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Topic: Class D Load or No Load? |
George Redmon
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Muskegon & Detroit Michigan.
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Posted 14 Jan 2016 9:49 am |
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| Is it pretty much safe to assume (there's that word again) that these new Class D amps are happy without a speaker load? Years ago I had a real nice solid state Yamaha guitar amp that I lent to a friend. He yanked the speaker lead out for some unknown reason and fried it. I have a 4 channel Class D Carvin power amp that will run all day without a load, or with a mixed load. Just wonder'in. I know they're fused, but what happens if I forgit to plug my speaker cab in some night? |
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Tim Marcus
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 14 Jan 2016 11:37 am
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no load is fine on Class D
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George Redmon
From:
Muskegon & Detroit Michigan.
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Posted 14 Jan 2016 5:58 pm
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| Thank You Most kindly. |
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James Quackenbush
From:
Pomona, New York, USA
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Posted 15 Jan 2016 10:50 am
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Hi Tim ,
Are Class D amps more sensitive to ohmage diferences than a tube amp ? |
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Tim Marcus
From:
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Posted 15 Jan 2016 12:02 pm
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It depends on how they are designed. The ICEpower amps I use seem to act the same if you use a 4ohm or 8ohm speaker.
Some companies design their own Class D stuff, and I have no idea how that would respond. I can only speak for the Milkman Class D stuff - but you should be fine using any class D with no load, unless the builder did something silly.
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James Quackenbush
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Pomona, New York, USA
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Posted 15 Jan 2016 12:16 pm
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Thanks Tim...
For gigging , I picked up a Fender Mustang V head .....Both speakers need to be hooked up to use it powered ....Fender also indicates using a speaker in each of the outputs of no lower than 8 ohms .....My 2 cabs are 4 ohms each and Idon't want to risk blowing the amp .....
I can however run the amp with no load without issue .... Thanks so much for the info .....Sincerely, Jim |
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