Tr i p ath Technol ogy, I n c. - Techni cal I n for m ati on
TIO-TA1101B
STEREO 20W (4
Ω) CLASS-T DIGITAL AUDIO AMPLIFIER CARD
USING DIGITAL POWER PROCESSINGTM TECHNOLOGY
Technical Information
Rev i sion 1.0 – February 2000
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
T i o is a complete tw o-channel Class-T
TM Digital Audio Pow e r Amplifier Card that
is ready to install in any PC and drives passive home-stereo speakers. T h is card
has the T A 1101B amplifier on- board that uses T r ipath’s proprietary Digital Pow e r
Processing
TM technology . T i o brings audiophile sound to the PC and packs
30W rms of pow er into 4
Ω at 10%T HD+ N. T i o is a 3” X 3 ¼” PC card that comes
w i th all necessary cables and mounting hardw are.
APPLICATIONS
OEM and Aftermarket PCs
BENEFITS
Fully integrated board level solution
Easy to install and use
Uses internal PC power supply
- No need for external power brick
Dramatically improves fidelity over Class-
AB powered speakers – no crossover
distortion
No turn on/off pops
Allows any sound card to drive standard
passive stereo speakers
FEATURES
Class-T architecture
Proprietary Digital Power Processing
On-Board OEM-customizable EQ
“Audiophile” Quality Sound
10Wrms/ch @ 4
Ω, 0.1% THD+N
15Wrms/ch @ 4
Ω, 10% THD+N
High Efficiency
88% @ 10Wrms/ch, 8
Ω
81% @ 15Wrms/ch, 4
Ω
Dynamic Range = 102 dB
Requires no software drivers
Does not plug into PCI or ISA bus
Low-voltage power supply protection
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TIO-TA1101B – MT/Rev. 1.0/02.00