Practical Devices Corporation
- Practical Devices Corporation
Infobox Company
name = Practical Devices Corporation
type = Private
foundation = Toronto, Canada (2001)
location_city = Toronto, Ontario
location_country = Canada
area_served = Worldwide
industry = Electronics
products = Headphone amplifiers, interconnects
num_employees = <10 (2008)
homepage = [http://www.practicaldevices.com/ PracticalDevices.com]
Practical Devices Corporation (abbreviated PDC) is a privately-owned company which designs, manufactures, and sells high-end headphone amplifiers. PDC's portable products are notable for having a very rich set of features, despite a small physical size [ [http://thegadgetssite.com/Amps/Amps.html#amplifiers6a Portable Headphone Amplifiers ] ] ; for example, PDC is unique among audio manufacturers in that it is the only company to offer active variable crossfeed in a portable amp. Also noteworthy is the company's unconventional demonstrations of the mechanical strength of its products; an amplifier has, on occasion, survived being run over by a BMW [ [http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f5/xm4-being-run-over-bmw-267374/ XM4 being run over by a BMW - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio ] ] , [ [http://www.practicaldevices.com/xm4_pictures.htm#cartire Practical Devices Corporation - XM4 Picture Gallery ] ] .
The company was incorporated in 2001 [ [http://www.practicaldevices.com/contact.htm Practical Devices Corporation ] ] , and is based in Toronto, Canada, with all manufacturing being done on-site in Toronto.
References
Reviews
*Arvind Kohli. [http://www.tnt-audio.com/ampli/practicaldevices_xm3_e.html Practical Devices XM3 Portable Headphone Amplifier] at [http://www.tnt-audio.com tnt-audio.com] , September 2006
*Steve Ham. [http://www.stereomojo.com/PracticalDevicesXM4ReviewHeaphoneamplifier.htm Practical Devices XM4] at [http://www.stereomojo.com stereomojo.com] , July 2007
* [http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f5/review-portable-amp-roundup-36-portable-amps-reviewed-compared-214588/ Portable amp roundup] at head-fi.org, January 2007
External links
* [http://www.practicaldevices.com PDC official website]
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