Amplifier

  1. MOSFET Controller from Diodes Incorporated Increases PSU Efficiency for Energy Star Rating

    Business Wire Technology News &bull Dec 15, 2011

    PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD), a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete, logic and analog semiconductor markets, today announced a 25V rated synchronous MOSFET controller for notebook and laptop power supply designs of 90W and above. By enabling the replacement of inefficient… Full Story »


  2. How to Convert Category Five Cables to RCA

    Home Audio How-To's on eHow &bull Dec 15, 2011

    Long RCA cable runs from centrally-located audio components to a receiver or amplifier are sometimes known to introduce noise into the system. Unshielded RCAs are especially susceptible to this, in effect, acting as long antennae. One solution to this is… Full Story »

  3. Difference In Sound Between A Blu Ray Surround Sound System Vs A Blu Ray Play Connected Via A Cable To A Separate Amp / Receiver

    Home Theater Forum &bull Dec 14, 2011

    "Hi I'm thinking of buying blu ray player and I want to take advantage of the new sound..." Full Story »

  4. What Is a Class AB Amplifier?

    Home Audio How-To's on eHow &bull Dec 13, 2011

    From your alarm clock, to your car radio, to the public address system that lets you hear your favorite band onstage -- a contemporary lifestyle sees you surrounded by electronic amplifiers. With all their different shapes, sizes and purposes, their... Full Story »

  5. What Is Purpose of a Standby Switch on a Stereo Amplifier?

    Home Audio How-To's on eHow &bull Dec 13, 2011

    The purpose of a standby switch on a stereo amplifier is to maintain a level of internal tube voltage during periods of non-use. Equipped on both mono and stereo amplifiers with vacuum tube circuitry, standby switches allow shorter warm-up cycles… Full Story »

  6. Weird Denon AVR-3200 problem

    Home Theater Forum &bull Dec 13, 2011

    "hi. I have this amp and same problem. this problem came from DSP card and you can do..." Full Story »

  7. Upgrade question pre amp replacement and or OPPO95

    Home Theater Forum &bull Dec 12, 2011

    "Let me start with explaining that I have always been more of an audiophile person but..." Full Story »

  8. Primex Wireless Announces Partnership with Technical Communities

    Business Wire Technology News &bull Dec 12, 2011

    LAKE GENEVA, Wis. & SAN BRUNO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Primex Wireless, the leading provider of solutions to automate and maintain facility compliance, today announced that it had signed an agreement with Technical Communities, Inc. to sell Primex Wireless solutions through Government Services Administration (GSA) schedules and open market bids. Under the agreement, Technical Communities… Full Story »

  9. Cree Licenses Key Doherty Amplifier Patents to RFHIC

    Business Wire Technology News &bull Dec 12, 2011

    DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) today announced a nonexclusive worldwide license agreement with RFHIC Corporation, a global leader in cutting-edge RF power amplifiers, that provides access to Cree's pioneering Doherty amplifier-related patents. Cree's RF innovation and novel Doherty architecture can serve as the foundation for advanced 4G base stations that are substantially more efficient than conventional designs. From our early work… Full Story »

  10. What product do I need?

    Home Theater Forum &bull Dec 12, 2011

    "Better than the Onkyo 2-channel amp would be the Emotiva UPA-2." Full Story »

  11. Skyworks Opens Design Center in Korea

    Business Wire Technology News &bull Dec 12, 2011

    WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWKS), an innovator of high reliability analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling a broad range of end markets, today announced that it has opened a design center in Korea to support the Company's increasing demand for 3G and 4G front-end solutions. In fiscal 2011, Skyworks grew its 3G front-end module shipments by more than 150 percent year-over-year. The site will support integrated circuit and multi-chip-module designs and layouts, RF-laboratory work, and customer support through early manufacturing. We are committed to meeting the market's need for the smallest and highest performance device architectures, as well… Full Story »

  12. My Alpine Stereo Is Overheating

    Home Audio How-To's on eHow &bull Dec 12, 2011

    Alpine is one of the oldest names in car audio, makers of in-dash stereos, speakers and amplifiers. In certain installations or in the event of a malfunction, the in-dash stereo might overheat. Barring an actual repair condition, there are steps… Full Story »

  13. Center Channel Speaker Cable Vs. Speaker Cable

    Home Audio How-To's on eHow &bull Dec 12, 2011

    Speaker cabling in a home theater system carries the amplified audio signals from your receiver or system amplifier to each speaker. The center channel speaker carries dialogue and center-screen action information, serving to anchor action taking pla... Full Story »

  14. 16 Vs. 18 Gauge Speaker Wire

    Home Audio How-To's on eHow &bull Dec 12, 2011

    Speaker wire, a common multi-stranded, plastic-sheathed two-lead cable, carries the audio signal from the amplifier output to the input of the loud speaker. Speaker wire is sold in several sizes, or gauges, from the heaviest and thickest at 10 gauge,... Full Story »

  15. How to Make a Stereo Speaker Louder

    Home Audio How-To's on eHow &bull Dec 12, 2011

    A louder speaker is one that can convert more electrical power into sound than a quieter speaker. The ways to make a stereo speaker louder all have to do with getting more power to the speaker, you can do this… Full Story »

  16. What Is the Difference Between a 200W Stereo Amplifier & a 100W Stereo Amplifier in DB?

    Home Audio How-To's on eHow &bull Dec 12, 2011

    Amplifier wattage ratings are an important consideration when matching power to speakers. All speakers have an ideal wattage range, and it's crucial to ensure that you aren't over- or under-powering them, for maximum sound quality. Assuming a speaker... Full Story »

  17. How to Use DMM to Tune an Amp

    Home Audio How-To's on eHow &bull Dec 12, 2011

    Digital multimeters are one of the few truly objective ways to match the input sensitivity of an amplifier with the signal voltage of the in-dash stereo. These meters measure the actual voltage present at the amplifier's outputs, based on the… Full Story »


  18. Improve the sound of your iPhone/iPod with the NuForce iDo

    The Audiophiliac on CNET &bull Dec 11, 2011

    NuForce is a high-end company that makes an unusually wide range of products, from the tiny uDAC-2 portable headphone amp ($129) all the way up to the Reference 18 power amplifiers ($6,600 for a stereo pair). NuForce is based in Milpitas, Calif. Today we'll be looking at the Icon iDo, a dedicated USB digital-to-analog converter/headphone amplifier designed to work with iPods, iPhones, and iPads, which cannot be used as a USB/DAC with computers. The iDo is awfully little, it's just 6 by 4.5 by 1 inches, and… Full Story »

  19. Do all Blu-ray (and DVD) players sound the same?

    The Audiophiliac on CNET &bull Dec 10, 2011

    I get this question a lot, "Steve, what's the best-sounding Blu-ray player." Sometimes the questioner is more specific, "I have an Oppo BDP-83, but is the Oppo BDP- 95 better? What are you using at home?" I have an Oppo BDP-95 ($999), which has a lot in common with the company's BDP-93 ($499) 3D universal Blu-ray, SACD, DVD-Audio player, but… Full Story »

  20. Musical Fidelity V-DAC II Review

    Audio Video Revolution News and Reviews &bull Dec 9, 2011

    Legendary British HiFi firm, Musical Fidelity, has been at it for about 25 years now. They have been widely praised for decades for their amplifiers, hybrid tube designs, and digital source components. Musical Fidelity's head honcho, Antony Michaelson, is very… Full Story »

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