All items tagged with amplifiers (162)
McIntosh Launches its Most Powerful Single-Chassis Monoblock Amplifier
November 9, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

McIntosh Launches its Most Powerful Single-Chassis Monoblock Amplifier

1,200 watts, 71kg, and $12,500 USD. The new MC1.25KW Quad Balanced Power Amplifier is one of McIntosh’s most advanced amplifiers to date, and the brand’s most powerful single-chassis monoblock amplifier, redesigned from top to bottom. It directly replaces its predecessor, the MC1.2KW and offers 1,200 watts of pure power into a single channel with a nearly imperceptible distortion (0.005%).
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Control4 Launches Triad Multi-Room Audio Line and Expanded Music Service Integrations with iHeartRadio and Spotify
September 8, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Control4 Launches Triad Multi-Room Audio Line and Expanded Music Service Integrations with iHeartRadio and Spotify

At CEDIA 2017, Control4 Launched its new Triad Multi-Room Audio Line, bringing high-resolution multi-room audio to the home. The new range includes the Triad AMS-24 and AMS-8 Audio Matrix Switches, Triad 8-Zone Power Amplifier, and Triad One Streaming Amplifier, which can be coupled with Triad’s comprehensive range of build-to-order premium speakers for home theaters, family rooms, whole-home or multi-room audio, and outdoor environments.
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An Alternative to Linear Regulators: Equivalent Power-Line Ripple Rejection with Less Power Dissipation
August 31, 2017 by Bill Reeve

An Alternative to Linear Regulators: Equivalent Power-Line Ripple Rejection with Less Power Dissipation

In this article for audioXpress, Bill Reeve discusses “An Alternative to Linear Regulators.” A project were he searches for equivalent power-line ripple rejection with less power dissipation, using a source follower-based (SFB) low-pass filter. Because no one wants to listen to an audio amplifier that hums. This article was originally published in audioXpress, April 2014.
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Parasound Introduces Two New Installation Amplifiers at CEDIA 2017
August 29, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Parasound Introduces Two New Installation Amplifiers at CEDIA 2017

At CEDIA Expo 17, Parasound is introducing its new powerful 350-/600-Watt Class D stereo amplifier, the Parasound ZoneMaster 2350, together with the new Parasound Halo A 52+ five-channel model. Both new amplifiers are the result of the company listening to the needs of dealers and installers, introducing new high-quality options for custom and commercial installation.
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Boulder Ships New High-Performance 1160 Stereo Power Amplifier
June 30, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Boulder Ships New High-Performance 1160 Stereo Power Amplifier

Boulder Amplifiers announced the release and shipment of its new 1160 Stereo Power Amplifier. The 1160 is the successor to the 1060 Stereo Power Amplifier and the first product in the new 1100 Series to debut. The 1100 Series is Boulder’s mid-level product line, combining new technology, including IP network connectivity for control and monitoring, and exceptional performance with reduced size, power and cost.
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Dynacord Launches New Power Amplifiers for Live Applications and Fixed Installations
June 14, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Dynacord Launches New Power Amplifiers for Live Applications and Fixed Installations

Now available globally, Dynacord's new L Series and C Series power amplifiers feature four models per series in a new industrial design, including tour-grade features and protection circuitry usually found in more expensive amplifiers, as well as high-performance digital signal processing with easy-to-use remote control software.
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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.
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Another Solid-State Single-Ended Power Amplifier
March 29, 2017 by Ron Tipton

Another Solid-State Single-Ended Power Amplifier

This project is based on a previous audioXpress article: “A Solid-State Single-Ended Power Amp” by Ed Simon, published in the April 2006 issue. Ron Tipton was deeply impressed with this amplifier project which used only five transistors per channel, two of them being current sources. This article was originally published in the old audioXpress website as a PDF, but was never reposted. Now we make available online with updated references and links.
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NEXO Releases NeMo 2.0 System Management Software for Mac and iOS
March 20, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

NEXO Releases NeMo 2.0 System Management Software for Mac and iOS

NEXO released a new version of its NeMo system management software, making it available for the first time on the macOS platform and introducing premium features and functionality for operational control of NEXO systems. The software allows remote control and monitoring of amplifiers over a wireless network. It also makes it easier to exploit advanced sensing functions in the PNEXO NXAMP controller-amplifiers which help protect loudspeaker cabinets.
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Innovox Audio Chooses Powersoft Amp Modules to Drive Its Loudspeakers
March 1, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Innovox Audio Chooses Powersoft Amp Modules to Drive Its Loudspeakers

St. Paul, MN, -based Innovox Audio has selected Powersoft amplification modules for use in its Flex Synergy modular A/V loudspeakers and HLA Family Hybrid Line Arrays. Innovox, which specializes in loudspeakers for visual display support applications as well as houses of worship and small to midsize theaters and auditoriums, went with Powersoft D-Cell 504 and DigiMod modules for their products due to their superior sound quality, compact form factor, and advanced DSP integration.
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