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View Poll Results: Is this a class AB or class D amplifier?
This is an AB amp 11 55.00%
This is D class amp 7 35.00%
It's neither 0 0%
I really can't tell 2 10.00%
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Old 09-16-2008, 07:25 PM   #1 (permalink)
Am I a class AB or class D amp?
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My friend and I had a debate over this amp,

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both crutchfield and kicker website indicate this to be a class AB amp.

Looking at the specs it looks a lot more like a class D amp.

Please help my friend and I settle our debate as to which class of an amplifier this one really falls under.
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Old 09-16-2008, 07:29 PM   #2 (permalink)
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My friend and I had a debate over this amp,

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both crutchfield and kicker website indicate this to be a class AB amp.

Looking at the specs it looks a lot more like a class D amp.

Please help my friend and I settle our debate as to which class of an amplifier this one really falls under.
It's obviously class A/B. Kicker is a reputable company, they know what they are doing.
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Old 09-16-2008, 07:31 PM   #3 (permalink)
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hahahahahahaahahhaha, you are so right.
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Old 09-16-2008, 07:39 PM   #4 (permalink)
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just curious, why can't a single channel amp be an A/B??
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Old 09-16-2008, 07:47 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Did I miss something. Whats wrong with class D?

BTW, kickers website says class A/B. I thought it was a class D as all their other amps 400+ are class D. So scratch that vote for class D.
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it's not because its a single channel. it has all the other specs that are much closer to a class D amp than AB.
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I see I see. Can you give some examples? Only things I can think of that would be diff is THD and effeciency rating. What would each be for each type of amp.

Btw seems like a reviewer at cruchfield clamped it and the amp was putting out over 350w @ 2 ohms. Considering ncix had this for 100 bucks a couple weeks ago, not a bad deal for mr. Joe Shmoe.
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I don't get what looks like class D...its a 300wrms amp that is over a foot long that screams class A/B
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Old 09-17-2008, 08:42 AM   #9 (permalink)
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If they showed the efficiency rating of the amp that would settle it. The size or power have very little to do with the class of amp. Class D amplifiers are much more efficient but very noisy(which is why their used for subs, can't hear the noise!)If kicker says it's A/B we should take their word for it.
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just curious, why can't a single channel amp be an A/B??
There are lots of single channel class A/B amps.
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