Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel options and udisk

[Dale]

Peter Humphrey wrote:
> On Wednesday 19 September 2012 10:28:44 Dale wrote:
>
>> I bet it is what we used to call a class AB amp.
> I bet you're right, now that you remind me of what I used to know.

I don't know its power output but I bet it sounds good at low sound
levels.  On the class AB scale, it is more into class A than most. 

>
>> 96 watts on standby.  That doesn't sound like standing by as much as
>> it is ready to make noise.  lol  Is it old or new?  I can see a few
>> watts even maybe 20 watts or so but almost 100 watts on standby.  :/
> It does make a nice little background space heater.
>
> It's a Linn Kinos controller and Chakra power amplifier, about 7 years
> old. In fact the Kinos was so new that I was offered a pre-production
> model.
>

I'm going to have to google on those.  I have not heard of those.  Way
back when, I used to love the sound of a Sansui amp.  They were DC
coupled from right after the RCA input all the way to the speaker.  The
bass response was . . . awesome.  The downside, if one transistor went
out, it took them all and it was not good for the woofer either.  One
output would always be stronger than the other and the woofer would
either get a full positive power supply DC voltage or the negative
side.  Makes for a good thump tho.  Sounds like a serial/parallel chip
doesn't it?  lol 

Anyone remember the pulse width modulation amps that were tried? 

http://www.bcae1.com/ampclass.htm

I actually heard one of those in a showroom.  I can't recall the brand
but it was driving a pair of Bose 901's and it was neat.  The amps were
driving several hundred watts a channel with very little heat. 

Dale

:-)  :-) 

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