This project was a sort of challenge: designing an audio amplifier capable of delivering a decent output power with a minimum parts count, without sacrificing quality. The Power Amplifier section ...

The well-known LM386 is an excellent choice for many designs requiring a small audio power amplifier (1-watt) in a single chip. However, the LM386 requires quite a few external parts including some ...

Is the Quad 3 stereo amp's sound performance as appealing as its aesthetic?

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 ...

The British hi-fi maker is making its audiophile-grade components even better for modern listening spaces.

We have had the good fortune of testing some of the industry's best multi-channel amplifiers. If you are from the camp that all amps sound the same, then don't waste your time reading another ...

New Cirrus Logic CS35L41 Smart Power Amplifier Features Enhanced Audio Clarity, Advanced Battery Management and 55nm Process Design for Enriched Speaker Listening Experience AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS ...

I'm planning to gut and redo the stereo system in my car with a goal of improved sound quality and am really stuck understanding some of the suggestions of car audio shops in my area. Basically ...

This “Product How-To” article focuses how to use a certain product in an embedded system and is written by a company representative. Audio amplifier products are becoming more and more advanced in ...

If you know anything about a transistor, it’s probably that it’s a three terminal device whose output pin forms part of a potential divider whose state is dependent on what is presented to its input ...