The M2 Output Stage in Class A/B, and maybe a Power WHAMMY?

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Thanks thanks to Patrick (EUVL) for such a great variation of the M2(OS). No unobtanium or expensive parts required either! :cheers:

THD in the range of class D amps but without any of the undesirable cold heatsinks :cool:

0R56 for R13/14 gives about 1.4A of bias and matched 240/9240. I didn't have 3.3uF caps so used 1u film on top and 2.2u elytic below

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This version is still local feedback and M2OPS is not in the feedback loop (post #26).
Once you include the OPS in the opamp feedback loop (post #24), the distortion will sink to opamp level.
But different sound.

Ideally you should use brass screws and also solder the screw head to the bottom side.

;)


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Not surprisingly, the above measurement corresponds to what we published before :
https://www.diyaudio.com/community/threads/complementary-power-mosfets.378024/post-6889027
https://www.diyaudio.com/community/threads/complementary-power-mosfets.378024/post-6888301

So if one is to go for the local feedback option, the ideal candidate for the MOSFET pair is 1SK3497/2SJ618.
Apart from much lower distortion, they also allow output swing closer to the rails, due to their much lower Vgs at bias.


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We have secured a source for a few hundred pairs of 2SK3497/2SJ6182's.
We shall make them available once matching is completed.

And they have higher Yfs than 2SK1530/2SJ201.
Their "problem" has always been high positive tempco.
But that is taken care of in the M2OPS by the opto-biasing circuit.


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