chipamp performance....?

stuman · 2nd June 2009, 08:27 PM

very quick open question.....

can a good chipamp made with good components keep up with high end consumer electronics like naim audio or arcam?

Redshift187 · 2nd June 2009, 11:06 PM

Do some reading about the 4706 gaincard. Should answer all your questions about possible quality.

Peter Daniel · 2nd June 2009, 11:29 PM

Or check the reviews section on my website: http://audiosector.com/reviews.shtml

Nuuk · 3rd June 2009, 07:51 AM

Probably depends much on the speakers that they are used with!

stuman · 3rd June 2009, 12:08 PM

very true nuuk, i'll be using it with little monitor audio radius so power wise i think it would be ok.

Nuuk · 3rd June 2009, 02:14 PM

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Originally posted by stuman
very true nuuk, i'll be using it with little monitor audio radius so power wise i think it would be ok.

Not necessarily. Smaller speakers tend to be less efficient and require more power!

stuman · 3rd June 2009, 02:22 PM

this indeed is true, however i tend to find i run out of excursion before i run out of ooomph.

AndrewT · 3rd June 2009, 02:32 PM

Hi,
is running out of excursion the same thing as running out of oomph?
They both describe the lack of output from a system that is asked to go too loud.

stuman · 3rd June 2009, 03:48 PM

lol sorry ooomph to me means power... so juice from the amp.

Ziggy · 5th June 2009, 03:56 AM

Even though the 50 watts or so that the Gainclone is capable of providing, even some relatively efficient speakers have revealed it's shortcomings.
Going to 80 watts or more seems in almost every case to have more ''oomph''.
There is no comparison to massive headroom and high power in amplification.......just as long as the circuit topology retains transparency and musicality.

2nd June 2009, 08:27 PM	#1
stuman diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Fareham	chipamp performance....? very quick open question..... can a good chipamp made with good components keep up with high end consumer electronics like naim audio or arcam?

2nd June 2009, 11:29 PM	#3
Peter Daniel diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada	Or check the reviews section on my website: http://audiosector.com/reviews.shtml __________________ www.audiosector.com “Do something really well. See how much time it takes. It might be a product, a work of art, who knows? Then give it away cheaply, just because you feel that it should not cost so much, even if it took a lot of time and expensive materials to make it.” - JC

3rd June 2009, 07:51 AM	#4
Nuuk diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Somerset, SW England	Probably depends much on the speakers that they are used with! __________________ The truth need not be veiled, for it veils itself from the eyes of the ignorant.

3rd June 2009, 02:32 PM	#8
AndrewT diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Scottish Borders	Hi, is running out of excursion the same thing as running out of oomph? They both describe the lack of output from a system that is asked to go too loud. __________________ regards Andrew T.

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2nd June 2009, 11:06 PM	#2
Redshift187 diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2008	Do some reading about the 4706 gaincard. Should answer all your questions about possible quality.

3rd June 2009, 12:08 PM	#5
stuman diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Fareham	very true nuuk, i'll be using it with little monitor audio radius so power wise i think it would be ok.

3rd June 2009, 02:22 PM	#7
stuman diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Fareham	this indeed is true, however i tend to find i run out of excursion before i run out of ooomph.

3rd June 2009, 03:48 PM	#9
stuman diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Fareham	lol sorry ooomph to me means power... so juice from the amp.

5th June 2009, 03:56 AM	#10
Ziggy Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: West Australia	Even though the 50 watts or so that the Gainclone is capable of providing, even some relatively efficient speakers have revealed it's shortcomings. Going to 80 watts or more seems in almost every case to have more ''oomph''. There is no comparison to massive headroom and high power in amplification.......just as long as the circuit topology retains transparency and musicality.

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