Contents
Synopsis vii
Preface xv
1. Introduction and general survey 1
2. History, architecture and negative feedback 30
3. The general principles of power amplifiers 60
4. The small signal stages 73
5. The output stage I 106
6. The output stage II 163
7. Compensation, slew-rate, and stability 183
8. Power supplies and PSRR 235
9. Class-A power amplifiers 255
10. Class-G power amplifiers 290
11. FET output stages 314
12. Thermal compensation and thermal dynamics 325
13. Amplifier and loudspeaker protection 370
14. Grounding and practical matters 396
15. Testing and safety 418
Index 423