My First DIY Amp

[richluvsound]

Happy New Year Folks;

Its taken me 6 months .... blood ,sweat,tears and tons of profanity ,but finally I own a amp worthy of

my speakers ...

I would like to thank Guido for his support , guidance and for throwing me in the deep end

I would also like to thank Nelson Pass for his generosity in making the information needed web-wide .

Thanks to the Guys from here and over on Pass Diyaudio forum for their patience ,knowledge and all

round kindness.

Pass Labs Rocks and everything else very ,very well !

Rich

[grumpy]

... and it looks nice buttoned up too

Nice job Rich... a proud papa, I'm sure.

[JeffW]

Very nice work! The finished unit certainly looks better than most DIY stuff out there, very professional.

Which one was it again? An Aleph of some sort IIRC.

[Mr. Widget]

Very cool!

I have built a few kits but I have never been so bold. Maybe I should... no way. I need another project like I need more loudspeakers!

Congratulations!


Widget

[grumpy]

Might want to keep an eye on the resistors (1ohm?) on the two power supply boards
marked with an "L" ... the brown-ness in their center makes them appear that they've
been 'stress tested' a bit beyond capacity at least once.

... you must be a popular guy (PM mailbox full)

[pos]

Nice

[yggdrasil]

Congratulations Rich.

I have seen your frustrations over at diyaudio... which makes it even more rewarding when you conquer.

Enjoy!

[Guido]

Very NICE!

We need a group picture of the amp together with your K2 clones

I bet it sounds so smooooothhh.

[macaroonie]

Good work as ever Rich , bet it sounds great , that Pass fellow knows a thing or two. Please heed Grumy's heads up about those resistors , something is out of whack that all of them on that channel have been running hot.
Have a great new year ----------- Mac

[richluvsound]

All I need now is a new hip and a morphine drip .... Just set my iPhone up to use as a remote on the Mac...

Not wishing to brag ,but it sounds amazing .

Widget , with your skills I dont see why you dont take the dip . I read that you fancied the Pass Intergrated on the Arrays . A nice way to unwind at the end of the day - sniffing flux fumes

It has been hard work , and worth every second. It seems like every move had to be read about .
Patience is not one of my strongest virtues , but its getting better .

Anyway, a nice sense of achievement for very little cost .

BTW , thanks for the concern gents the PSU is under repair

This little amp has no problem keeping the 15s in line . Maybe my ears have grown up a bit , I dont
want mega SPL anymore . Mind you , if I want to relive my rave days I think this amp will do it .

I still have to tweak the bias a little , Im told I need to get the fets hotter for the optimum .

family shot for Guido !

[Guido]

This little amp has no problem keeping the 15s in line .

Little Amp ???