The active components of the Class D amplifier are the switching output stage and modulator. This circuitry can be built for roughly the same cost as an analog linear amplifier. The real trade-offs ...

Market demands for low-profile designs and high audio output make Class D audio amplifiers very attractive to makers of high-end domestic and automotive audio products. For audio designers, integrated ...

NAD launched two Masters Series amps, the M33 and M28 both priced at $4,999. Both amps offer performance that sets a new benchmark for low noise and distortion thanks to a revolutionary Class D design ...

Class D amps from $130 to $50,000—pulling more ears into hi-fi without demanding you sell a kidney. Solid tech, serious power, and none of the usual overpriced fluff. Finally, affordable doesn’t sound ...

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. introduces two digital-input Class D power amplifiers that simplify designs, eliminate complicated programming, reduce noise, and hasten time to market. Maxim ...

As nearly all audio amplifiers have transitioned from linear or near-linear operating modes (Class A, AB, and B) to digital (Class D), it may seem that the only areas for improvement are in power ...

$7,200 is a crazy amount of money for any audio component but is the Aavik Acoustics I-180 Integrated Amplifier worth it? The Danish high-end audio manufacturer Aavik was nice enough to send me three ...

Previously, we wrote about the Louder Raspberry Pi, an open-source media center that integrates the Louder Raspberry Hat based on a 25W TAS5805M Class-D ...

You could argue that the integrated amplifier is arguably the most critical component in modern hi-fi. It combines a power amplifier, a built-in phono preamplifier (which you need to connect a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Last year, the classic British audio brand Quad launched a ...