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Designing a low-distortion audio output stage – Part 1: Introduction, the problem with push-pull outputs

This material originally appeared as one long article in Linear Audio Volume 2, published in September 2011. Linear Audio is a book-format audio magazine published half-yearly by Jan Didden. These ...
Electronic Design

Class AB Op Amps: The Solution for Low-Iq Audio

Different classes of amplifiers. What are the benefits of class AB amplifiers? Patents that address the quiescent current of class AB amps. Amplifiers have many classifications, and each class has its ...
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5 Watt Class-A Audio Amplifier

This solid-state push-pull single-ended Class A circuit is capable of providing a sound comparable to those valve amplifiers, delivering more output power (6.9W measured across a 8 Ohm loudspeaker ...
Electronic Design

Tubes Versus Solid-State Audio Amps—The Last Word (Or “House Of Fire,” Part 2)

Fig 1. This basic source-follower circuit is the kind of amplifier you would find in an electric bass guitar amplifier. R6 provides the feedback. On the other hand, low-distortion applications require ...