Yeah.....I did.Originally Posted by BradJudy
You got rid of your free expensive amps? I've heard lots of good things about the Hypex stuff and considered building a kit from DIYcable, but I should have an Outlaw on the way soon, so I should be set for power. I'd still like to try some decent "digital" amps sometime - I like the idea of high efficiency and low heat.
ICE stuff is kind of funky too - I'm assuming yours have plastic binding posts? Their output is balanced, so there's a potential between either binding post and ground - they have to use plastic or plastic covered binding posts to avoid users shocking themselves.Although, they may have changed the design in newer revisions - I don't know.
Someone was interested in my NuForce amps, and then I became interested in the new Bel Canto amps after hearing one at the HE show. Bel Canto switched from Tri-path to ICEpower technology. Did some more research on ICEpower and came to find out that Bel Canto does not do anything special to the stock modules. OEMs can order modules with tweaks, but can not tweak them on their own or else they void the warranty. Jef Rowland even uses ICEpower in at least one of his amps. Anyways, I found some boutique amp makers that use the same module and got a good referal for the one I chose.
Yes...my binding posts are plastic covered WBT's. I haven't read anything about "shocks" yet though.
I justified the cost of buying the new amp as a birthday present to myself.
The particular modules in my amp are the 1000ASP's.
Here is ICEpower's site:
http://www.icepower.bang-olufsen.com/sw1022.asp
A 6Moons article (I know some folks are not fans of the 6Moons site, but it is an interesting read)
http://www.6moons.com/industryfeatur.../icepower.html
By the way, I try to avoid using the "digital" label and use "class D" instead. Being a techgeek kind of guy, I think class D amps are going to gain in popularity.....sound quality aside, they can be smaller and are more efficient.
P.S. My electronics have been going through some changes. I also sold my Denon 2900 and bought the Oppo 970(that actually netted me some cash). Sold my Squeezebox and went with Sonos....this was purely for convenience and also added some functionality to my home PC network because of it.
Depending on how AdRok's experience is with the Hypex UcD kit that is pending from diycables.com, I would love to build an amp if the funds/play money allow for it.
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