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How Small Will They Get? – The New Generation Super-Miniature Audio Amps

Recent models of audio super-mini amplifiers confirm that audio technology has gone the same route as computer technology and cell phones. While the features are growing, the size of today’s consumer products is getting smaller and smaller. In the past, tube amps would be commonplace and take up a large part of the living room. Tube amps still have their fair share of fanatics. Nonetheless they have been replaced by solid-state amps for the most part.

While historically there would be separate pre amp and power amp stages, today’s solid-state amp combine everything into a neat box no larger than the size of a VCR. A new generation of super-miniature amplifiers, such as the Amphony Model 100 microFidelity amp, has become possible due to new developments in audio technology regarding power efficiency. Even though these amps are as small as a deck of cards, they are able to deliver up to 50 Watts power and easily drive a speaker to full volume.

In history, audio amplifiers would have fairly low power efficiency due to the “Class-A” and “Class-AB” structure of analog amplifiers. Only a small part of the consumed energy – typically in the order of 20% to 30% – is actually converted into audio by analog amplifiers. The remaining portion is radiated as heat. Analog amplifiers therefore require considerable cooling which is done by heat sinks that are often bulky and prevent the amplifier from being made very small.

Digital “Class-D” amplifiers offer higher power efficiency than analog amplifiers – typically around 80% to 95% – and thus can be miniaturized. “Class-D” amplifiers use a switching output stage. This stage introduces nonlinearities which causes audio distortion. This problem has had an impact on the success of digital amplifiers.

Newer amplifier technologies have emerged such as “Class-T” and newer “Class-D” architectures. These technologies, such as the one used in Amphony’s Model 100 provide for a feedback of the output signal to the amplifier input. Using this design, the amplifier is capable to compensate for errors caused by the switching output stage. Amplifiers based on this design are able to achieve low audio distortion comparable to traditional analog amplifiers but at the same time the power efficiency of digital amplifiers.

These new miniature audio amplifiers open up applications where traditional amplifiers have failed. They are suited in particular for installations with minimal space, such as in ceiling speakers. Other applications include connecting speakers to a DVD/MP3 player or cable box.

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