henry@ginger.sri.com (Henry Pasternack) (12/18/90)
Hi. I just discovered that by kludging my '.newsrc' file I could read this newsgroup, whereas before I could not. Will wonders never cease? I get the impression there are some serious homebrewers floating around here. I have met a few through 'rec.audio'. Is there anyone else doing serious design and construction of audio equipment? I'm especially interested in discussing power amplifier design issues. -Henry
wtr@moss.att.com (Bill Rankin) (12/20/90)
In article <8429@uwm.edu> henry@ginger.sri.com writes: > I get the impression there are some serious homebrewers floating >around here. I have met a few through 'rec.audio'. Is there anyone >else doing serious design and construction of audio equipment? I'm >especially interested in discussing power amplifier design issues. >-Henry Me too! (moi aussi?) I had never taken a real close look at schematics for audio amps until I picked up a used Dyna preamp a couple weeks ago. (Thanx, Alan, and sorry for being such a pain in ***! :-) After looking over the circuit diagram for the phono and preamp stage, my thoughts were "Hey,.. This ain't a real complex circuit." Seriously, I had seen worse in my old days as an undergrad EE. (Before the flames start, I *know* that there is much more to a amplifier than just a circuit on paper :-) So, I've been bitten. Firstoff, though, are plans to build some replacement speakers for my old advents (currently thinking of a slight modification to one of the Audio Concept kits). After this, I would be very interrested in working on a power amp design. Hmmm,... glass or silicon,...? ;-) If there is anyone out there who subscribes to "Audio Amateur", could you comment on if there have been any recent articles on basic amp design? I'm thinking about ordering a set of back issues and would like any recommendations on which set would be best. (I'm assuming that AA is like SpeakerBuilder and only puts out back issues by the year) Thanks for the help! -bill -- ===================================================================== Bill Rankin email address: att!moss!wtr was: Bell Labs, Whippany NJ att!bromo!wtr now: AT&T Federal Systems, Burlington NC (919) 228 3673 (cornet 291)