Linear Systems Announces 2022 Small-Signal Discrete Semiconductor Data Book

Linear Integrated Systems, the world-class designer and manufacturer of precision, high-performance, small-signal discrete semiconductors, announced the release of its 2022 Small Signal Discrete Data Book. The Data Book provides all Linear Systems’ datasheets in one spot. The Table of Contents includes product category, part number and part description, so users can browse the entire product line with ease. There is also a dedicated section on packages, highlighting the latest package innovations and packing options.

Simply the highest performing, most flexible, affordable phono preamp... That was the Mani phono preamplifier. And now Schiit Audio introduced the Mani 2 phono preamplifier, which is even better. The successor to the original Mani, in production since 2014, is simply even more performing and more flexible, even when compared to products several times its cost. In addition, Mani 2 is produced in the USA like all Schiit products and remains as affordable, available for only $149.

Charcroft Electronics, the specialist distributor and manufacturer of electronic components, has launched the Purity range of ClarityCap audio capacitors to deliver a significantly lower noise floor, with more ‘dark space’ around the audio signal, and an improved dynamic range. These features enable greater clarity for audio reproduction as well as improved spatial separation for the individual instruments and vocals. The new capacitors use the multi-strand Van den Hul cable specified by high-end loudspeaker manufacturers.

In this article for audioXpress, Jonathan Novick explains why the use of external attenuators are an effective and cost-effective way to measure signals above the maximum input voltage of an audio analyzer. Novick explains why there needs to be some consideration of the topologies and different attributes offered by such components for audio noise measurements. He compares the impact different attenuators’ thermal noise will have on measurements of distortion. This article was originally published in audioXpress, March 2019.

In this high quality project, Robert Nance Dee designs a potentiometer for accuracy and flexibility. A pot with 64 levels and precision metal film resistors that is hard to beat for sound or facility, as he describes it. The project started with a clean sheet, looking to address potentiometer design with a quality that rivaled existing designs while maintaining a reasonable cost. This article was originally published in audioXpress, September 2011.

Everything you need to know about how parts function, and how to select and maintain them. In the second part of this article, the author continues to examine electronic circuits with a look at some common circuit components, like resistors, semiconductors, diodes, small signal transistors, power Semiconductors, and microelectronics. This article series was published in audioXpress, from November 2001 to January 2002.