Output Mode of Cheap MP3 Player

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pnielsen

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• Aug 13, 2018

• #1

Can anyone please confirm what is the output mode of the type of MP3 player shown in the attached image? It appears to be a Chinese copy of a well-known brand.

Push/pull? BTL? Or ...?

Please excuse me, but I don't have one here that I can test directly.

 

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Nigel Goodwin

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Most Helpful Member

• Aug 13, 2018

• #2

It will be push/pull, it can't be bridged as headphones have a common ground connection. There's also no reason, or point, in a bridged amplifier as high power isn't a requirement.

 

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pnielsen

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• Aug 13, 2018

• #3

Thank you Nigel. That makes perfect sense.

 

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carbonzit

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• Aug 13, 2018

• #4

Do any of those little player thingies use class D amps?

 

Nigel Goodwin

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• Aug 14, 2018

• #5

carbonzit said:

Do any of those little player thingies use class D amps?

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Quite possibly, as various small audio chips are class D, and it would use less current.