Making a less-huge Aleph-X

jwb · 20th March 2004, 11:27 PM

One thing I've noticed about existing Aleph-X implementations is their great mass. They seem to all be several cubic feet of hulking aluminum. Since I'd like my Aleph-X to be slightly smaller than a horse, I went off and designed these little boards. Two of them make up an Aleph-X (one could be used to implement a regular Aleph, for the truly compact.) The assembled amp is 5"x12"x12" WxHxD.

One of the design features is the ability to stick four channels of these in the trunk of my Miata

Mark A. Gulbrandsen · 21st March 2004, 03:07 AM

Yea! But you'd better have a 3 foot window fan in the lid of that Miata trunk so the whole car doesn't start glowing red hot

... That heat sink might get hot enough to melt...

Mark

jwb · 21st March 2004, 03:09 AM

Hahahah... nice one. Just so everyone knows, the point it so I can *transport* four channels to my friends' houses using the miata, not to go booming down the street!

5th element · 23rd March 2004, 09:33 PM

Why not?? sounds like fun

boom

JWB

boom

jonclancy · 23rd March 2004, 09:53 PM

Hi JWB,

I, too, like the idea of a smaller AX (to begin with). Would you consider supplying your boards to a wider market??

Cheers

Jon

jwb · 23rd March 2004, 09:59 PM

I'd probably just post the Gerber files here when I've sorted it out.

eLarson · 24th March 2004, 12:39 AM

Will you show it stuffed, too?

jwb · 24th March 2004, 04:29 AM

Right after the FedEx guy gets here.

protos · 24th March 2004, 10:28 AM

Bias?Volts?Watts?
I don't find the existing boards that big.If you stack them you could probably arrive at the same size stereo amp that you mention , maybe even narrower.

jonclancy · 24th March 2004, 05:53 PM

Thanks JWB!!

Jon

23rd March 2004, 09:33 PM	#4
5th element diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England	Why not?? sounds like fun boom boom JWBJWB boom boom __________________ What the hell are you screamin' for? Every five minutes there's a bomb or somethin'! I'm leavin! bzzzz! Droggon Attack!

24th March 2004, 12:39 AM	#7
eLarson diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Gaithersburg, MD	Will you show it stuffed, too? __________________ Would a woodchuck bother to chuck MDF?

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21st March 2004, 03:07 AM	#2
Mark A. Gulbrandsen diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Salt Lake City	Yea! But you'd better have a 3 foot window fan in the lid of that Miata trunk so the whole car doesn't start glowing red hot ... That heat sink might get hot enough to melt... Mark

21st March 2004, 03:09 AM	#3
jwb diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, USA	Hahahah... nice one. Just so everyone knows, the point it so I can transport four channels to my friends' houses using the miata, not to go booming down the street!

23rd March 2004, 09:53 PM	#5
jonclancy diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: UK	Hi JWB, I, too, like the idea of a smaller AX (to begin with). Would you consider supplying your boards to a wider market?? Cheers Jon

23rd March 2004, 09:59 PM	#6
jwb diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, USA	I'd probably just post the Gerber files here when I've sorted it out.

24th March 2004, 04:29 AM	#8
jwb diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, USA	Right after the FedEx guy gets here.

24th March 2004, 10:28 AM	#9
protos diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Athens+Addis Ababa	Bias?Volts?Watts? I don't find the existing boards that big.If you stack them you could probably arrive at the same size stereo amp that you mention , maybe even narrower.

24th March 2004, 05:53 PM	#10
jonclancy diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: UK	Thanks JWB!! Jon

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