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1. The cheapest tweakDavid Pogue, one of my readers, suggested to me "the cheapest tweak" that he's ever tried and I thought it might be interesting, this fine Sunday...April 21, 2013
2. Off my axisWhen I sit in the sound room for critical listening of course I always grab the "hot seat" because certainly in my system, that's the place...April 20, 2013
3. ScreechingToday I'd like to finish up on SMPS (switch mode power supplies) and how they work in a power amp as well as why we don't...April 19, 2013
4. Steady as she goesPerhaps the single biggest reason to use a switch mode power supply (SMPS) on a power amplifier is that the output of a properly designed one...April 18, 2013
5. When is less more?Yesterday's post explained a bit about how a switch mode power supply works - it uses a simply electronic switch to chop up the incoming AC...April 17, 2013
6. When faster is betterOf the two types of power supplies found on class D amps, linear or switch mode, the latter is taking over and the former is moving...April 16, 2013
7. Different strokesNo power amplifier is more sensitive to the incoming AC power as a class D and that makes it critical to run it off the best...April 15, 2013
8. DACS and Power amps are differentI think we all understand the importance of power supplies in audio equipment - as everything we listen to in our systems starts out as DC...April 14, 2013
9. The importance of supply and demandAll power amplifiers share something in common: they are big valves connecting the amp's power supply to the loudspeaker. How they do this is really all...April 13, 2013
10. ModulatorsIn our ongoing series on class D amps and listener fatigue I made the point (hopefully) that the input stage is a critical path element in...April 12, 2013
11. Class FI think one of the very basic problems with people's opinions on class D amps is the hierarchy of labeling - I mean, as a child...April 11, 2013
12. Slap and ShipI mentioned yesterday that preconceived notions and old biases die hard - and sometimes stay with us forever. It's something we're never going to fix as...April 10, 2013
13. Cherished beliefsOne of the notions alive and well with many in the high-end community is the idea that a class D power amplifier will cause listener fatigue...April 9, 2013