Practical Devices Corporation
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Practical Devices Corporation | |
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Type | Private |
Founded | Toronto, Canada (2001) |
Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Area served | Worldwide |
Industry | Electronics |
Products | Headphone amplifiers, interconnects |
Employees | <10 (2008) |
Website | 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[1]; 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[2],[3].
The company was incorporated in 2001[4], and is based in Toronto, Canada, with all manufacturing being done on-site in Toronto.
[edit] References
[edit] Reviews
- Arvind Kohli. Practical Devices XM3 Portable Headphone Amplifier at tnt-audio.com, September 2006
- Steve Ham. Practical Devices XM4 at stereomojo.com, July 2007
- Portable amp roundup at head-fi.org, January 2007