Distortion, originally considered an undesirable side effect of overloading audio equipment, has become a key element of countless genres of modern music. The history of distortion truly begins in the ...

The almost universal choice in semiconductor power amplifiers is for a unity gain output stage, and specifically a voltage follower. Output stages with gain are not unknown, 1 but they are not common.

Distortion can be great for adding energy to your mix, and in this tutorial, we’re focusing on applying it to specific sounds When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The acorn must crack in order for the seedling to sprout. That's the energy I felt when I saw Rashad Becker, a German mastering engineer and artist, perform his own music live at London's multi-venue ...

In Audioholic’s subwoofer reviews, our measurements are an analysis of a subwoofer's ability to accurately reproduce the source content. This involves testing its behavior with respect to linear ...

From hard clipping to reduced bitrates, there's plenty of creativity to be found by doing things just a little bit wrong When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Recently I've done a collection of measurements and tests on interconnect cables to see what I could find that would explain the sonic differences that many people, including myself, have grown ...

Made to measure: the 603A phantom from CIRS is designed specifically for SRS planning and comprises a tissue-equivalent, anthropomorphic design that can be imaged using X-ray, CT and a range of MRI ...

The input stage of an amplifier performs the critical duty of subtracting the feedback signal from the input, to generate the error signal that drives the output. It ...