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 ...

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 ...

Apogee Technology has complained about some of Texas Instruments Inc.'s Class D claims. In March, TI called itself the first to introduce a single-chip Class D amplifier in the 125-watt/channel range.

The Mola Mola Ossetra is a $25,100 Class D mono amplifier delivering 350W into 8 ohms with ultra-low distortion, challenging ...

Analog amplifiers are cataloged by how much current flows during each wave cycle. Measured in degrees, 360º means current flows 100% of the time. The more current, the more inefficient and the more ...

Because they are extremely inefficient. Most amps are class A,B, or A/B which iirc only output something like 30% of the power they use to the speakers. Class D and T? are much much more efficient (90 ...

Once dismissed as providing only average-quality audio, Class D switchingamplifiers appear now to be turning the tide and gaining acceptance in consumerapplications. Companies like Analog Devices, ...

If you didn’t know better, you might think the phrase “class A amplifier” was a marketing term to help sell amplifiers. But it is, of course, actually a technical description of an amplifier that ...

This article was originally published in the Dec 14, 1998 issue of Electronic Design. Class-D audio power amplifiers (APAs) were first introduced nearly 50 years ago. Since then, they have been used ...

I am looking at building a ~80W class A amp for experiance and to save costs. I am looking at the AE Aegis One's (nice kit for about $500 here) to couple it with for now but eventually will go up to ...