what kind of technology is in the new small S amps?

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what kind of technology is in the new small S amps?

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I only saw a couple of pics...are these class D or G/H or what?

I like small amps but so far they are off in sound department...what is PG going to do to make theirs better than all the other D amps

dont get me wrong ARC makes a great G/H amp.....
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they are class D
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Good questions.

S1000.1 is class D architecture that is very efficient, it packs serious power into a small package. Its a full size power supply, etc, laid out into a very tight space. Easy to say not easy to do. Most small amplifiers at this size make 300 to 400 watts, while we are making 1000 watts.

S400.4 is a class A/B amplifier. Again, input to output its a full blown amplifier with power supply/output carefully laid out into a small space. Fitting four channels of real amplifier power is not so easy, this is not a "chip IC" amplifier. There is also a temperature controlled fan in this model.
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Here are pics for reference.

The feature set is complete with LPL, Variable crossovers, bass boost for rear channels and hi-level input with signal sensing turn-on.

S400.4:
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S1000.1 vs. R1000.1:
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they both sound perfect.....just what I need actually...

are there not going to be any 2 channels in the amp line ? all I saw was 4
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holy crap thats a tiny amp!

and no - no 2 channel amps.

2 channel amps are virtually worthless since 4 channel amps bridge to 2 channel amps with more power. the only real advantage that 2 channel amps really ever had (IMO) is that some of them had smaller footprints than the 4 channel versions. That little s-series amp seems to have taken care of that though.

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you are right...I hardly see 2 channel amps that are as strong as a 4 channel bridged so space is usually the only downside till now
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Guess I'm lazy but what are the dim's of the S-series amps? I know small but how small........
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I think its like 9.5 x 9.5 or somewhere around there. Its under 10x10 for sure. I read it in the other thread somewhere. Nice!! I could run the whole system off that sucker. :)
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S1000.1 : 9.1 x 6.9 x 2 inches
S400.4 : 9.8 x 6.9 x 2 inches
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mmm, I want both
when will they be available?
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April availability
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MW3 wrote:April availability
Morgan, can we get some more specifics on the new TI line? Maybe some better pics and information on that line? Also availability? Maybe a new thread with info??
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Bruther. I am working on that now. Look for something next week.
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MW3 wrote:Bruther. I am working on that now. Look for something next week.
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Love the beefy heat sinks!
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