All items tagged with Class-D (116)

Lyngdorf Audio Launches MXA-8400 High-Performance Power Amplifier With Purifi Technology

September 11, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Lyngdorf Audio Launches MXA-8400 High-Performance Power Amplifier With Purifi Technology

The launch of the Lyngdorf MXA-8400 8-channel amplifier, introduces an extraordinarily powerful, power-efficient, and ultra-linear multichannel amplifier, incorporating Purifi Eigentakt technology and delivering 8 x 400 watt. The MXA-8400 also features the new, highly efficient Lyngdorf PowerPerfect power supply with Channel Balancing Technology and integrated mains power decoupling and filtering.

Fresh From the Bench: Hypex Nilai500DIY 500W Mono Power Amplifier Kit - A New DIY Benchmark

September 6, 2023 by Stuart Yaniger

Fresh From the Bench: Hypex Nilai500DIY 500W Mono Power Amplifier Kit - A New DIY Benchmark

The Hypex Nilai500DIY 500W Mono Power Amplifier Kit is new DIY benchmark from the company's dedicated DIYClassD brand. The kit is specified to deliver 500W with 1% THD at 4 ohms, improves output noise and idle losses significantly, and comes with a discrete buffer stage and voltage regulators. The article, originally published in July 2023, offers an extensive review with measurements of the full kit, including the PS500 DIY power supply and DIYClassD preamplifier kit.

Fresh From the Bench: The Hypex NCORE NCx500 Amplifier Module - Doubling Down on a Flagship

July 4, 2023 by Stuart Yaniger

Fresh From the Bench: The Hypex NCORE NCx500 Amplifier Module - Doubling Down on a Flagship

The new NCx500 amplifier board from Dutch manufacturer Hypex Electronics is the first of a new NCOREx family of modules that evolves from the extremely popular NCORE Class-D amplifier technology, one of the most successful options among high-end audio and studio monitor brands. Stuart Yaniger was able to spend a few weeks with this next flagship for OEM applications. How will this improved NCOREx technology measure up? And will it deliver the "x" times improvements over the proven NCORE? Stuart shares all the juicy details.

Audio Amplifiers and Exciting Innovations in audioXpress July 2023

June 12, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Audio Amplifiers and Exciting Innovations in audioXpress July 2023

audioXpress July 2023 provides an updated market and technology overview of Audio Amplifiers, includes the review of the Hypex Nilai500DIY 500W Power Amplifier Kits, a visit to Dutch company Grimm Audio, and an interview with Rémi Guastavino to discuss the new GRAS EQset measurement microphone series. Plus a review of the new WiiM Pro Music Streaming System, a new article series about Bass Reflex speaker performance, and a lot more.

ICEpower Unveils New Website

June 2, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

ICEpower Unveils New Website

ICEpower announced the launch of its new website. Designed to redefine the visitors' experience, the revamped site offers all the information about the cutting-edge capabilities of ICEpower's audio technology in the different fields of application. The website also includes information about ICEpower's turnkey solutions using its Class-D amplifier modules and the company's comprehensive information on R&D capabilities. There's even a shop for those who want to order individual modules and solutions.

NAD Electronics Launches Retro-Inspired C 3050 Stereophonic Amplifier

May 12, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

NAD Electronics Launches Retro-Inspired C 3050 Stereophonic Amplifier

Hifi components with wood panels are back! NAD Electronics is the latest audio manufacturer to embark on the retro trend with the C 3050 Stereophonic Amplifier. The classic seventies hifi component will be introduced at the 2023 High End show in Munich, Germany, where demonstration sessions of the C 3050 Stereophonic Amplifier will run in Room D108 in Atrium 3. Retro design elements include front-panel VU meters, push-button input controls, 1970s cursive branding, walnut-finished vinyl-clad cabinet, and a dark grey front panel.

Amphion Offers More Channels for Atmos in New Amp400.12 Multi-Channel Power Amplifier

May 12, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Amphion Offers More Channels for Atmos in New Amp400.12 Multi-Channel Power Amplifier

Amphion has announced their new multichannel amplifier the Amp400.12, designed specifically for immersive audio setups. The new product follows the legacy of its predecessor, the Amp400.8, an 8-channel amplifier, which was released in September 2021. The 400.12 joins the series with four additional channels. Now with a total of 12-channels, the Amp400.12 can be used to power an entire 7.1.4 Atmos setup, while still leaving the engineer further flexibility with an extra channel open.

audioXpress May 2023. Tubes, Amplifiers, and Audio Electronics!

April 11, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

audioXpress May 2023. Tubes, Amplifiers, and Audio Electronics!

In this Glass Audio special issue, Menno van der Veen brings us his latest Vanderveen TRANS-PP80 Valve Amplifier, Tom Perazella remakes a famous (Z)OTL amplifier with 300Bs, and Peter Dieleman debunks recurring myths in tube circuit designs. Stuart Yaniger reviews the Hypex NCORE NCx500 amplifier module, while Burkhard Vogel expands his article on Vintage Op-Amp Noise Simulations, and Bruce E. Gillingham concludes its unique MB1 Monoblock Power Amplifier with Precision Bias Control.

JAVA Hi-Fi Expands Range of Home Audio Components

March 27, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

JAVA Hi-Fi Expands Range of Home Audio Components

JAVA Hi-Fi, the Auckland, New Zealand-based company founded by Martin Bell, Shane Inder, and Martin Young, following a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2016, introduced a new six-strong lineup of pre-amps, integrated and power amplifiers, employing unique circuit designs in the same iconic and refined chassis the company debuted in its first products. The result, the company promises, is exceptional audio quality, designed to cater to the demands of the modern hifi enthusiasts.

Speaker Enclosures and Cabinets in Voice Coil March 2023

February 28, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Speaker Enclosures and Cabinets in Voice Coil March 2023

In this issue of Voice Coil, Mike Klasco shares his experience dealing with sustainability and other noble goals, an article that was greatly inspired by the effort to compile another updated Speaker Enclosure Vendor Directory for 2023. In Acoustic Patents, James Croft explains how Yamaha recently invented a clever way to use a Class-D amplifier to bend the infamous "Hofmann’s Iron Law." And Vance Dickason takes the new 10HX230 10" coaxial professional driver from Faital Pro to his Test Bench.

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