RC10s.
class D needs both quality and quantity in power supplies, but if i recall, a lot of people were using lower voltages with TBIs to get a softer warmer sound out of them, but the tech generally craves higher voltages, up to at least 48v for some high powered modules.
i'm thinking of getting a 20v 5a power supply as i've seen at least one person preferring a 15v or 18v supply over a 24v they tried on their 3116, but will run it by the community to see what everyone thinks. lower voltage will mean lower power, but power is no good if sound quality suffers.
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