Hello from Vancouver!

[TrevorNetwork2]

Hello all!

A new guy from Vancouver. Any other Vancouverites here?

Cheers!

Trevor

 

[Netlist]

Hi Trevor,
Don't know about Vancouver but sure a lot of Canadians.

Welcome to the forum. Plans to build something?

/Hugo

 

[TrevorNetwork2]

I am mainly a headphone hobbiest, but lately my girlfriend has been requesting a stereo speaker system. Being a bit of a DIY'er I'd like to build a decent power amplifier. It seems as though the P3A fits the bill. Although, I'd like to hear it if possible. I'd also like a full parts breakdown. Preferably with Digikey / Mouser / etc. part numbers.

I know I'm asking alot, but I can't be the only one that wants this!

 

[Geek]

Chiliwack here

Welcome

 

[Sch3mat1c]

Hi Trevor,
Don't know about Vancouver but sure a lot of Canadians.

EH?



Tim (yeah, so I'm not from Ca... I just felt like saying it)

 

[Geek]

Your bro is from Ca...we're from CA

Although Tim, you've been hanging around us so much, we might as well fit you for a toque, hockey stick and a case of Labatt's

 

[Cal Weldon]

Hi Trevor,

Welcome aboard, I'm out in Surrey. Are you right in town?

Cal

 

[GuySmiley]

Delta... Living in Delta means never having to say your Surrey... Sorry Cal... Couldn't help myself...

 

[TrevorNetwork2]

Yuppers. I'm right downtown. Yaletown area.

 

[Prune]

Yo...
Lots of Vancouverites here. hifizen is also in Vancouver

 

[Cal Weldon]

When are we going to have our own audiothon, us guys up here in the great white north.

Cal

 

[metalman]

Howdy Cal, greetings from North Van. Yes there are a lot of us skulking around here. A few of us are even into headphones!

Cheers, Terry

 

[jleaman]

LOL headphones lol....

 

[dangus]

Vancouver.... Island. Is that close enough?

 

[TrevorNetwork2]

Headphones are my main audio pleasure, however I would really like to build a modest speaker system. My first step is the building of an amplifier. Have any of your Vancouverites built a decent stereo amp?

Trevor

 

[Geek]

Checkout the "Tubes" forum

 

[Prune]

Check out the Aleph-X threads in the Pass Labs forum. Tubes? Fuggedaboutit.

 

[Geek]

Tubes? Fuggedaboutit.

 

[metalman]

I really hate to say this, as I am very much in the Pass camp of amp design, but if you're looking for something that performs well, is cheap to build and a simple first project to start with, have a look at the Chip amps using the LM3875. BrianGT is offering kits with some great PCB's. I built one and I have to admit it is not dissappointing at all.

Of course, from there you can graduate up to building some REAL amps!

 

[ultrachrome]

Sourcing all the parts can be daunting and that's what led me to build an AKSA 55 for my first amp. All parts except for the transformer and enclosure are provided.

BrianGT's gainclone definitely qualifies as decent (more fair to call it very good) and has the highest ratio of sound quality to time/cost invested. I was really impressed with mine but I think the AKSA sounds a little better although it costs three or four times more.

The gainclone makes a great first amp and the low parts count makes it possible to inexpensively experiment with different caps and resistors if you are so inclined.