I am interested in building another power amplifier to drive some Magnepan 3.7i planer speakers. The Simplestark AX2 looks like an interesting design with just enough power to do the job. However; I would like to know if there is a known good source for the input jfets. If not, are there any possible substitutes? I do have some LSK170/LSJ74 and 2n5457/2n5460 if either of those types can be adapted.
To some extent. AX2 with ODNF off shows 45V/uS - it's fast enough "as-is".
During the last year, I have learned how to design "no global loop" amplifiers with an overall slew rate above 100V/uS (the slew rate of a front-end standalone is 1800-2000V/uS), however, it's somewhat an overkill from a practical point of view. There are many other qualities, forming a good amplifier in combination. One of the undervalued ones - the phase shift throughout the audio frequency range.
AX2 is still my favorite amplifier in the home system.
I've got no AX3 prototype available though. Jeff has got one in his lab.
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