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Old 21st February 2009, 11:23 PM   #1
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Default Quality of TFA9843J in BTL?

I just put together some floor standing towers (5.25"x7.5"x49") with side firing woofers and wanted to tri-amp them. Anyone ever use the TFA9843J?

They're super cheap and require nearly no external parts so I can build them VERY quickly and use a DC power supply I have laying around - I've built LM3875/3886 based amps before and was pleased with them. What can I expect out of the TFA9843 vs an 1875/3875?

I know output power will be low, I'm should be around 20w BTL into an 8 ohm load with a ~19v power supply. Will sound quality suck though, or are they reasonably good?
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The datasheet gives some clues. Under Applications it says
- Televisions
- Monitors
- PC speakers
- Boom boxes
- Mini and micro audio receivers
None of the above applications is known for especially good sound.

Next clues come from the reference data.
THD 10 % 22 V 4 Ohm 8,5 W compared to the LM1875 THD 0,022 % ±25 V 4 Ohm 20 W
PSRR is less than 60 dB, so power supply hum will start to become audible at normal listening level, if your speakers can reproduce 100 Hz at that level.

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They're super cheap
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