Hiraga The Monster...

[grataku]

Frank,
why everytime someone talks about Hiraga you get so hot and bothered?
Why didn't you bring up this Stax issue before? The Monstre has always been regarded as one of Hiraga's designs. What's the big effin deal?

[massimo]

Originally posted by grataku
Why didn't you bring up this Stax issue before? The Monstre has always been regarded as one of Hiraga's designs.

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[fdegrove]

Hi,

why everytime someone talks about Hiraga you get so hot and bothered?

Hot? Nah...Bothered, maybe a little.

As I have the good fortune to know the man rather well and know most L'Audiophile issues inside out I try to correct the urban myths wherever I can.

All that stuff that was written so many years ago really deserves to be translated, there's so much in there on all kind of audio related topics.

The sad thing is that it's still rehashed over and over here and in other places and nine out of ten people come up with the wrong answers.

Anyway, sorry to have interupted...

Cheers,

[Mike L.]

Hello everyone,

I have been reading this thread and another one concerning Le monstre. I'm confused. While one poster says that his Spice simulation of the amplifier is so unstable that it is a cruel joke to unleash this design on the diy community, others state that hundreds have been built successfully.

Is it an unstable design? Can success only be realized using specially selected components?

The reason I ask is that I've discovered that Newark Electronics has virtually all the components available. I verified this through a sales representative. I'm quite new to diy audio and really don't want to invest the dollars and wind up with a high frequency oscillator.

Thank you.

Mike L.

[Tyimo]

Mike L!

It is 100% stable and easy to build!!! And the sound......!
You have to try it!

[fdegrove]

Hi,

It is 100% stable and easy to build!!! And the sound......!

The endresults are very much the sum of the parts used; for the semi-conductors I'd stick as close as possible to the original parts.

The passive parts in the PS can easily be bettered nowadays.

Happy building the monster,

[Tyimo]

Hi!
Is there anybody Who has built or heard the Hiraga Nemesis amp?
Is it worth to build it?
Thanks!

[UrSv]

Originally posted by chrille
Anyone built this amp? Having problems finding the transistors...
Does the PSU have to be so big, I think it is over 0,5F/ch!
It looks like a very fine amplifier.

http://www.gmweb.btinternet.co.uk/monster31.htm

Does anybody actually reach this site? I've tried from three different providers in two parts of Europe without luck.

[chris ma]

Originally posted by UrSv


Does anybody actually reach this site? I've tried from three different providers in two parts of Europe without luck.

May be this is what you are looking for
http://www.tcaas.btinternet.co.uk/

Chris

[UrSv]

Yup, I just found it. Sorry for not looking first...