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In Reply to: I can see that: Topping products are typically great posted by Feanor on February 7, 2025 at 04:10:12:
Based on the B100 being class B. I'm assuming the 'B' means something.
Topping isn't the first to make class B amps that challenge what we think we know about class A or AB.
ElectroVoice made some very interesting class B amps in the mid to late 1950s. They solved the magnetic spike problem that tube amps usually have when the magnetic field in the output transformer collapes by using a Circlotron variation known as the Wiggins Circlotron.
Topping in this case of course isn't using tubes. But they have a lot of loop gain combined with a very high Gain Bandwidth Product in this circuit so are able to apply a lot of feedback hence the low distortion.
My concern is a class B amp needs a beefy supply to be successful, much the same as a class D amp. Time will tell if they addressed this, but so far Topping has been batting well above their price points.
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Follow Ups
- Pretty sure this amp is class B not AB - Ralph 02/7/2508:46:50 02/7/25 (78)
- Naim is the most illustrious example of class B amp - Wojciech 20:42:52 02/8/25 (0)
- RE: Pretty sure this amp is class B not AB - hahax@verizon.net 20:36:08 02/8/25 (71)
- RE: Pretty sure this amp is class B not AB - morricab 07:50:28 02/10/25 (69)
- Class B does not have to have a zero crossing artifact. - Ralph 09:34:25 02/11/25 (67)
- RE: Class B does not have to have a zero crossing artifact. - morricab 06:57:19 02/12/25 (60)
- If a class AB amp has a zero crossing problem - Ralph 09:49:08 02/12/25 (59)
- RE: If a class AB amp has a zero crossing problem - morricab 06:30:17 02/13/25 (58)
- your statement isn't logical. - Ralph 10:25:30 02/13/25 (57)
- RE: your statement isn't logical. - morricab 23:57:49 02/15/25 (56)
- RE: your statement still isn't logical. - Ralph 09:04:29 02/17/25 (55)
- RE: your statement still isn't logical. - morricab 08:58:43 02/18/25 (52)
- FWIW, something you may not know - Ralph 09:48:44 02/27/25 (4)
- Interesting - Tre' 12:44:37 03/9/25 (3)
- By this metric, all solid state amps are class A. - Ralph 09:52:24 03/10/25 (2)
- RE: By this metric, all solid state amps are class A. - Tre' 10:12:53 03/10/25 (1)
- RE: By this metric, all solid state amps are class A. - Ralph 10:24:42 03/10/25 (0)
- Apparently you've not been reading my posts. - Ralph 09:23:57 02/18/25 (46)
- RE: Apparently you've not been reading my posts. - morricab 07:30:36 02/24/25 (8)
- So who are you going to believe? - Ralph 08:16:42 02/24/25 (7)
- RE: So who are you going to believe? - morricab 08:23:38 02/24/25 (6)
- RE: So who are you going to believe? - morricab 03:15:56 02/26/25 (0)
- You gotta try harder than that- hearsay isn't evidence. nt - Ralph 08:39:12 02/24/25 (4)
- RE: You gotta try harder than that- hearsay isn't evidence. nt - morricab 03:17:42 02/26/25 (3)
- If you have the experience it would be first hand. - Ralph 09:48:24 02/26/25 (2)
- RE: If you have the experience it would be first hand. - morricab 00:53:52 03/3/25 (1)
- Res ipsa loquitur nt - Ralph 10:35:24 03/3/25 (0)
- RE: Apparently you've not been reading my posts. - morricab 07:28:04 02/24/25 (21)
- Actually no cold water - yet. - Ralph 08:37:27 02/24/25 (20)
- RE: Actually no cold water - yet. - morricab 03:00:06 02/26/25 (19)
- Apparently you've not been reading my posts. no speculation nt - Ralph 09:31:25 02/26/25 (18)
- RE: Apparently you've not been reading my posts. no speculation nt - morricab 00:58:01 03/3/25 (17)
- When you use name calling that is abusive on most websites. - Ralph 10:34:05 03/3/25 (16)
- RE: When you use name calling that is abusive on most websites. - morricab 00:09:33 03/4/25 (15)
- RE: When you use name calling that is abusive on most websites. - Ralph 08:58:48 03/4/25 (14)
- RE: When you use name calling that is abusive on most websites. - morricab 01:49:45 03/5/25 (5)
- When you attack the patent - Ralph 09:43:55 03/7/25 (4)
- RE: When you attack the patent - morricab 11:49:45 03/7/25 (3)
- Rolleyes... again, how would you like those results? - Ralph 09:59:31 03/10/25 (2)
- RE: Rolleyes... again, how would you like those results? - morricab 10:47:17 03/10/25 (1)
- Data posted at link. - Ralph 10:54:50 03/10/25 (0)
- RE: When you use name calling that is abusive on most websites. - morricab 01:37:00 03/5/25 (7)
- Please do not gaslight me. - Ralph 10:14:38 03/5/25 (6)
- RE: Please do not gaslight me. - morricab 07:08:49 03/7/25 (5)
- more gaslighting. - Ralph 08:27:44 03/7/25 (4)
- If you don't believe me then here is what Doug Self says - morricab 13:07:45 03/7/25 (2)
- :) clearly not a blameless amp - Ralph 10:06:05 03/10/25 (1)
- RE: :) clearly not a blameless amp - morricab 10:50:44 03/10/25 (0)
- RE: more gaslighting. - morricab 11:41:55 03/7/25 (0)
- RE: Apparently you've not been reading my posts. - morricab 04:34:35 02/24/25 (14)
- Since you have a burr under your saddle - Ralph 08:46:40 02/24/25 (13)
- RE: Since you have a burr under your saddle - morricab 03:12:23 02/26/25 (12)
- RE: Since you still have a burr under your saddle - Ralph 09:46:32 02/26/25 (11)
- RE: Since you still have a burr under your saddle - morricab 01:18:31 03/3/25 (10)
- RE: Since you still have a burr under your saddle - Ralph 10:28:52 03/3/25 (8)
- RE: Since you still have a burr under your saddle - morricab 00:15:22 03/4/25 (7)
- You are objuscating. - Ralph 09:12:51 03/4/25 (6)
- RE: You are objuscating. - morricab 01:41:27 03/5/25 (5)
- Apparently you're not interested in the truth. - Ralph 10:16:31 03/5/25 (4)
- RE: Apparently you're not interested in the truth. - morricab 11:52:33 03/7/25 (3)
- Again, for the 5th time now, what will you consider to be data? - Ralph 10:07:08 03/10/25 (2)
- RE: Again, for the 5th time now, what will you consider to be data? - morricab 10:51:49 03/10/25 (1)
- Data posted at link. - Ralph 10:58:02 03/10/25 (0)
- RE: Since you still have a burr under your saddle - morricab 01:22:59 03/3/25 (0)
- Does Quasi Complementary... - Cougar 10:42:32 02/17/25 (1)
- Too many variables to say - Ralph 13:25:36 02/17/25 (0)
- Like Doug Self's "blameless class B" amp of yore? -nt - E-Stat 12:07:42 02/11/25 (5)
- I don't think so... nt - Ralph 12:40:15 02/11/25 (4)
- Ok - E-Stat 12:46:28 02/11/25 (3)
- RE: Thanks! - Ralph 13:37:56 02/11/25 (2)
- He seemed content - E-Stat 13:44:12 02/11/25 (1)
- Or more like making a digital watch - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 17:49:39 02/11/25 (0)
- RE: Pretty sure this amp is class B not AB - Tre' 11:07:54 02/10/25 (0)
- Better watch out! - E-Stat 11:34:11 02/9/25 (0)
- I guess you're right; thanks for the correction ~n - Feanor 05:06:55 02/8/25 (0)
- Perhaps - E-Stat 11:39:53 02/7/25 (3)
- it is class D (nt) - Leo loves music 11:59:40 02/7/25 (2)
- What leads to to believe - E-Stat 12:11:33 02/7/25 (1)
- not class D - Leo loves music 12:23:56 02/7/25 (0)