Feed-Forward Error Correction
Don't look back, the future is here!
Benchmark's AHB2 power amplifier has a unique feedforward error correction system that cancels distortion before it reaches the speaker terminals. In contrast, global feedback systems attempt to correct the distortion after it reaches the speaker terminals.
Feed-forward correction is fast, precise, and inherently stable.
Benchmark's AHB2 blends feedback with feed-forward correction to leverage the best characteristics of each.
Listen to Gene and John as they discuss this revolutionary technology.
- How does the feed-forward system know what correction to send?
- Does it predict the future?
- What makes feedback unstable when driving capacitive loads?
- Why is feed-forward stable when driving capacitive loads?
Take a few minutes to learn how feed-forward error correction works:
- Watch as John provides an easy-to-understand analogy for feed-forward error correction.
- Join the discussion.
- We reserve the right to limit negative feedback.
Products Discussed in this Video
The Benchmark AHB2 Power Amplifier
- Radically Different Topology
- Hi-Frequency Fully-Regulated Switched-Mode Power Supply
- Linear Class-AB output Stage with Class-H Tracking Rails
- Much more Efficient than a Traditional Class-AB Amplifier
- Feed-Forward Error Correction
- Correction Amplifier is Passively Summed with the Main Amplifier
- No Magnetic Interference
- No Relays in Output Stage
- Protection Circuits are not in Series with Output Path
- Low Gain Design
- Tweeter Protection
- 0.1 Hz to 250 kHz Bandwidth
- Stable into Inductive and Capacitive Loads
- Stable into Very Low Impedances
- 135 dB SNR
- THD is Better Than -110 dB at Full Output Power
The Benchmark HPA4 Headphone Amplifier
- THX-888 Headphone Amplifier featuring Feed-Forward Error Correction
- Entire Signal Path is Relay Controlled
- 256-Step Relay-Controlled Volume
- Lowest Noise, Lowest Distortion Preamplifier Available
- International Power Supply
- High Power Headphone Output
- Independent Line-Level Output
- Certified for Pro or Hi-Fi Applications
- Supports full Studio-Level Balanced Inputs and Outputs
- 0.1 Hz to 500 kHz Bandwidth
