All items tagged with Jan Didden (40)

Kii Audio's Three: The Next Step in Loudspeaker Evolution

January 16, 2017 by Jan Didden

Kii Audio's Three: The Next Step in Loudspeaker Evolution

audioXpress January 2017 featured the much-anticipated review of the brand new Kii Three speakers from the company everyone’s watching, Kii Audio. “The Next Step in Loudspeaker Evolution,” as Jan Didden and Paul Wilke titled their review, examines whether the Kii Threes are effectively “the most advanced loudspeaker on the market today,” as is claimed by Kii Audio. Learn what they discovered in this definitive review, now available online here.

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Better Discernment with Linear Audio Volume 12, Now Available

October 17, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Better Discernment with Linear Audio Volume 12, Now Available

Linear Audio Vol 12 is the 13th issue of a series of printed bookzines dedicated to technical audio and perception. Published every time Jan Didden things he has good enough content, Linear Audio is a vehicle for publishing technical information, developments and the state of the art of audio from a technical perspective. And this latest edition includes great articles by Chris Paul, Pierre Touzelet, Bill Waslo, Vincent Thiernesse, Hans Polak, Douglas Self and more…

SilentSwitcher Mains-Free Low-Noise Power Supply Launches on Kickstarter

September 27, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

SilentSwitcher Mains-Free Low-Noise Power Supply Launches on Kickstarter

Here’s something close to our hearts. This project from our own technical editor and renowned publisher of the famous Linear Audio bookzine collection, Jan Didden, is now campaigning on Kickstarter. With audio projects steadily getting smaller, the SilentSwitcher is an ideal low-noise +/-15V & 5V power supply board for mixed analog/digital projects with no audible noise, no mains hum, no RFI and minimal heat.

More Audio Creativity Now Available in Linear Audio Volume 11

April 19, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

More Audio Creativity Now Available in Linear Audio Volume 11

Linear Audio Volume 11 is now available and includes excellent tutorials by Gary Galo, Hans Polak, Giovanni Stochino, Michael Kiwanuka, Guido Tent and Burkhard Vogel; articles on Circuit Design by Dimitri Danyuk and Douglas Self; articles on Room Acoustics by Hannes Allmaier and Bill Waslo, book reviews, and much more.

Musicality and Distortion: A Conversation

July 8, 2015 by Jan Didden, Dennis Colin and Jean Hiraga

Musicality and Distortion: A Conversation

Three audio experts discuss the role of distortion levels in what we hear. The debate was caused by an article titled “Amplifier Musicality - A Study of Amplifier Harmonic Distortion Spectrum Analysis” by Jean Hiraga, which originated comments by Jan Didden, Dennis Colin and a subsequent response by Jean Hiraga. The original article appeared in audioXpress March 2004 and the resulting conversation was published in audioXpress October 2005.

Linear Audio Volume 9 Is Now Available

May 18, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Linear Audio Volume 9 Is Now Available

Linear Audio 9 is the tenth volume in a series of bookzines dedicated to audio technology and perception. Linear Audio offers a variety of articles written by an international team of authors and accredited academics on a plethora of engaging subjects, from tutorials to circuit and system design, test reports and book reviews.

Interview with Nelson Pass

March 31, 2015 by Jan Didden

Interview with Nelson Pass

Over the years, some of the best Nelson Pass projects have been featured by Audio Amateur and audioXpress magazines. The A40 power amp article was published in The Audio Amateur, 4/78, and the A75 power amplifier appears in The Audio Amateur 4/92 and 1/93. His other works are posted at passdiy.com. Originally published by audioXpress on May 2010.

Extend the useful life of those precious tubes: use a Tube Amplifier High-Voltage Delay

February 25, 2015 by Jan Didden

Extend the useful life of those precious tubes: use a Tube Amplifier High-Voltage Delay

Tube life can be extended if you delay the application of high voltage until after the heaters have warmed up and current can flow. This little module does just that: depending on the setting of a jumper, it delays the high-voltage for 40 or 60 seconds after the amplifier is switched on. And the module is available as a kit. This article was originally published in audioXpress, February 2014.

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The Borbely Annals - An Interview with Erno Borbely By Jan Didden

February 7, 2015 by Jan Didden

The Borbely Annals - An Interview with Erno Borbely By Jan Didden

Erno Borbely is not a man given to bragging about his accomplishments. But from the venerable Hafler DH200 to today’s high-performance all-FET amplifiers from Borbely Audio, he has left his mark on 40 years of technological audio advancement. Jan Didden looked him up in his home close to Munich, Germany, and talked with him about audio and other tidbits.

Linear Audio Volume 7—More Innovative and Thought-Provoking Articles!

June 27, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Linear Audio Volume 7—More Innovative and Thought-Provoking Articles!

Linear Audio Volume 7 is the eight issue of a series of printed bookzines dedicated to technical audio and perception. Compiled and published by our technical editor, Jan Didden, this series of bookzines aims to help spread technical audio information and knowledge in printed format.

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