All items tagged with Texas Instruments (89)

A More Powerful, Simpler Amp from WiiM! New 100W Vibelink Amp and DAC

March 18, 2025 by Joao Martins

A More Powerful, Simpler Amp from WiiM! New 100W Vibelink Amp and DAC

WiiM, the connected audio home brand created by Linkplay Technology, is moving fast and expanding its portfolio of solutions. The new WiiM Vibelink Class-D amplifier is the latest component in the WiiM ecosystem, offering nearly 67% more power than the existing WiiM Amp Pro, plus a built-in premium 24-bit/192kHz DAC, digital optical, and coaxial inputs with support for variable resolutions and sample rates, with clean switching, ensuring no pop noise even when audio resolution changes.

Expand Your Audio Development Skills with audioXpress March 2025

February 12, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Expand Your Audio Development Skills with audioXpress March 2025

audioXpress March 2025, focused on Test and Measurement and audio electronics, explains how to test Power Amplifiers, and how to measure HDMI Audio. Explore the possibilities of George Ntanavaras' SL-100 Sound Level Adjuster and Tom Perazella's Reinforced Speaker Protection solution. Read the interview with Mike Engelhardt, explaining everything about audio THD with QPSICE circuit simulation. Brian Lowe concludes its article on Op-Amp for Phono Preamps, and much more.

Texas Instruments Unveils New Automotive Audio Processors at CES 2025

January 8, 2025 by Joao Martins

Texas Instruments Unveils New Automotive Audio Processors at CES 2025

Texas Instruments (TI) introduced new integrated automotive chips to enable safer, more immersive driving experiences at any vehicle price point. A highly integrated automotive Arm-based microcontroller (MCU) and processor with TI’s vector-based C7x digital signal processor (DSP) core to achieve industry-leading processor performance. And TI’s new audio amplifier is the industry’s first with one-inductor (1L) modulation technology, allowing it to achieve Class-D performance with half the number of inductors.

Fresh From the Bench: WiiM Amp Integrated Amplifier and Multiroom Audio Streamer

September 18, 2024 by Oliver A.Masciarotte

Fresh From the Bench: WiiM Amp Integrated Amplifier and Multiroom Audio Streamer

In 2023, audioXpress had the chance to review the "low cost and feature packed" WiiM Pro music streamer and was positively impressed. Never one to sit on their hands, this year the folks at Linkplay have gone one step further with an integrated power amplifier. Expanding its series of best-selling audio streamers, the WiiM Amp is a still-affordable design that combines a TI 3255 Class-D audio amplifier and ESS Sabre premium 32-bit DAC and simplifies the whole audio system setup.

Orchard Audio Upgrades Starkrimson Ultra Stereo Amps with an Active RCA Input Option

July 18, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Orchard Audio Upgrades Starkrimson Ultra Stereo Amps with an Active RCA Input Option

Orchard Audio's 500W Starkrimson Ultra stereo amplifiers received a big upgrade. Revision 2.5 builds upon revision 2.0 by adding a built-in active RCA-to-XLR converter. This means the amplifiers can now be used with both single-ended (RCA) and balanced (XLR) sources. With this upgrade even when using the single-ended source the signal to the amplifier is fully balanced. An active RCA to XLR converter is also available from Orchard as a separate product.

From the Vault: The Borbely Preamp

May 14, 2024 by Erno Borbely

From the Vault: The Borbely Preamp

"Designing a preamp is probably the most challenging engineering task in the audio chain, and many designers have invested a lot of time and effort in it," wrote Erno Borbely in this original 1985 article for the Audio Amateur. "My reason for designing this preamp is quite simple: I wanted to have a top-quality preamp without paying megabucks for a Levinson or Accuphase unit. It is up to you to decide whether or not I have succeeded in achieving the same quality." This article was originally published in The Audio Amateur Issue 4, 1985, and is still frequently referenced.

CES 2024 Automotive Audio (The Good News)

February 22, 2024 by Roger Shively

CES 2024 Automotive Audio (The Good News)

The Consumer Electronics Show has become a showcase of products of the future, and this year’s content was stronger than ever. The automotive sector in the West Hall was filled beyond capacity, with Mobility spilling into the North Hall. Roger Shively reports on how hardware-dependent development is shifting to software. How Artificial Intelligence has found a practical role. How it all changes car audio systems.

WiiM Announces WiiM Amp Integrated Streaming Amplifier and Multiroom Audio Streamer

November 22, 2023 by Joao Martins

WiiM Announces WiiM Amp Integrated Streaming Amplifier and Multiroom Audio Streamer

From audio streamers, WiiM has now evolved to a complete integrated amplifier design that is able to power any classic passive speakers, and effortlessly stream any source wirelessly to the whole home. The new WiiM Amp merges a streamer with a TI 3255 Class-D audio amplifier and ESS Sabre premium 32-bit DAC. It offers a range of analog and digital inputs, including HDMI ARC and USB, supporting up to 24-bit/192kHz playback. The new WiiM Amp will be available in silver and space gray for $299 on Amazon.

Linkplay Technology Announces New WiiM Pro Plus with Premium DAC Built-in

August 8, 2023 by Joao Martins

Linkplay Technology Announces New WiiM Pro Plus with Premium DAC Built-in

Linkplay Technology launched the WiiM Pro Plus, an upgraded version of its successful WiiM Pro audio streamer. Listening to the market, the new WiiM Pro Plus now offers a premium AKM DAC built-in, and takes home audio to a new level featuring enhanced audio-quality, all within the same simple and cost-effective package. The WiiM Pro Plus is designed to reduce the total system cost, allowing music enthusiasts to create a high-res streaming audio system that extends existing equipment, for a fraction of the cost of buying a new setup, additional cables or an external DAC.

Audioengine New N22 Mini Desktop Audio Amplifier and Headphone Amp

July 13, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Audioengine New N22 Mini Desktop Audio Amplifier and Headphone Amp

Audioengine announced the new N22 Mini Desktop Audio Amplifier and Headphone Amp, updating the specifications from the original N22 launched originally in 2010. The audio company known for its decent quality and affordable home audio products has created a new design to fit today's lifestyles, by adding Bluetooth and USB inputs. The N22 Micro features a familiar OPA1602 on the power stage and an improved headphone amplifier that is able to drive a wider range of headphones.

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