IRVINE, CA. Pasternack has just launched a new series of high-power, class AB broadband amplifier modules that incorporate GaN, LDMOS, or VDMOS semiconductor technology. The combination of high ...

Class AB amplifiers have been the workhorses of the audio world, thanks to their simplicity, and their ability to deliver high power levels with low distortion. But there are also a number of gremlins ...

Cambridge Audio’s EX Series includes the EXA100 amp ($2,199) with 100W Class AB power and Edge tech and the EXN100 streamer ($1,799) featuring an ESS ES9028Q2M DAC for high-resolution audio streaming.

The most common audio power amplifier operates in the Class-AB mode. It provides the greatest amount of output power with the least amount of distortion. The downside is that it consumes quite a bit ...

A class-D puts out a pulse-width modulated (PWM) signal instead of the linear signal that is typical in class-AB amplifiers. The PWM signal contains the audio signal and the PWM switching frequency ...