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The sound produced by any given electric guitar is shaped not just by the instrument itself but by the amplifiers chosen to make that sound audible. Plenty of musicians swear …read more Continue reading Reactive Load For Amplifiers Teaches Lessons About Inductors
Although 3D printers are great, people tend to use them as a universal hammer wherein almost everything becomes a nail that’s just begging to be struck. So as hacker appetites …read more Continue reading Drastic Plastic: Enclosure Rebuild Uses Donor Material
Carver is a famous name in audio equipment although they have been known to use odd names for things. For example, the 1980’s vintage M-400 magnetic field power amplifier that …read more Continue reading Carver M-400 Amplifier Repair Keeps the 1980’s alive
What do you call someone who gives the toddler in your life a musical instrument as a gift? In most cases, “mortal enemy” is the correct answer, but not everyone …read more Continue reading Upcycled Practice Amp Build Goes to Eleven
Hauling heavy gear to entertain passers-by can be a pain for street or subway musicians… literally. The Caseic from Florida’s Zachary DeJarnette could make such things less of a chore, by combining a guitar case with an amplifier and speaker combo.Co… Continue reading Caseic guitar case rocks built-in combo amp for setup and play ease
If you didn’t know better, you might think the phrase “class A amplifier” was a marketing term to help sell amplifiers. But it is, of course, actually a technical description …read more Continue reading Class A Amplifiers, Virtually
We remember when getting Linux on your average desktop computer was a tricky enough endeavor that only those with the most luxurious of graybeards would even attempt it. A “Linux …read more Continue reading Getting Root On Linux Amplifier Adds New Inputs
[Alex] recently gave a Marantz audio amplifier the ability to be remotely-controlled via WiFi by interfacing an ESP32 board to a handy port, but the process highlights how interfacing to …read more Continue reading Adding WiFi Remote Control to Home Electronics? Be Prepared to Troubleshoot
Though perhaps mostly known for its high-end digital audio players like the mighty A&ultima SP2000T, Astell&Kern also has ear candy, speakers and amps in its product lineup. Now the company has combined a desktop headphone amp with a music player for a… Continue reading A&K combines music player and headphone amp for Acro CA1000 all-in-one
As we’ve followed a trail through Hi-Fi and audio systems from the listener’s ear towards the music source, we’ve reached the amplifier. In our previous article we gave a first …read more Continue reading Know Audio: Amplifier Nuts And Bolts