joetama 5,000+ posts
The British Ear
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There have been a lot of good MOS-FET designs in the past. But, unless you want Adcom or Hafler then you are pretty much SOL. (And people are overpaying through the nose for those amplifiers) I have and use the H||H V800 currently and it sounds great but it has problems because of its age. Instead of rebuilding that amplifier or one of my dad's old Haflers (which most are cooked like a turkey) I opted to build my own. There are a couple of reasons why. Lower noise floor, faster transistors, easier to find parts (unlike some of the old Vertical Fets), better dynamics, lower THD, etc etc.I agreed until you posted what you'r budget was around. There have been plenty of good Mos-Fet designs in the past that, on the used market, would cost well under $1k..... but you wouldn't have the satisfaction of calling it your own, so I commend you on taking the plunge //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
To be honest my orginal budget was in the $500 range. Then I started pricing parts. Could I have built it for $500? Sure, but there would have been corners cut and preformance sacrificed; smaller transformer, smaller caps, lower quality transistors, standard resistors, ceramic caps everywhere. And building it for my own use there is no way I'm going to cut corners.
Indeed... GOing to be a while since the next week or so is busy busy busy busy...PEN15 man. Can't wait to see/hear it...
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