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Convention Paper

New Factors in Power Amplifier Design

Authors: Holman, Tomlinson

AES Convention 66 · Paper 1667 · May 1980

Abstract

Power amplifier design is influenced more by available measurement technique than by considerations of the actual ability of the amplifier to handle the complex combination of signals and loads which it faces when playing music into a loudspeaker. In this paper, new measurement techniques are offered to extend the repertoire to include more complex signals and loads, thus bringing design into better alignment with reality. These areas include "matching" a power amplifier to its load, dynamic headroom, dynamic nonlinear load impedance, and asymmetrical waveform behavior.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 66
AES Convention
66
Paper number
1667
Publication date
May 6, 1980
Affiliation
Apt Corporation, Cambridge, MA (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper