It is part of my belated meeting report of my visit to harman .
For now, it is the outcome of a joint venture with the major IC company, Texas Instrument. Harman wanted to have a high-power amplifier with very small foot print, high-efficiency and of course, good performance. The main driver and motivator for TI to work with them is their high-volume automotive business.
The part integrates most of the logic for a class D amplifier, including its power output stage into a tiny IC (size of your thumbnail). It is part of a new 8 channel amplifier from Lexicon DD-8 which puts out 125/watts/channel x 8 in 1 rack unit:
The box is only 1.7 inches tall, weighs only 9.5 pounds yet puts out 1000 watts of power!
Now here is the interesting part: originally the positioning was for distribution amplifier and such but the recent testing they have done shows that it has audiophile qualities. I have not heard it yet but are ordering one to evaluate. I love to use it in my own theater in bi-amp 7.1 home theater situations where you need a ton of amplification yet you don't want take up a lot of space and generate a lot of heat. Two of these will give you 16 channels. Add a few subs and you are golden! Our current JBL linear amps at 8 to 10 X bigger, have fans, etc.
I thought Tact Licensed that technology and the actual company that designed Equibit was Toccata.
My sense is that it is a different design. But to be sure, I have email into Harman people and will report back what I hear.
I thought Tact Licensed that technology and the actual company that designed Equibit was Toccata.
My sense is that it is a different design. But to be sure, I have email into Harman people and will report back what I hear.
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