What sound best? or what is best?

[tadiam1]

I have an dilema..what is best or sound best...an classic audio amplifier (quasi o complementary) or anchip amp (stk,lm,tda)
Not quick build only the bast sound for less money

[ontoaba]

TDA2030 have good sound. But I like LA4445 sound with little mods. I give my LA4445 to my friend, and he like its sound very much. Very cheap and small, but it seems forgotten.

[Jen-B]

Originally Posted by tadiam1

I have an dilema..what is best or sound best...an classic audio amplifier (quasi o complementary) or anchip amp (stk,lm,tda)
Not quick build only the bast sound for less money

There is no easy answer to that question!

I am not sure what 'sound best' is, because it depends so much on the loudspeakers. So perhaps the best amplifier is the one that can perfectly drive your loudspeakers. So first you need to understand the requirements of your loudspeakers?

I have heard systems that sounded good using chip amps, valves and discrete solid state amplifiers, so all can produce entertaining results.

[geraldfryjr]

They are all class ab amplifiers and most of them employ quasi-comp in their design. jer

[tadiam1]

The type of loudspeaker is important but for me now sound good an small (my recent amp) 10w class a mosfet little amp.good trable and bass and your pre ...one valve ..double triode.
No more hi power for me...little amps and quality.
is the way???? maybe

[ChrisA]

Originally Posted by tadiam1

I have an dilema..what is best or sound best...an classic audio amplifier (quasi o complementary) or anchip amp (stk,lm,tda)
Not quick build only the bast sound for less money

Which is best depends entirly on the intended use. What speakers are you driving and how much power is required. certainly if you have a pair of large 4 ohm speakers that require 100W each a chip amp is not the best option.

Chips aps are at their absolute best when use inside bi-amped or even triamped speakers with active crossovers, what we call now "active monitors"

Chi[ps amps also work very well with conventional low power 8 ohm speakers

[tadiam1]

My actual speakers are an old ls70 polk audio

[ChrisA]

Originally Posted by tadiam1

My actual speakers are an old ls70 polk audio

My opinions...

I think a chip amp would work well with those speakers. The chip amps are so cheap to build that yo can afford more of them, so bi-ampping is reasonable and when you work it out costs no more then a two channel amp. You could place one two channel amp near each speakers using only about 1 foot of speakers cable. each channel could use two chips in bridged mode for 100W or 200W per speaker. Being 8 ohm speakers that are easy for the chips to drive. If you know you will place the amps near the speakers you can plan for loners line level cables be building a balanced input for each amp. the balanced cables are nearly imune to noise and can be 100 fett long if need be. The combination of bridged chips and balanced input goes well together.

[Tina1982]

yes u could by a chip board.you could spend less money and get a better sound.

but u need to choose the right amp matching ur speaker.there are a lot of sellers on ebay.you could listen to the sellers' advices.

[a.wayne]

Originally Posted by tadiam1

The type of loudspeaker is important but for me now sound good an small (my recent amp) 10w class a mosfet little amp.good trable and bass and your pre ...one valve ..double triode.
No more hi power for me...little amps and quality.
is the way???? maybe

What type of headphones are you using it with ?

Originally Posted by ChrisA

Which is best depends entirly on the intended use. What speakers are you driving and how much power is required. certainly if you have a pair of large 4 ohm speakers that require 100W each a chip amp is not the best option.

Chips aps are at their absolute best when use inside bi-amped or even triamped speakers with active crossovers, what we call now "active monitors"

Chi[ps amps also work very well with conventional low power 8 ohm speakers

So you are saying there are no high powered chip amplifiers...