All items tagged with Class-D (113)

NAD Electronics and Purifi Audio Announce Cooperation Agreement

May 9, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

NAD Electronics and Purifi Audio Announce Cooperation Agreement

NAD Electronics, the acclaimed high fidelity audio brand, particularly recognized for its innovations in amplifiers, announced that it will be the first international brand to incorporate and launch Purifi’s new patent-pending class-D technology into its product family. The announcement was made at the opening of another edition of the High End 2019 show, in Munich, Germany. NAD will license Purifi’s patent-pending amplification technology to create its next-generation amplifier platform.

New Single-Chip Qualcomm CSRA6640 DDFA Amplifier Solution Allows Superior Audio in Smaller, Low Power Speakers

March 21, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

New Single-Chip Qualcomm CSRA6640 DDFA Amplifier Solution Allows Superior Audio in Smaller, Low Power Speakers

Qualcomm Technologies, a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, announced CSRA6640, a flexible, highly integrated single-chip amplifier solution with Qualcomm DDFA Digital Amplifier Technology. With its single-chip architecture, the CSRA6640 brings a new level of integration to make superior class-D amplification more commercially viable on smaller form factors and lower tier products, helping manufacturers to create portable and power-efficient speakers that offer differentiated audio quality.

PMC Launches New Generation of IB2S Active Studio Monitors

February 11, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

PMC Launches New Generation of IB2S Active Studio Monitors

The new generation of PMC’s IB2S active range is aimed at studios working in stereo and surround formats who require true high-end monitoring - with both analogue and digital inputs - for reference and mastering applications. According to the brand, the three-way IB2S-AII offers all the attributes of PMC’s large ATL reference active monitors but in a more compact form. The PMS IB2S-AII and the twin cabinet IB2S XBD-AII systems bring even more power, detail and flexibility.

Amplifier Series: Axign of Things to Come

October 10, 2018 by Ward Maas

Amplifier Series: Axign of Things to Come

Continuing audioXpress' Amplifier Series, looking at the latest technologies and Class-D amplification platforms, Ward Maas writes about Axign, a new company from The Netherlands, founded by former Philips and NXP employees who worked on the pioneering Class-D efforts. Established in 2014, their efforts have resulted in the development of the AX5689m a Class-D audio amplifier controller chip in a QFN package. audioXpress visited the company to find out more and to receive a demo. This article was originally published in audioxpress, December 2017.

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Amplifier Series: Energy-Efficient Multi-Level Amplifier Solutions

October 3, 2018 by Ward Maas

Amplifier Series: Energy-Efficient Multi-Level Amplifier Solutions

Ward Maas writes about Danish-sensation Merus Audio, the company founded in 2010 by Hans Hasselby-Andersen and Mikkel Hoyerby, and recently acquired by Infineon Technologies. The article recalls how this Copenhagen-based start-up quickly ascended in the audio industry with its new generation of energy-efficient integrated Class-D amplifier solutions. This article was originally published in audioXpress. September 2018.

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Pascal Reveals Expanded Line of Dedicated Amp Modules Optimized for Live and Installed Sound Applications

September 13, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Pascal Reveals Expanded Line of Dedicated Amp Modules Optimized for Live and Installed Sound Applications

Pascal has unveiled a range of amplifier modules with features and performance optimized for integration within power amplifier designs, across the breadth of live sound and commercial and custom installation applications. A range of six modules enables both constant voltage (100/70 V) and low impedance output mode operation and a wide range power configurations; for half rack 1RU to full 19” 2RU form factors.

Powersoft and Crestron Announce Partnership on Vector Performance Loudspeaker Series for Fixed Installation Market

August 6, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Powersoft and Crestron Announce Partnership on Vector Performance Loudspeaker Series for Fixed Installation Market

Leading manufacturer of professional power amplifiers Powersoft announced that its Duecanali and Quattrocanali Class-D amplifier platforms are now available as an option to power Crestron’s new Vector Performance loudspeaker series. Crestron’s Vector Performance loudspeakers, which launched at InfoComm 2017, deliver superior sound quality for large performance spaces such as auditoriums, lecture halls and divisible rooms.

Texas Instruments Launches Three New Class-D Amplifiers to Solve Smart-Home Audio Design Challenges

June 4, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Texas Instruments Launches Three New Class-D Amplifiers to Solve Smart-Home Audio Design Challenges

Texas Instruments (TI) introduced three new digital-input Class-D audio amplifiers that enable engineers to deliver high-resolution audio in more smart-home and voice-enabled applications. By combining first-of-its-kind integration, real-time protection and new modulation schemes, TI's new audio devices allow designers to reduce board space and overall bill of material (BOM) cost, while providing premium sound and integrated protection for applications such as smart speakers and soundbars.

Get the Objective Perspective on Audio with audioXpress July 2017!

June 8, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Get the Objective Perspective on Audio with audioXpress July 2017!

audioXpress continues to combine the best of innovations in audio, audio electronics, and DIY audio every month! In our July 2017 edition, we have two great product reviews of the Earthworks M50 Measurement Microphone and the Benchmark DAC3 HGC Stereo D/A Converter. We visit Hypex Electronics and discuss its Class-D High-Fidelity concept, we interview amplification visionary Pat Quilter and we have two great DIY projects. That and much more now available on print and download.

Mytek Digital Introduces Mytek Brooklyn AMP and Clef Mobile Hi-Res Audio Headphone Amplifier and DAC

May 24, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Mytek Digital Introduces Mytek Brooklyn AMP and Clef Mobile Hi-Res Audio Headphone Amplifier and DAC

The New York digital audio specialists from Mytek Digital have showcased two brand new products at High End Munich 2017, starting with the highly portable Clef mobile headphone amplifier USB/DAC with MQA, which the company previewed earlier at the High-Resolution Audio Pavilion at CES 2017. The other news is the launch of a brand new Class-D design for their newest amplifier, aptly called the Brooklyn AMP, following the same form factor of the Brooklyn DAC.

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