Yipes! You'll live to regret that decision I think.I'll probably bypass the whole pcb idea and connect the components directly between pins/wires.
-Chris
I'm having cold sweats from the beginning but he really wants to see them live again. Would you recommand getting rid of the whole amplifier part, take the output of the preamp/tone control, put in a new amplifier kit using +/-48V rails and connect the output to the protection circuit. Or even get a kit with a built in protection relay and connect directly to the speakers and power meters ? It would seem that budget wise that might not even turn out to be more expensive.
I would do what you are most comfortable with. If he doesn't want to do something the proper way, then bail on the project. Since you will be held responsible for what you do, recommended or not, you have every right to expect that you are allowed to do things in a reliable way. Otherwise ... you just can't win.
-Chris
-Chris
Ok so here's the final decision, I will swap out the whole power amplifier of the su-v4 and put a mx50se kit in its place, it will work on the existing supply rails (I will increase slightly the 2 filter caps). Only question is, as the tone controls are in the negative feedback loop, can I make them work by connecting them up like shown in the pictures ?
Simple? Depends on your experience. A piece of vero board would do. Use an NE5532 or similar.
A feedback type tone control circuit in the feedback network of a power amplifier can make it conditionally unstable. PITA to figure out, so if you can avoid this all together, do it. A tone control that is separate is a much cleaner way to create a tone control.
If you need a schematic, just search some preamplifiers and you should be able to find one.
-Chris
A feedback type tone control circuit in the feedback network of a power amplifier can make it conditionally unstable. PITA to figure out, so if you can avoid this all together, do it. A tone control that is separate is a much cleaner way to create a tone control.
If you need a schematic, just search some preamplifiers and you should be able to find one.
-Chris
It's not the copying that's worrying me, I got quite good at that , it's the whole bunch of new parts I will have to get plus the pcb to order or the extensive modification I will have to bring to the existing board. Also the amp seems to have an active tone control with IC 303 as the tone amp, does this change anything ?
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