TIDA-00715

High Dynamic-Range Headphone Driver Reference Design for Voltage-Output, Differential Audio DACs

TIDA-00715

Design files

Overview

A low THD+N amplifier signal chain for driving headphones is presented. The design walks through various factors to consider in order to optimize performance based on customer needs.

Features
  • Ultra-low distortion, THD+N < 0.0003%
  • Low power consumption, 18.25mW/channel
  • Ability to drive 50mW of output power into 32Ω headphone load without sacrificing performance
  • Compact design ideal for portable application
  • Low-power mode to save power in portable applications
  • The circuit performance is thoroughly whetted and includes the entire amplifier singal-chain and a design guide that walks the user throguh various options to consider when designing a headphone amplifier
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A fully assembled board has been developed for testing and performance validation only, and is not available for sale.

Design files & products

Design files

Download ready-to-use system files to speed your design process.

TIDUAG7.PDF (2915 KB)

Reference design overview and verified performance test data

TIDRI30.PDF (167 KB)

Detailed overview of design layout for component placement

TIDRI29.PDF (93 KB)

Complete listing of design components, reference designators, and manufacturers/part numbers

TIDRI32.ZIP (1749 KB)

Files used for 3D models or 2D drawings of IC components

TIDRI31.PDF (355 KB)

PCB layer plot file used for generating PCB design layout

TIDCB71.ZIP (14865 KB)

Detailed schematic diagram for design layout and components

TIDRI28.PDF (102 KB)

Detailed schematic diagram for design layout and components

Products

Includes TI products in the design and potential alternatives.

High-speed op amps (GBW ≥ 50 MHz)

OPA2836Dual, Very Low Power, Rail to Rail out, Negative Rail in, VFB Op Amp

Data sheet: PDF
Fully differential amplifiers

THS4521Very low power rail-to-rail output fully differential amplifier

Data sheet: PDF | HTML

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* Design guide High Dynamic-Range Headphone Driver for DACs Design Guide Sep 17, 2015

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