sorry for my weak explaining power...
first i build a stereo single ended, two holes in the chassis to fit two vu meters, one per channel.
ok, then i build a second block, and want to use the first as a monoblock....
can i leave the first block with two meters and the other one with just one ? 😀
come on :d
first i build a stereo single ended, two holes in the chassis to fit two vu meters, one per channel.
ok, then i build a second block, and want to use the first as a monoblock....
can i leave the first block with two meters and the other one with just one ? 😀
come on :d
NO
No, as in don't do stereo, then monoblocks.
You have to be more tactical than this, your wife is going to kill you.
You start with monoblocks, then visually nothing has changed when you go to balanced.
Plus you won't have one monoblock with 2 VU meters and the other monoblock with 1 VU meter. Your wife will say your amp looks dumb if you do it that way. Hahahaha
No, as in don't do stereo, then monoblocks.
You have to be more tactical than this, your wife is going to kill you.
You start with monoblocks, then visually nothing has changed when you go to balanced.
Plus you won't have one monoblock with 2 VU meters and the other monoblock with 1 VU meter. Your wife will say your amp looks dumb if you do it that way. Hahahaha
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good, i'll go for monoblocks, but you said to start single ended then go parallel as a final goal
now have to find out where to take the 12v for the vu meter driving board 😀
just need a toroidy with 4 outputs 😀
mmm and perhaps a loudspeaker bump relais
and perhaps a soft start
and perhaps a temperature monitor.
and/or a rail voltage monitor
😀 😀 😀
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Yeah go single ended to start with, but using monoblocks.
Then later balanced not parallel. You don't need parallel with your specific setup.
Obviously you can do both parallel and balanced with a switch.
Then later balanced not parallel. You don't need parallel with your specific setup.
Obviously you can do both parallel and balanced with a switch.
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Dual secondarys are common. You shouldn't have a problem with finding that.
Get 2 x 300VA Transformers.
Don't add too much additional circuitry. Just use the passive thermistor soft start shown in Firstwatt circuits.
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My experience is that with a 2volt cd source and a power amp with 28db of gain, which is pretty average in the 100w class, a preamp with 10-15db of gain works well with most speakers. So 23db is going to run a bit low for a power amp with no gain. Using a higher than average sensitivity speaker will help, but you may find yourself with the volume control well advanced and not be able to drive the amp to full power with some lower level source material.
Yeah as shown above he gets 10V rms (14V peak) at max output.
Later with balanced he will have 20V rms
His speakers are 91dB
He might be ok with 10V rms.
He will certainly be ok with 20V rms.
We can easily add more gain if required.
Later with balanced he will have 20V rms
His speakers are 91dB
He might be ok with 10V rms.
He will certainly be ok with 20V rms.
We can easily add more gain if required.
You certainly don't need any additional gain if you are using a DAC as your source
Don't worry, on my speakers that are 97dB, I have never needed more than unity gain from a DAC.
Just 2V rms.
I suspect you won't need much more than 4V rms.
Don't worry, on my speakers that are 97dB, I have never needed more than unity gain from a DAC.
Just 2V rms.
I suspect you won't need much more than 4V rms.
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Do you have a link to the new version with active cathode output stage ?
I can read italian
Grazie mille
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