If you already know about class A, B, and AB, they are all linear amplifiers with constant gain where the audio is fed to the base of a transistor. The latest class D audio amplifier is switch type ...

The literature on power amplifiers frequently discusses the importance of power-supply rejection in audio amplifiers, particularly in reference to its possible effects on distortion [4]! I have (I ...

1. Is Amplifier Weight an Indicator of Robust Amplifier Design? You have to find out if the amplifier is a Class A/B analog amp or a Class D digital amplifier before you can generalize about weight ...

Class-D audio amplifiers, also known as switching amplifiers, achieve high power efficiency by operating their output transistors as rapid on/off switches. An input audio waveform is converted into a ...

Market demands for low-profile designs and high audio output make Class D audio amplifiers very attractive to makers of high-end domestic and automotive audio products. For audio designers, integrated ...

2x 500W in 2 Ohm BTL at 50V or in 4 Ohm BTL at 70V, with 97% efficiency 1x 1000W in 1 Ohm PBTL at 50V or in 2 Ohm PBTL at 70V, with 98% efficiency Less than 3W of total idle losses for the GaN power ...

After 40 years of creating audio equipment, the last thing that Kostas Metaxas wanted to produce was “another box with transistors on a heatsink”. He was dreaming of the most spectacular architecture, ...

Join [Jørgen Kragh Jakobsen], Analog/digital Design Engineer at Merus-Audio, for this week’s Hack Chat. Every week, we find a few interesting people making the things that make the things that make ...

Marshall has launched the Bromley 450 party speaker in India, priced at Rs. 74,999. The portable Bluetooth speaker offers 360-degree sound, integrated stage lights, and support for microphone and ...

We know Class D audio amplification offers advantages in efficiency and size for battery-powered devices. What you may not know, however, is that these advantages can now extend to amplifiers up to ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

Most of today’s portable music comes by way of battery-powered audio devices. Of course, sound systems are available for outdoor use, but they can be quite expensive and, as discussed here, ...