All items tagged with preamplifier (71)

New Akitika Preamp Platform to Build and Customize

December 3, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

New Akitika Preamp Platform to Build and Customize

Akitika makes high-performance home audio kits, including the GT-101 Stereo Power Amplifier and now the PR-101 Stereo Preamplifier Kit which the company describes as Akitika’s Preamp Platform (APP) because it contains everything needed in a stereo preamplifier, plus three option slots that allow the user to customize and extend it. That makes the APP a platform to build, and to build on.

Parasound New Affordable Zdac V.2 DAC and Headphone Amp

November 21, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Parasound New Affordable Zdac V.2 DAC and Headphone Amp

Parasound new Zdac V.2 Digital Audio Converter (DAC) and Headphone Amplifier follows on the success of the original Zdac, adding enhanced preamplifier features, a new headphone amplifier with increased gain and dual output jacks. Lightning jack equipped Apple iOS devices can now send digital audio directly to the Zdac V.2’s USB port.

PCB Piezotronics’s New Model 130A23 Measurement Microphone

November 20, 2014 by Vance Dickason

PCB Piezotronics’s New Model 130A23 Measurement Microphone

PCB Piezotronics’s new Model 130A23 high-amplitude array microphone is designed to enable research engineers to locate noise sources in appliances, machinery, aircraft, and automotive interiors. This all-in-one prepolarized microphone and preamplifier measures acoustic signals in the audible range of the human ear with the extended dynamic and frequency range often found on more expensive condenser microphones.

Build A High-Quality, High-Power Headphone Amplifier

October 18, 2014 by George Ntanavaras

Build A High-Quality, High-Power Headphone Amplifier

A design based on superior op-amps used in audio applications. A high-quality amplifier must drive high-quality headphones. This article describes the design and construction of a high-quality, high-power headphone amplifier.

Preamplifier for Measurement Microphones in Space Constrained Applications

September 30, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Preamplifier for Measurement Microphones in Space Constrained Applications

PCB Piezotronics introduced a new short preamplifier for test engineers and acoustic consultants taking measurements with a new design, ideal for spaces where traditional microphone systems won’t fit or where space constraints are a concern.

Audient ASP880 Eight-channel Microphone Pre-Amplifier and ADC

July 14, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Audient ASP880 Eight-channel Microphone Pre-Amplifier and ADC

During the Musikmesse and Prolight+Sound 2014 show in Frankfurt, British pro-audio manufacturer Audient celebrated its first product launch since Simon Blackwood’s acquisition of the company at the end of 2013. The ASP880 8-channel mic preamp and ADC is “the perfect front end to any DAW system”.

Positive Grid announces BIAS Desktop Amp Designer and Modeler Plug-in

July 6, 2014 by Joao Martins

Positive Grid announces BIAS Desktop Amp Designer and Modeler Plug-in

After releasing BIAS Amp modeler as an app for iOS, California-based software house Positive Grid decided to release BIAS Desktop as a plug-in for Mac OS X and Windows computers. A sign of the times? Anyway, the company’s Amp Matching technology, available on BIAS desktop will certainly be of great value in any studio.

Test Your Speakers’ Performance with this DIY Measurement System

June 23, 2014 by George Ntanavaras

Test Your Speakers’ Performance with this DIY Measurement System

In this article, George Ntanavaras describes the design and operation of a system consisting of the ACH-01 accelerometer and a preamplifier with an integrated analog signal processor. With this system, it will be possible to measure at the low frequencies the acceleration, the velocity, and the excursion of a loudspeaker cone. Also the panel vibrations of a loudspeaker cabinet will be very easily obtained. Originally published on audioXpress June 2011.

Focusrite iTrack Dock: the professional dock for recording on iPad, is now available

June 5, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Focusrite iTrack Dock: the professional dock for recording on iPad, is now available

Focusrite confirmed availability of its iTrack Dock, a professional dock for recording on iPad. iTrack Dock is the first solution of its kind not to suffer from the physical adapters and connector problems that plagued the original iPad docking products. It works with any recent iPad, including the Mini.

DIY Multi-Zone Home Audio System

May 24, 2014 by Dave Erickson

DIY Multi-Zone Home Audio System

Dave Erickson built his first multi-zone audio system in the early 1990s using C microprocessor code he developed on Freescale MC68HC11 microprocessors. In early 2014, he detailed how he upgraded the eight-zone system, which uses microprocessor-controlled analog circuitry.

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