VX-5 Twenty vs Krell Duo 175 XD
The Duo 175 XD's signal-to-noise is 95 dB against the VX-5 Twenty's 90 dB and its thd 0.030% against 0.025%. Both share power @ 8ω (175W) and power @ 4ω (350W).
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The Ayre Acoustics VX-5 Twenty is a stereo power amplifier rated at 175 watts per channel into 8 ohms and 350 watts per channel into 4 ohms. Its fully discrete, fully balanced, zero-negative-feedback design incorporates Ayre’s EquiLock circuitry and Diamond output stage. The amplifier provides both balanced XLR and single-ended RCA inputs and is designed to deliver high current for demanding loudspeakers.
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The Duo 175 XD's signal-to-noise is 95 dB against the VX-5 Twenty's 90 dB and its thd 0.030% against 0.025%. Both share power @ 8ω (175W) and power @ 4ω (350W).
The AX-5 Twenty's power @ 8ω is 125W against the VX-5 Twenty's 175W, its power @ 4ω 250W against 350W, and its output impedance 4Ω against 0.16Ω. Both share input impedance (1000000Ω).
Both turn up in the same documented systems.
The DMA-180's power @ 8ω is 200W against the VX-5 Twenty's 175W, its power @ 4ω 400W against 350W, its signal-to-noise 97 dB against 90 dB, and its thd 0.015% against 0.025%.
The Solo 375 XD's power @ 8ω is 375W against the VX-5 Twenty's 175W, its power @ 4ω 600W against 350W, its signal-to-noise 103 dB against 90 dB, and its thd 0.030% against 0.025%.
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