Class AB amplifiers have been around for a long time, and even with Class D designs becoming more common, there’s still a ...

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 ...

Power amplifiers (PAs) are pivotal elements in modern wireless communication and radar systems, where enhancing output power and efficiency remains a critical challenge. Recent advances in PA design ...

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, ...

The x1 voltage amplifier or “buffer” is a standard building block of analog design. This article presents the design of a discrete, low-parts-count, high-performance, matched-transistor buffer, and ...

The D’Agostino New-Generation Momentum Z Monoblock Amplifier is priced a $125,000 USD and available through Authorized Dealers Internationally, Canada, Mexico, and the US.

Accurately measuring current flow is a standard requirement in several applications (Fig. 1). Depending on the specific need, the options available to designers can include discrete designs assembled ...

We uncovered an audio myth on our YouTube channel I didn’t even know was being perpetuated by some esoteric amplifier companies. Apparently there is a belief that designing an amplifier to be too ...

Engineers often perceive RF-low-noise-amplifier design as a difficult task. Obtaining a low-noise figure with high stable gain can be challenging—even intimidating. However, with the recent evolution ...

Derek Xie considers the core issues of latency and integration when it comes to developing audio amplifiers of today’s smart cockpit. Designing audio amplifiers for today's automotive cockpits Credit: ...

Discover the new Sonos Amp Multi, a professional multi-channel amplifier with 125W per channel for smart homes. Power, ...