Hello from valve fan making a ChipAmp :)

[privateer]

Just joined. I'm a total newbie to DIY hi-fi, having mostly dabbled in valve amps (guitar). Some examples of my... er... handiwork:

* http://www.firstmail.com/ho/dcp_0463.jpg
* http://www.firstmail.com/artiste/

So... I'm here to learn about ChipAmps, and Class D looks intersting, too. I've already received a LM3875 kit from Vikash (superb service, BTW). Will do a search on the stuff I need to wise up on - starting with heatsinking.

Anyway, please be gentle with me - I don't yet know my collector from my emitter

 

[VT67]

Hi privateer, welcome to the forum.

According to the picture of your tube amp I don't think that a chip-amp will cause you any problems.

Regards

 

[audiousername]

Welcome

Nice work there with the valve amp. Very neat

Anyway, please be gentle with me - I don't yet know my collector from my emitter

Proper devices have anodes and cathodes

 

[privateer]

Thanks for the kind words, guys

You know, it's taking a helluva lot of self-control not to put the GainClone and PS on a nice neat turret board. The layout is trivial - except for the peskily tight spacing on that LM3875. Wonder if I can fix it with a hammer...

 

[audiousername]

Wonder if I can fix it with a hammer...

Not a hammer, but...

An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.

Silly-con!