Please recommend an amazing amp for beginner :)

pamantea · 5th December 2011, 08:18 PM

Hello,

I am new to this website and would like to learn how to build myself a very high quality amp that I can keep for some time. I built myself the Karma Audio Indignias that the website group developed and I very much like them and can see some higher end speakers being made in the future. I would like an amp around 50 to 100 watts (is that a good number?) and of very high quality.
Do the diy amps compare to the high end audiophile amps? If so what are some good ones to try? I am up for a challenge, but I do need to have a good build log that I can walk myself through and understand what is going on. I have used the search bar, so please don't respond with search yourself

I have read many many posts and have become a little confused when I read them. It seems like a schematic is posted and then there are a ton of pages after that with different modifications that I unfortunately don't yet understand. Thanks in advance!!

Peter

madtecchy · 5th December 2011, 08:41 PM

Hi peter keep reading . unfortunatley hifi audio is very subjective and you are the one that has to listen to your creation . learning about this stuff means you can alter things to your taste. these are all good .. symasym destroyerx pass labs apex and if you like somthing really diffrent you could try looking at Elvee's wonderfull creations. there are many many threads on this forum that contain details on constructing amplifiers and tweeking them to get what you think is the best sound . on a positive note you are in the best forum to listen and learn .

gaetan8888 · 5th December 2011, 09:35 PM

Hello

There is the fetzilla-power-amp, a high end sound and quite easy to made, there is also a group buy for the pcb.

Swordfishy/ASPEN FETZILLA power amp

Group Buy #2 - FETZILLA

Bye

Gaétan

AAK · 5th December 2011, 10:06 PM

Hi Peter,

Take a look at the following links. I still have some of my SymAsym Rev_1.3 and the latest Rev_1.4 PCBs available if you're interested. The amplifier is well document with Assembly Instructions, BOM, everything you need to build it. I'd be more than happy to help you out with assembly and testing. Here's the links.

My new SymAsym PCB design Rev_1.3

SymAsym - "The Sequel", AAK's PCB Builders Thread

Best Regards,

Al

Bigun · 5th December 2011, 10:23 PM

Also: Based on Hugh Dean's AKSA 55

pamantea · 5th December 2011, 10:41 PM

Wow, I truly appreciate all of your input so far. It just goes to show how amazing these forums are with helping out members. I am at work and trying to do some reading on the recommended amps

I like the idea of a kit and group buy! I am from Canada, does that make any difference?

pinkmouse · 5th December 2011, 10:52 PM

Yup, you won't go far wrong with a Symasym, and Al's boards are excellent. I'll tell you about the Aksa when I get time to fire up my prototype...

thaumaturge · 5th December 2011, 11:24 PM

For a great starter amp I'd go with this dirt cheap kit. Connexelectronic

2x100 Watts for $40! Just add a supply. Need about a 250 W 80VAC CT secondary transformer, A beefy bridge and some big caps, a small 5v aux supply, a volume control, a chassis to put it in and you're done.

Doc

john65b · 11:38 PM

Hi Power JLH - around 40wpc of Class A

Go to Geoff's site. I think there are boards on the last link...

http://www.tcaas.btinternet.co.uk/

http://www.members.shaw.ca/paul.r.br...%20Moss%20JLH/

http://skycoral.com/pcb-for-jlh-class-a-amplifier/

jacobthellamer · 5th December 2011, 11:32 PM

Rod elliot P3A?

I have two of these - they both sound really nice.

5th December 2011, 08:18 PM	#1
pamantea diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2011	Please recommend an amazing amp for beginner :) Hello, I am new to this website and would like to learn how to build myself a very high quality amp that I can keep for some time. I built myself the Karma Audio Indignias that the website group developed and I very much like them and can see some higher end speakers being made in the future. I would like an amp around 50 to 100 watts (is that a good number?) and of very high quality. Do the diy amps compare to the high end audiophile amps? If so what are some good ones to try? I am up for a challenge, but I do need to have a good build log that I can walk myself through and understand what is going on. I have used the search bar, so please don't respond with search yourself I have read many many posts and have become a little confused when I read them. It seems like a schematic is posted and then there are a ton of pages after that with different modifications that I unfortunately don't yet understand. Thanks in advance!! Peter

5th December 2011, 10:06 PM	#4
AAK diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Florida	Hi Peter, Take a look at the following links. I still have some of my SymAsym Rev_1.3 and the latest Rev_1.4 PCBs available if you're interested. The amplifier is well document with Assembly Instructions, BOM, everything you need to build it. I'd be more than happy to help you out with assembly and testing. Here's the links. My new SymAsym PCB design Rev_1.3 SymAsym - "The Sequel", AAK's PCB Builders Thread Best Regards, Al __________________ Love when you can, Cry when you have to, be who you must, that's part of the plan.

5th December 2011, 10:23 PM	#5
Bigun diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: K-W Ontario Blog Entries: 2	Also: Based on Hugh Dean's AKSA 55 __________________ "The test of the machine is the satisfaction it gives you. There isn't any other test. If the machine produces tranquility it's right. If it disturbs you it's wrong until either the machine or your mind is changed." Robert M Pirsig.

5th December 2011, 10:52 PM	#7
pinkmouse diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chatham, England	Yup, you won't go far wrong with a Symasym, and Al's boards are excellent. I'll tell you about the Aksa when I get time to fire up my prototype... __________________ Al I conceive of nothing, in religion, science or philosophy, that is more than the proper thing to wear, for a while. Charles Fort

5th December 2011, 11:24 PM	#8
thaumaturge diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Utah	For a great starter amp I'd go with this dirt cheap kit. Connexelectronic 2x100 Watts for $40! Just add a supply. Need about a 250 W 80VAC CT secondary transformer, A beefy bridge and some big caps, a small 5v aux supply, a volume control, a chassis to put it in and you're done. Doc __________________ Ne timeas a facie mulierum ea ignorare


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5th December 2011, 08:41 PM	#2
madtecchy diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: wigan	Hi peter keep reading . unfortunatley hifi audio is very subjective and you are the one that has to listen to your creation . learning about this stuff means you can alter things to your taste. these are all good .. symasym destroyerx pass labs apex and if you like somthing really diffrent you could try looking at Elvee's wonderfull creations. there are many many threads on this forum that contain details on constructing amplifiers and tweeking them to get what you think is the best sound . on a positive note you are in the best forum to listen and learn .

5th December 2011, 09:35 PM	#3
gaetan8888 diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2007	Hello There is the fetzilla-power-amp, a high end sound and quite easy to made, there is also a group buy for the pcb. Swordfishy/ASPEN FETZILLA power amp Group Buy #2 - FETZILLA Bye Gaétan

5th December 2011, 10:41 PM	#6
pamantea diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2011	Wow, I truly appreciate all of your input so far. It just goes to show how amazing these forums are with helping out members. I am at work and trying to do some reading on the recommended amps I like the idea of a kit and group buy! I am from Canada, does that make any difference?

5th December 2011, 11:29 PM	#9
john65b diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chicago	Hi Power JLH - around 40wpc of Class A Go to Geoff's site. I think there are boards on the last link... http://www.tcaas.btinternet.co.uk/ http://www.members.shaw.ca/paul.r.br...%20Moss%20JLH/ http://skycoral.com/pcb-for-jlh-class-a-amplifier/ __________________ "I speak Spanish to God, Italian to Women, French to Men, and German to my Horse" - Charles V Last edited by john65b; 5th December 2011 at 11:38 PM.

5th December 2011, 11:32 PM	#10
jacobthellamer diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Auckland NZ	Rod elliot P3A? I have two of these - they both sound really nice.

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