Definition of CMoy
A CMoy is a pocket headphone amplifier originally designed by Pow Chu Moy.
The headphone amplifier is designed around single or dual-channel operational amplifiers (op-amps) such as Burr-Brown's OPA2134 or OPA2132PA, however, a wide variety of op-amps have been successfully implemented. As the op-amp directly drives headphones, some care should be given when choosing an op-amp. Some op-amps are not suitable for such low impedance loads and will result in poor performance. (See Op-amp swapping.)
The amplifier's design is quite simple. It consists of only a few components, can be assembled on a small section of protoboard, has a lower parts cost than other headphone amplifiers, and can run for many hours on a single 9 volt battery.
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What is CMoy?
A CMoy is a pocket headphone amplifier originally designed by Pow Chu Moy.