Amp Kits. (Tube or Solid State)

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19-06-2011, 19:26
Marc J Beard

Amp Kits. (Tube or Solid State)

Hello.. :)
went to AV Forum.. and was kindly suggested to come to this forum instead..
My question is:
I want to be able to build my own tube/solid state amp to use with a home recording set up.. (Mk II).
I have some back up amps.. one of which just blew a few fuses.. (Cambridge Audio A4)..
I replaced the burnt fuses.. and they blew again.. and not knowing how or why..? is really annoying me..
So I would prefer a kit that can provide a potential to teach me about the whole amp process and hopefully then I'll be able to understand the workings there of..(which will also assist in my career as a budding studio engineer)
I have seen some kits on ebay... but they look at bit 'plug and play' ..and from China.. (not good parts)
I would prefer to source the best/better parts myself.. using.. advice and classic examples.. (of which i have no idea)

So any advice help.. nudges in the right direction would really be appreciated..

Cheers.. and Happy Fathers Day.

Marc J Beard.
19-06-2011, 19:44
Spectral Morn

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marc J Beard

Hello.. :)
went to AV Forum.. and was kindly suggested to come to this forum instead..
My question is:
I want to be able to build my own tube/solid state amp to use with a home recording set up.. (Mk II).
I have some back up amps.. one of which just blew a few fuses.. (Cambridge Audio A4)..
I replaced the burnt fuses.. and they blew again.. and not knowing how or why..? is really annoying me..
So I would prefer a kit that can provide a potential to teach me about the whole amp process and hopefully then I'll be able to understand the workings there of..(which will also assist in my career as a budding studio engineer)
I have seen some kits on ebay... but they look at bit 'plug and play' ..and from China.. (not good parts)
I would prefer to source the best/better parts myself.. using.. advice and classic examples.. (of which i have no idea)

So any advice help.. nudges in the right direction would really be appreciated..

Cheers.. and Happy Fathers Day.

Marc J Beard.

Welcome to AOS

Can you pop into the Welcome Section of the forum and say hello, tell us a wee bit about yourself, system, taste in music and system. Thank you in advance.

Regards D S D L
19-06-2011, 19:55
Marco

Hi Marc,

Welcome to AoS and glad you've found your way here. I'm sure we can help, but if you could do as Neil has asked first, that would be very much appreciated :)

Marco.

P.S I've moved your thread into the DIY room, as that's its optimal home.
19-06-2011, 20:34
Marc J Beard

thanks for moving the post.. kinda new to forums.. but looking fwd to learning as much as possible from being here... and hopefully get an insight to what i need to achieve my audio goals..
Marc
19-06-2011, 21:36
Ali Tait

Hi Marc, there are some good kits to be had from here-

http://www.diyhifisupply.com/catalog/14
22-06-2011, 18:37
Marc J Beard

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ali Tait

Hi Marc, there are some good kits to be had from here-

http://www.diyhifisupply.com/catalog/14

Thanks for this.. :)
22-06-2011, 18:47
John

I heard a few of these kits and been pretty impressed
22-06-2011, 19:12
Puffin

I have built kits and built amps point to point (reading a schematic and soldering each bit to the next without a circuit board) This is the easy part. Trouble shooting and knowing why something does not work is the hard part. Your experience with the blowing fuses is a case in point. It may be a duff power transistor or transformer problem or something completely different.