Distracted by Design] loves gear from the 1980s, though some of it isn’t as useful as it used to be. He happened across a ...

Abstract: Thermal resistance is an important design parameter for high power ICs, particularly for power amplifiers. Although the buried oxide underneath FETs in CMOS ICs presents a barrier to heat ...

Abstract: In high-efficiency Class E amplifiers matching circuits are commonly used to transform usually constant load resistance to nominal or off-nominal resistance of the amplifier to ensure its ...

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Cambridge Audio has been dropping some tempting Black Friday hi-fi deals on many of its hi-fi products this week, and one that caught my eye is this £200 saving on the CXA81 MkII stereo amplifier.