Post your Solid State pics here

Thanks for the patent information from technics. It is very much the same technology. Difference is that because I do it digital I can apply voltage just before the sound arrives, and remove it some time after the audio has gone. This reduces distortion and improves damping a little, but the principles are exactly the same, reduce voltage to reduce dissipation doing it by a switching amplifier that feeds a class a amplifier.
 
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Hi Alex,

Is it based on your own design? I searched the web for Sara amplifier and found some posts for 2014 but at the time, the amplifier was able to drive 8 ohms load and down to 6 ohms but can it now support 4 ohms load and maybe a little lower?

Thanks
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Yes, there is no problems with 4ohm loads and it can drive and 2ohm loads for a resonably time.
 
What I see is TO-3P output devices.

3 pairs of those are of significance for 8 and 4 ohm loads.
For 2 ohm, they're not even the equivalent of 2 pairs of TO-264's

(maybe your definition of the narrow band on real music is limited to tweeters)

No. You see only what you want to see. If u are looking at the empty board, without final transistors , you will see the recomended transistors. There are MJL4281 and MJL4302. That It is clearly visible.

Alexmm put the STA1962 instead of MJL4302 because his speakers there ar not representing a heavy load and the Ccbo of the final transistor it is much smaller.

Narrow band of the impedance of the loadspeaker versus frequency. I did not see speakers with 2ohm on a wide band of frequency. The same thing for a combination of a resistive and phase component which equates a pure resistive 2ohm load current.
 
I've never tried his toroidals, only his small R-core xformers that all worked as expected. Since you're in NYC, I've had great experience with Antek in NJ. Right across the river. If what you need is in stock, I think the prices are fair. They are well-made too, and shipping is flat USPS Priority postage.

Rick

Welll Maybe.. just received a 400 va one.
Egg shaped
Not pleased.
Email response ? Zero.
 
Pictures of my Lynx amp

Here are some pictures of my Lynx amps
 

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...not ready yet....
8 month working(designing constructing and relaxing!)
 

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