Tagged: Class D

Negative feedback gets blamed for "solid-state sound" more than any other design choice. Here's what it actually does, measured, and why the folklore doesn't hold up.

Choosing a headphone amp isn't just about budget. Nell Shaw explains how power, output impedance and circuit topology interact with your specific headphones.

The power supply is the foundation of every amplifier, yet it's rarely discussed. Sofia Laurent explains what the topology choices actually mean for sound quality.

Damping factor and output impedance appear on every amp spec sheet, but few buyers know what they're really measuring. Here's what the numbers mean for your speakers.

Valve, solid-state or Class D — each topology has real tradeoffs that affect what speaker you can drive and how it sounds. Priya Anand breaks it down honestly.

Purifi's flagship Eigentakt module claims distortion below 0.00017%. But a Stereophile follow-up revealed even reference-grade Class-D can ship defective. What does 'state of the art' actually mean no

The $15,000 Marantz Model 10 wins EISA's top integrated amplifier award — and it runs on Class-D. Here's why that matters.

Orchard Audio's Starkrimson 25 monoblock launch confirms that gallium nitride amplification's real advances still come from dedicated specialists, not the mainstream brands.