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In Reply to: RE: Pretty sure this amp is class B not AB posted by hahax@verizon.net on February 8, 2025 at 20:36:08:
"Class B amplifiers are those in which the output transistors only conduct during half (180 degrees) of the signal waveform. To amplify the entire signal, two transistors are used: one conducting for positive output signals and the other conducting for negative outputs."
So, one transistor completely shuts off before handing off to the other one. That is Class B.
This will ALWAYS cause a zero crossing distortion because of the non-linearity in transistors turn on and shut off. This cannot be eliminated through the use of negative feedback and no matter how small it will always produce unpleasant distortion. It is particularly damaging at low volumes where the relative contribution to the signal is larger.
I don't care how low the distortion of this amp is, the inherent sonic issues with Class B will still be there at some level and will be audible.
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- RE: Pretty sure this amp is class B not AB - morricab 02/10/2507:50:28 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)