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What is a "digital amp"? [message #7751] Sat, 13 November 2004 08:12 Go to next message
wunhuanglo is currently offline  wunhuanglo
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Is it an amp that has D/A converters at the inputs?

Is it an amp that uses a hi-freq switching power supply?

I've tried to Google this concept, but it's still quite unclear to me.

TIA

Re: What is a "digital amp"? [message #7752 is a reply to message #7751] Sun, 14 November 2004 21:13 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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Hi Charlie,

Check out the Tripath data sheets for typical applications, because they will kind of show you what they're doing. It achieves efficiency like a switching supply, only the signal that's switched is the audio signal. The output is a high-current digital pulse train approximation of the input signal. It is sampled at a very high rate so the pulse train is a close approximation. Summing to provide D/A conversion is done in the output circuit.

Wayne

Re: "digital amp" - Thank you, Wayne [message #7753 is a reply to message #7752] Mon, 15 November 2004 17:39 Go to previous message
wunhuanglo is currently offline  wunhuanglo
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I didn't understand much except your explanation. I appreciate the help.

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