100W Ultimate Fidelity Amplifier

The two alternatives could make a big difference to the stability margins of the amplifier.
The 220r/180r changes the input LTP current. Increased current increases the open loop gain.
The 680r/2k2 changes the closed loop gain. Decreasing the closed loop gain increases the feedback ratio.

Moving both of these in the same direction could turn a stable amplifier into a oscillator, or a version that cannot reproduce fast signals properly.

I can't understand how these two changes came about without an explanation of their effect.



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you need to put a footprint on switch base

yes ofcourse, here is the revised one. it seems I did make the previous layout in some hurry. as i put holes threre and not pads!:eek:
 

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The first board is populated.
Here are the first measurements:
operating voltage +/- 18V
quiescent current: 17mA (typically Class A :D)
offset 4mV,
measured voltage gain: 1
no distortion, nice sine, all transistors are (very) cold

regards Olaf
 

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15k is removed, 820R is ok. Fets are changed.
Offset is 2mV.
Complete circuit takes 18mA (measured in the power lines via a fat 22R).

regards Olaf

Remove 22R in power lines, replace 2k2 resistor (series with 1N4148 in bias circuit) with 10k trimpot (start with 3k value) measure voltage on 0,68R resistors and set about 1V.
 
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