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From: abostick@gethen.UUCP (Alan Bostick)
Newsgroups: rec.audio,sci.electronics
Subject: Homebrew audio equipment
Message-ID: <1075@gethen.UUCP>
Date: 17 Jul 88 22:04:16 GMT
Reply-To: abostick@gethen.UUCP (Alan Bostick)
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Because I fundamentally distrust snake-oil sellers in both the
dealerships and the magazines, I am interested in building my own audio
equipment.  In particular, I am thinking of starting out with a stereo
amplifier, capable of feeding at least 25 W per channel into 8 ohm
speakers.  I am interested in making a QUALITY piece of equipment, not
something that will just do the job (Given what electronics parts cost,
and given the value I place on my own time, It is simply cheaper to buy
low-end equipment than to build it.)

I have a fair amount of analog design and construction experience,
including some low-noise techniques.  I don't have experience with
electron tubes, don't intend to use them, and don't want to get into a
"silicon vs. vacuum tube" debate.

Can anyone on the net give me some clue as to how hard or easy this
might be?  Are there good references (either how-to books or solid
engineering texts) available for audio amplifier design?  

What sort of test equipment would be useful for such a project (beyond
the obvious VOM, signal generator, and oscilloscope?

"DIY!"				Alan Bostick
--Peter Gabriel			ucbvax!unisoft!gethen!abostick