Hello, ive been a long time lurker. I curently am more of a home theater person but recently I have been doing a lot more music listening. I currently run a pair of PSB Image 5T's, a 9C, a pair of Acouistic Energy evo3's, and a Velodyne VLF1012 all off of a Sony DA4ES.
I have an electric engineering background (computer engineering / hobby stuff). I have looked at a lot of schematics and designs and am fairly comfortable with all of it.
My goals are to eventually build a solid stereo system, using at the least a DIY amp design, and very possibly a DIY preamp.
For the speakers I have and the room I have, a [email protected] amp should be sufficent. I just feel with so many designs and opinions floating around, I havent really found a thread that fits my situation.
I would like some examples of cost. Also I am interested in something that, has the potential to be a marked improvement over my current reciever (which has line level output).
Am I going to need to etch the board myself? Do people go the DIY route for reasons other than "its fun". Because honesty thats mostly why im here. I know I would love a project like this.
I also know that with components, you can pay whatever you want. What id like to hear are some ballpark figures for some amps that fit what im looking for.
Admittedly I have very little idea, what makes a good amp. I have read all of the articles at Pass Labs, and that only gave me the faintist of hints. Currently im looking for something just beyond the packaged kit, as I want quality, not just a learning project.
Thank You for anything you can tell me.
::Stuart
I have an electric engineering background (computer engineering / hobby stuff). I have looked at a lot of schematics and designs and am fairly comfortable with all of it.
My goals are to eventually build a solid stereo system, using at the least a DIY amp design, and very possibly a DIY preamp.
For the speakers I have and the room I have, a [email protected] amp should be sufficent. I just feel with so many designs and opinions floating around, I havent really found a thread that fits my situation.
I would like some examples of cost. Also I am interested in something that, has the potential to be a marked improvement over my current reciever (which has line level output).
Am I going to need to etch the board myself? Do people go the DIY route for reasons other than "its fun". Because honesty thats mostly why im here. I know I would love a project like this.
I also know that with components, you can pay whatever you want. What id like to hear are some ballpark figures for some amps that fit what im looking for.
Admittedly I have very little idea, what makes a good amp. I have read all of the articles at Pass Labs, and that only gave me the faintist of hints. Currently im looking for something just beyond the packaged kit, as I want quality, not just a learning project.
Thank You for anything you can tell me.
::Stuart