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1. It's fundamentalI'll get back to analog output stages soon enough but I got waylaid on our Community Forums area by an article posted by one of our...January 18, 2013
2. Why it mattersWe've been focusing on the designer's choices when building a DAC or a preamp and one of my readers asked a great question: if even a...January 17, 2013
3. Output impedanceI was set to move onward in our explanation of the output analog stage of a DAC or preamp but one of my readers asked me...January 16, 2013
4. Stepping outPerhaps the most expensive option a designer has to control the gain is called a stepped attenuator. These devices can range from the reasonably simple to...January 15, 2013
5. Gilbert's cellIn yesterday's postwe covered how a potentiometer, or pot, worked - the standard volume control found on most preamplifiers and a few DACS with analog inputs...January 14, 2013
6. Buffy the volume slayerNumber 5 on our list of 9 important items to take into consideration when designing a DAC output stage or, for that matter, a preamp output...January 13, 2013
7. No DC hereNumber 4 on our list of 9 areas to pay attention to is making sure there's no DC on the output of the DAC. This might...January 12, 2013
8. HybridsLast time I wrote we had decided on our input device for the DAC output stage and now it's time to pick the gain stage. The...January 11, 2013
9. Active or passive EQ?Number 3 on our list of 9 tasks for the output analog stage of the DAC isto include any additional low pass filtering the designer may...January 10, 2013
10. Odd or even?I arrived in Las Vegas last night to attend the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and so the title of this post seems appropriate - except...January 9, 2013
11. Choosing wiselyIn yesterday's post we decided on the type of output stage we wanted: balanced or unbalanced depending on the topology of the DAC before it or,...January 8, 2013
12. Getting balancedIn our series on the output stage duties of a DAC or preamplifier, we listed 9 tasks that had to be completed and we've already covered...January 7, 2013
13. Losing sleepWe're still on the trail of defining the basic requirements for the output stage of a DAC or, for that matter, a preamplifier because the two...January 6, 2013