Class D bass head amps?

[rv_bass]

Bill,
Thanks for the feedback and help with the amp in general.
Rob

[dfung60]

Interesting thread.   

For what it's worth, I've got a TC Electronics RH450 which isn't a current model anymore.  This is a nice sounding amp, with a very good compressor and good tonal flexibility.  This is the really cool looking one - the knobs are encircled with LEDs which show your settings, and it has preset capabilities as well.  This amp is famous for not being very powerful though (less than 250W), and you need a lot of speaker to keep up with a loud band.  I haven't been in a loud band for years now, so the RH450 and an Eden 210 Neo cab is easy and workable.   This may sound blasphemous, but I prefer the tone of this TC over classic SWRs or most other solid state amps.

I still have my 70's SVT and a Boogie Bass 400+.  They both sound better and much louder to my ears, but my back thinks the TC might sound better.   I think the TC amp weighs less than just the tubes in the Bass 400+.  I have too many memories of looking up staircases with my SVT. 

[elwoodblue]

Moder Dave,  huh???  Is there something political about class D vs. class A/B?

Bill, tgo

Not anymore ..hehehe 

[gearhed289]

Not a fan of class D amps.  I have owned a bunch of the small amps going back as far as my high power Walter Woods.  I have also owned the pinnacle of class D power amps like the Powersoft K2.  In every instance, the sound is shrill and edgy on the top end.  They also do not produce as solid a low end to my ear.  They tend to sound distorted to me.

That's interesting on both counts. I can barely get enough high end out of my Genz Benz, and the low end is crazy. I can't put stuff on top of my combo anymore without it ending up on the floor. But again, the Ampegs still rule.

[rv_bass]

I added the Sarno Black Box and my Class D sounds very nice with guitar.