Mark Lanctot;331557 Wrote: > I was just googling around for information about Tripath (the company > that makes the "Class T" 'digital' amplifiers) when I discovered > something disquieting: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_T_amplifier > > > > The term "used to" seems to indicate they're no longer selling these > and their website address is no longer valid: > > http://www.tripath.com/ > > and Google can't find any alternatives. > > Are they really gone? That would be a shame. A company making > excellent, well-loved products in financial trouble. Reminds me of > IMAX. :-(
All of Tripath's remaining assets and all of its circuit designs were purchased by Cirrus Logic. The Tripath chips are being made again. As of the last update I was able to get when asking what it would take to get a special order of the 25x2 chips, the issue is that at this time Cirrus has no interest in producing the low output power chips that DIY and low cost amp designs use. Low power for them now means 100 watts a channel. This is where the big market for large orders is anyway. There is a possible 50Wx4 in the future for use in the car stereo receiver market. -- iPhone *iPhone* 'Last.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/mephone) Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono Blocks, Vandersteen Quatro, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Bedroom: SB3, NAD C370, Thiel 2.3 Home Office: SB3, Parasound Vamp v.3, VSM-1 Sigs Mobile: SB3, Audioengine A5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51382 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
