As Axiom’s chief R&D engineer Tom Cumberland describes it, a digital amplifier is a “power DAC”, and of course a DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter) is the basis of all digitally recorded media, whether ...

The introduction timing may be off, but budget audiophile brand NAD is going upscale with its first digital amplifier, the M2. Listening to it I'm convinced NAD's on the right track. Ex-movie theater ...

H x W x D (inches) = 4 x 18 x 17.5 Technological progress is a wonderful thing. Over the past 40 years or so, we’ve seen computers that filled an entire room get eclipsed in processing power by ones ...

When the world's first commercially available audio product using a digital amplifier appeared in 1998, it created quite a stir with its performance and ease of use. Digital amplifiers provide several ...

$3,500 is a lot of money for a hybrid digital power amplifier. The NAD M23 is not your typical hybrid digital power amplifier. Not a chance. I’m must confess to being very ambivalent about “hybrid ...

This article started because a good friend of mine dropped a Panasonic SA-XR50 switch-mode amplifier to me for some basic bench test. This article will NOT be a review of that unit, but an ...

If you’re looking to build your own iPod or iPhone stereo, AirPlay audio system, or desktop audio system, you could buy self-powered speakers, such as computer speakers or studio monitors. But with a ...