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 ...

Class D audio amplifiers have been increasingly famous in the recent years. This article will present the what’s, why’s and how’s of Class-D audio amplifiers. The article will also present audio ...

As nearly all audio amplifiers have transitioned from linear or near-linear operating modes (Class A, AB, and B) to digital (Class D), it may seem that the only areas for improvement are in power ...

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 ...

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.

Class D amps are simple – just take an input, and use that to modulate a square wave with PWM. Send this PWM signal to a MOSFET or something, and you have the simplest class D amp in existence.

If you’ve ever glanced at the specifications sheet for an amplifier, one of the things you may have noticed is the amplifier’s class. Typically denoted by a letter or two, the most common amplifier ...

Learn how power amplifiers work, the common types, and what to lookout for when shopping for amps. You have to find out if the amplifier is a Class A/B analog amp or a Class D digital amplifier before ...

H x W x D (inches) = 4 x 18 x 17.5 Technological progress is a wonderful thing. Over the past 40 years or so, we’ve seen computers that filled an entire room get eclipsed in processing power by ones ...

Class-D audio amplifiers represent a significant advancement in modern audio engineering by utilising high-frequency pulse modulation to drive output stages with exceptional efficiency. Unlike ...