Members kidder Posted January 25, 2008 Members Share Posted January 25, 2008 What dies this mean, I have no clue. It cancbe found on the rear label of some stompboxes. Help me understand this. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kidder Posted January 25, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 25, 2008 BTW, Sorry about my spelling. I have been drinking a lot today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members echodeluxe Posted January 25, 2008 Members Share Posted January 25, 2008 it means it wont have that class A tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bigsnake Posted January 25, 2008 Members Share Posted January 25, 2008 Who wants to explain Class A vs. Class B to me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DanJep Posted January 25, 2008 Members Share Posted January 25, 2008 Who wants to explain Class A vs. Class B to me? http://www.audioholics.com/education/amplifier-technology/audio-amplifier-classes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bigsnake Posted January 25, 2008 Members Share Posted January 25, 2008 http://www.audioholics.com/education/amplifier-technology/audio-amplifier-classes I'm not a electrical engineer. What does this conduction wave stuff mean? lol How do you tell if your amp is really Class A or Class A/B? Just have to trust the manufacturer to tell you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members melx Posted January 25, 2008 Members Share Posted January 25, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Teahead Posted January 25, 2008 Members Share Posted January 25, 2008 From Google... Class A digital device: A Class "A" digital device is a digital device that is marketed for use in a commercial, industrial or business environment. Class B digital device: A Class "B" digital device is a digital device that is marketed for use in a residential environment. Examples of such devices include, but are not limited to, personal computers, calculators, and similar electronic devices that are marketed for use by the general public. Class B equipment, intended for use in a residential environment where the likelihood of RFI is greater, must meet much stricter RF emission limits than the Class A devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kidder Posted January 25, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 25, 2008 I am still confused, which doesn't take much. Does this mean that Class A is better or Class B is better. What are the pros and cons of each device, if any. I noticed this on a friends BOSS pedal FYI. I can't see a Company that is as solid as BOSS using crappy components and parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kidder Posted January 26, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 26, 2008 I tried to do some research on this last night. I didn't have much time but it referred to amps quite a bit and not to pedal effects. What are the differences between the Classes A, B, A/B etc between amps and pedals? I am looking for info on Class B pedal effects. Are they good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cloudscapes Posted January 26, 2008 Members Share Posted January 26, 2008 Class A digital device: A Class "A" digital device is a digital device that is marketed for use in a commercial, industrial or business environment. Class B digital device: A Class "B" digital device is a digital device that is marketed for use in a residential environment. your answer's right there A is for industrial and strictly commercial use. B is for residential and personal use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kidder Posted January 26, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 26, 2008 So according to this a pedal falls into a residential environment and there should be no issues with it. Correct. So if people are worried about Class B digital devices being inadequate they are wrong? So basically could every pedal fall into the Class B category? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Collapse Posted January 26, 2008 Members Share Posted January 26, 2008 Class A, B, A/B in regards to amplifiers is different than Class A and Class B digital devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members monkeyland Posted January 26, 2008 Members Share Posted January 26, 2008 Class A, B, A/B in regards to amplifiers is different than Class A and Class B digital devices. unless of course your amp is digital. then you could be running a class B digital device with a class A/B output stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Agreed Posted January 26, 2008 Members Share Posted January 26, 2008 "Class B Digital Device" in the context of guitar pedals just means it's a digital pedal not an analog one. Like the ML-2 Metalcore from Boss. Look for it on the back of pedals if you want to have an all-analog signal path, or just don't worry about it if you don't care. It is not the same thing as Class A amp versus Class B amp, at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AMZ-FX Posted January 26, 2008 Moderators Share Posted January 26, 2008 FCC Class B device means that it has an internal waveform generator of a frequency that requires it to be tested to certify that it will not produce interference with radio, TV, call phones or other radio frequency signals. regards, Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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