Although Class A cost the most and are least practical, they are still preferred because the sound best, returns very clean signal, it is the most linear and has the lowest distortion. The circuit’s ...

One of my first jobs as an engineer was at Empire Scientific Corp. in Garden City, NY in 1972. This was a high-end audio company that made speakers, turntables and phonograph cartridges. We had some ...

Trade offs in designing with IC and discrete component class D amplifiers including switching speeds, filtering options, and power supply considerations. The switching amplifier, or class D amplifier, ...

North Reading, MA–April 2006–Rotel, well-known throughout the world as a manufacturer of affordable high-end components for music and home-theater audio-video systems, has launched two new Class D ...

In market for a powerful 200 WPC amp? ATI has you covered with two completely different technologies. We compare the AT4000 class A/B and the AT522NC Class-D amplifiers to help you decide. EIA 1kHz ...

Does the Peachtree Audio GaN400 power amplifier redefine Class D? Let’s take a deeper look at this new amplifier that offers over 400 watts per channel. Peachtree Audio are a very interesting company.

A unique design flexibility that can either extend the maximum operating frequency of a power amplifier or allow the use of larger active devices with higher power handling capability. This paper ...

Hang around in any of the many guitar or audiophile forums or discussion boards for long enough, and eventually you’ll come across the arguments over amplifier topologies. One of the more interesting ...

The PA2423 family of Class 1 power amplifiers (PAs) from SiGe Semiconductor provides something for every designer of Bluetooth-enabled applications. Its members are available in three different ...

Doherty power amplifiers (DPAs) have emerged as a critical technology for modern wireless communication systems, notably in the context of 5G and beyond. These amplifiers utilise a dual-amplifier ...