A Class D amplifier provides better efficiency and thermal performance than a comparable Class AB amplifier, but implementing a Class D amplifier still requires attention to good electrical- and ...

A Zobel is an impedance matching circuit often used with loudspeakers. A Zobel circuit is also known as a Boucherot cell or somewhat incorrectly as an RC snubber. The nominal impedance of a ...

Decades of development and high-volume production generated mature amplifier technologies that satisfy the requirements of many market segments. Class A designs address more demanding high-end ...

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 ...

Most audiophiles and enthusiasts have grown up with at least a basic understanding of what an amplifier does. It takes a tiny alternating electrical signal that represents the moment-to-moment ...

If you have read an amplifier review or looked at the specifications for an amp, the chances are that you have come across a term such as 'Class A/B'. In fact, this is just one of a number of ...

Class D amplifiers have increased their penetration in the audio world as a result of their efficiency, size, and solution cost advantages. Moreover, with “green” initiatives now in place, the 30% to ...

The Extron XPR Ultra Amplifiers utilize proprietary Class D technologies. Diversifying its product line, the new Extron XPA Ultra Amplifiers offer professionals integrators more channels of ...

As Axiom’s chief R&D engineer Tom Cumberland describes it, a digital amplifier is a “power DAC”, and of course a DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter) is the basis of all digitally recorded media, whether ...