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Active bias circuit for operating push-pull amplifiers in class A mode

Abstract: A transistor audio amplifier of the Class AB complementary symmetry type is biased with a new bias circuit to keep both transistors on during all normal signal conditions. The bias circuit includes a pair of series connected VBE Multipliers with … Continue reading

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Constant voltage - constant current high fidelity amplifier

Abstract: A transistor amplifier in which collector to emitter voltages and currents are kept constant, particularly in the power output stages of the amplifying devices for minimizing distortion due to changes in the transistor beta, the essential form of distortion in … Continue reading

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Opto-isolated bias circuit for operating push-pull amplifiers in class A and class AB modes

Abstract: A high fidelity audio amplifier of the push-pull complementary symmetry type, featuring a feedback circuit with a bias sensing element connected to the output terminals of the output transistors. The feedback circuit includes a photoemitting element in optical communication with … Continue reading

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Active low frequency acoustic resonance suppressor

Abstract: An electrically active sound wave attenuation apparatus mounted in an upright, free-standing housing for eliminating unwanted reflected waves in a room. The housing is intended to be placed in a location where undesired wave patterns, such as standing waves, are … Continue reading

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Efficient high fidelity audio power amplifier

Abstract: A power amplifier circuit having a cascode transistor configuration with at least one gain transistor biased for Class-A or Class-AB operation and at least one cascode transistor, and having at least one isolated high impedance current source connected across the … Continue reading

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Amplifier with gain stages coupled for differential error correction

Abstract: An amplifier having two identical inverting folded- cascode amplifier stages coupled together through a coupling resistor at the positive terminals of the respective stages. Each stage includes an input gain transistor whose gate forms the negative input terminal of the … Continue reading

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Amplifier having an active current source

Abstract: The present invention is a single-ended Class A gain stage amplifier consisting of an active current source. A feedback path from an output node of the amplifier senses the direction and magnitude of the current going through a load coupled … Continue reading

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