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A Brief History of Solid-state Power Amplifiers
Transformer-coupled Transistor Power Amplifiers: 1960s
The Tobey & Dinsdale Amplifier: 1961
The Bailey 30 W Amplifier: 1968
Hardcastle & Lane 15 W Amplifier: 1969
The History of VAS Improvements
The History of other Technical Features
Dead Ends of Amplifier Technology 1: Ultrasonic Biasing
Dead Ends of Amplifier Technology 2: Sliding-bias Amplifiers
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
George Santayana
This chapter attempts a very brief history of solid-state audio power amplifier technology. It may appear a touch Anglo-centric as I am much more familiar with English ...
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