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To date, at least 9 audio power amplifiers have passed through my hands; I still own several of them. Here’s a quick rundown. There will be detailed reviews of several of them. QSC Audio RMX 1850HD — The power amp that started my descent into madness. The RMX line was QSC’s entry level at the
As I posted last time, I’ve been an electronics nerd since the 1960s. This post will give a 10,000′ view of audio power amplifier technology, and how it has changed over the decades. In my childhood in the 1960s, vacuum tubes were the only practical devices for amplifying sound to high volumes. Early power transistors
On the nerd side, I have been a largely self-taught electronics geek since the 1960s. On the artistic side, I have been a bass guitarist in rock bands since the early 1970s. You might not think these two pursuits would have a lot in common. But in my case, they do. I’ll start with the
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