Yes I seem to be getting around!
Thanks for the welcome!
New guy on the Phorum!
Welcome again!
I will add to the Ti discussion that the mini-sink design which premiered with the ZPA's and ZX'x is actually an ingenious design. The amps have 1/10th the heat sink area of a comparably rated conventional sink design, and honestly do not get much warmer. The "little pieces" of metal you speak of add up to a lot of surface area, and they are oriented in such a way that they radiate the maximum amount of heat possible. Also, the isolation plates and the mini-sinks are all anodized and have no dielectric barrier required in conventional designs to electrically isolate the components from the sink. This adds up to much greater thermal efficiency than a comparable conventional sink.
I do love the old M/MS/MPS amps, but I also love the small footprint vs. power output for the ZPA/ZX/Ti amps. I wish the Ti had kept the gold boards, but other than that I have no complaint, and I have something like 15-20 of them...
Later,
Jason
I will add to the Ti discussion that the mini-sink design which premiered with the ZPA's and ZX'x is actually an ingenious design. The amps have 1/10th the heat sink area of a comparably rated conventional sink design, and honestly do not get much warmer. The "little pieces" of metal you speak of add up to a lot of surface area, and they are oriented in such a way that they radiate the maximum amount of heat possible. Also, the isolation plates and the mini-sinks are all anodized and have no dielectric barrier required in conventional designs to electrically isolate the components from the sink. This adds up to much greater thermal efficiency than a comparable conventional sink.
I do love the old M/MS/MPS amps, but I also love the small footprint vs. power output for the ZPA/ZX/Ti amps. I wish the Ti had kept the gold boards, but other than that I have no complaint, and I have something like 15-20 of them...
Later,
Jason
M: M100, M44 for a custom amp project
Zx: Zx500, Zx450, Black Zx350
ZxTi: 4 Zx600Ti's, 1 Zx400Ti
Ti: 5 800.1's & 900.7 for a custom amp project. 1 1200.1, 1 1000.2
Tantrum: 2 1200.1's, 1 600.4, 1 500.2
XS: XS6600
Zx: Zx500, Zx450, Black Zx350
ZxTi: 4 Zx600Ti's, 1 Zx400Ti
Ti: 5 800.1's & 900.7 for a custom amp project. 1 1200.1, 1 1000.2
Tantrum: 2 1200.1's, 1 600.4, 1 500.2
XS: XS6600
