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Digital Amplifiers | Resources

Digital Amplifier Chip Level Technology Suppliers | Caution

Digital Amplifier Chip Level Technology Suppliers - These companies create the chips used in digital amplifiers.

Apogee	Home	Technology	Products	News	Company Info
Crystal / Cirrus Logic	Home		Products	News	Company Info
Champion Microelectronics	Home		Products	News	Company Info
Maxim	Home		Products	News	Company Info
Microsemi	Home	Technology	Products	News	Company Info
Mitsubishi	Home		Products	News	Company Info
Motorola	Home		Products	News	Company Info
Mueta	Home	Technology	Products
National Semiconductor	Home		Products	News	Company Info
NeoFidelity	Home	Technology	Products	News	Company Info
Pulsus	Home	Technology	Products	News	Company Info
Sanken	Home		Products	News	Company Info
Spaceon	Home
ST Microelectronics	Home
Texas Instruments	Home	Technology	Products	News	Company Info
Tripath	Home	Technology	Products	News	Company Info

These companies make chips for both PURE Digital Amplifiers and HYBRID Analog / Digital Amplifiers. Choose Wisely.

Digital Amplifier Board Level Technology Suppliers | Caution

Digital Amplifier Board Level Technology Suppliers - These companies create circuit boards used in digital amplifiers.

DAC	Home	Technology	Products	News	Company Info
Radical Electronics	Home		Products		Company Info

These companies make both PURE Digital Amplifiers and HYBRID Analog / Digital Amplifiers. Choose Wisely.

Digital Amplifier Products | Recomended

Products Incorporating Pure Digital Amplifiers
These companies produce pure digital amplifiers using chips from the technology companies. Some of these products are integrated with loudspeaker systems.

Company	Model	Description	Digital Purity
Altec Lansing
	2.1 Personal	All-Digital Personal Speaker System 2.1	*D2D*
	4.1 Personal	All-Digital Personal Speaker System 4.1	*D2D*
	5.1 Personal	All-Digital Personal Speaker System 5.1	*D2D*
	2.1 Classic	All-Digital Classic Speaker System 2.1	*D2D*
	4.1 Classic	All-Digital Classic Speaker System 2.1	*D2D*
	5.1 Classic	All-Digital Classic Speaker System 2.1	*D2D*
LG Electronics
	DA3520	DVD Player With Built In Digital Amplifier	*D2D*
Microsoft
	DSS80	Digital Sound System 80 - Speaker System	*D2D*
Pulsus
	D300	High-End Digital Integrated Amplifier D300	*D2D*
	D800	Digital Power Amplifier D800 - Automotive	*D2D*
Muritzy
	DA - 1002	Full Pure Digital Amplifier 100 W 2 Channel	*D2D*
	DA - 1004	Full Pure Digital Amplifier 100 W 4 Channel	*D2D*
Sharp
	SM - SX100	1-Bit Digital Amplifier 100 W 2 Channel	*D2D*
	SM - SX1	1-Bit Digital Amplifier 50 W 2 Channel	*D2D*
	SD-NX10-S	1-Bit Table Top System	*D2D*
	SD-CX1-W/-A/-G	1-Bit Table Top System	*D2D*
	SD-FX1-S/-W	1-Bit Table Top System	*D2D*
Spectron
	The Musician II	High-Power Digital Amplifier 500 W Stereo	*D2D*
	The Premiere	High-Power Digital Amplifier 500 W Stereo	*D2D*
TacT
	MK II	High-Power Digital Amplifier 500 W Stereo	*D2D*
Zenith
	DA3520	DVD Player With Built In Digital Amplifier	*D2D*

This information is accurate to the best of our knowledge and research. If you believe it is in error contact us.

Digital Amplifier Products | Not Recomended

Products Incorporating NON Pure Digital Amplifiers
These companies make the less desirable hybrid digital amplifiers mostly using chips from TriPath.

Company	Model	Description	Digital Purity
Alpine
	MRD-F752	5/4/3 Channel V12 Class T Series Amplifier	*A2D*
Apple Computer
	G4 Cube	Power Mac G4 Cube Computer	*A2D*
	G4 Tower	Power Mac G4 Computer	*A2D*
	M8282ZM/A	Apple Pro Speakers	*A2D*
Audiosource
	Amp Seven T	200 Watt Stereo Amplifier	*A2D*
	6 Series	Stereo Amplifier	*A2D*
Bel Canto
	EVO 200.2	240 Watt Stereo Amplifier	*A2D*
Blaupunkt
	PA275	Class-T Digital Amplifier 75 Watts Stereo	*A2D*
	PA2100	Class-T Digital Amplifier 100 Watts Stereo	*A2D*
	PA2150	Class-T Digital Amplifier 150 Watts Stereo	*A2D*
	PA2200	Class-T Digital Amplifier 200 Watts Stereo	*A2D*
	PA4100	Class-T Digital Amplifier 1 Watts 4 Channels	*A2D*
Harmon Kardon
	iSub	Sub Woofer 20 Watts USB Interface	*A2D*
	SoundSticks	Speaker System	*A2D*
Hitachi
	W32-PD2100	32-inch plasma screen television	*A2D*
	W32-PDH2100	32-inch plasma screen television	*A2D*
Marantz
	ER3000	Home Cinema System 250 Watts 5.1 Ch.	*A2D*
Soneteer
	Brontë	Brontë digital amplifier 150 Watts Stereo	*A2D*
Sony
	DAVS300	DVD/Dolby® Digital Home Theater System	*A2D*
	MXT-27F300	27-inch FD Trinitron WEGA Television	*A2D*
Tripath
	SAM-TA0102	Class-T Combinant Digital Amplifier Module	*A2D*

This information is accurate to the best of our knowledge and research. If you believe it is in error contact us.

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Digital Compression | Resources

Lossless Audio Compression | Recomended

Lossless Compression Resources
This technology compresses audio file size with absolutely no quality loss to the audio material.

Lossless Compressors
Monkey's Audio
Perfect Clarity Audio (Siren Jukebox 2.0)
WavPack
RKAU
LPAC
Shorten
FLAC
WaveZIP
AudioZip
Sonarc
Pegasus SPS
Winrar
WinZip

Links
First Principles - Lossless Compression Of Audio
Jeff Gilchrist's Archive Compression Test
Shrinking Soundfiles: General-Purpose Data Compression vs. Optimized Soundfile Compression

This information is accurate to the best of our knowledge and research. If you believe it is in error contact us.

Lossy Audio Compression | Not Recomended

Lossy Compression Resources
This technology compresses audio file size but incurs a quality loss to the audio material.

Lossy Compressors
All Freeware - Compression utilities for DOS
All Freeware - Compression utilities for Windows
ogg Vorbis open, free audio
MPEGplus
LAME

Links
MPEG . ORG - Motion Picture Experts Group - Pointers and Resources
askMP3.com - The MP3 Portal by MPEG . ORG
JPEG . ORG - Joint Photographic Experts Group
Fraunhofer IIS-A - Audio & Multimedia - Home of MPEG Layer 3 and AAC
MPEGX.com - Daily News of MP3, DVD, CD-R-RW
First Principles - Comparing AAC, MP3 and TwinVQ Lossy Compression of Audio
the Official a.b.s.m. FAQ - Tips section - MP3 Encoders and Players
ZDNet Music - MP3 Beginner's Guide

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Digital Source Material | Resources

Analog & Digital Signal Source Hardware Suppliers | Caution

audioramp.com	Audio Ramp	iRAD-C Media Player
directtv.com	Direct TV	Satellite TV Network
dishnetwork.com	Dish Network	Satellite TV Network (EchoStar)
dmxmusic.com	DMX Music	Satellite, Cable and Internet Audio Network
escient.com	Escient	Fireball, PowerPlay, TuneBase
moxi.com	MOXI Digital	Set Top Box Technology
siriusradio.com	Sirius Satellite Radio	Satellite Radio Network
sonicblue.com	Sonic Blue	Rio, Replay TV, ProGear, Go-Video, Loewe, California Audio Labs
xmradio.com	XM Satellite Radio	Satellite Radio Network

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These companies make products with both Digital Outputs and Analog Outputs. Choose Wisely. Get Digital Outputs for digital amplifier and digital television compatibility.

Related Organizations | Resources...

dvdforum.com	DVD Forum	DVD Maunfacturers Organization
mpeg.org	MPEG . ORG	Motion Picture Experts Group
1394.org	1394 . ORG	IEE 1394 Trade Association Home Page
yamaha.co.jp	mLAN	mLAN is a new digital network based on IEE 1394
riaa.com	RIAA	Recording Industry Association of Americ

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Related Web Sites | Resources...

classD.org	Class D . Org	Strives to offer objective uncolored in-depth info about Class D Audio Amps
fqmag.co.uk	FQ magazine	Digital Audio Broadcasting
mp3car.com	MP3 Car	Serving the needs of the automotive MP3 enthusiast
ruel.com	Ruel . com	Interactive TV Top Box News
satnews.com	Satellite	Online Magazine