Hardware Podcasts

High End Audio with Remco Stoutjesdijk

The Amp Hour · 4 Oct 2021 · 1h 07m · Episode 560

What this episode covers

Remco Stoutjesdijk, founder of ItsOnlyAudio.com, discusses his journey from building vacuum tube amplifiers to designing audio DSP chains for companies like Wolfson Microelectronics and ASK Industries. He details the technical challenges of implementing active noise cancellation in automotive audio systems, including the use of accelerometers, transfer function estimation, and stability issues in control loops. The conversation covers the transition from analog to digital audio, the economics of high-end car audio brands like Bang & Olufsen and Burmester, and the shift toward software-defined audio platforms using Cortex-M4 and DSP chips.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
ItsOnlyAudio.com, Wolfson Microelectronics, Bang & Olufsen, Burmester, Rome Semiconductor, ASK Industries
Chips
Analog Devices SHARC, Cortex-M4
Also
Dante, PTP

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