The Very Best Amplifier I Have Ever Heard!!!!

Golmund clone

158,159,160,161
1khz-10khz-100khz-200khz

164,165,166,167,168,
1khz-10khz-20khz-100khz-200khz

5volt/div

dc offset +3/-3 mv
 

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Krisf-AndrewT
Is twenty years old oscilloscope and I have only one probe.
(there is economic crisis)
I will try with two next days.
Waveforms show that the amplifier not doing badly
I have to convert the transistor bss71,74 to output transistors with 150 ohms resistance emitter (small amp) until come the output transistors.
 
Hi,

I have to convert the transistor bss71,74 to output transistors with 150 ohms resistance emitter (small amp) until come the output transistors.

Just out of curiosity, you did not change the compensation?

Also, if times allows, just for curiosity, could try this with 10K in parallel with 1nF load, this would give an idea how the Goldmund Preamps will do, especially with a reduced frequency compensation...

Ciao T
 
Hi,

ThorstenL
((Just out of curiosity, you did not change the compensation?))

I have not made ​​any changes about compensation.

Good to know. With a Goldmund style 330 Ohm build out resistor this should allow the preamp circuit to be de-compensated to the same levels as the Poweramp.

More speed, more better (I come from Germany where it IS FUN to own a fast car)...

Ciao T
 
Hi,

158,159,160,161
1khz-10khz-100khz-200khz

164,165,166,167,168,
1khz-10khz-20khz-100khz-200khz

5volt/div

dc offset +3/-3 mv

Very nice results!
I've estiminated the slew rate from the 200 kHz oscilloscope graph of about 60V/us!

But these measurements are made without a load, are they?
If you don't mind, can you make a test with 100kHz or 200 kHz but with an 1 Ohm resistor and a 1 uF capacitor in series as load and zoom into the falling slope, how quick/slow it falls. This would show the ability of this amp to drive capacitive loads. If the slew rate wouldn't decrease that much, I could use this amp to drive my piezo-speakers, which behaves almost like a 1 ohm resistor with a 1uF resistor in series ...
Don't worry about the resistor. A 1.5 W would be absolutely sufficient, sience there isn't flowing that mich current, due to the capacitor in series (~ 50 mA).

O.
 
Golmund clone

Dual CCS with MJE340G On Semi unmatched
VAS Stage with MJE350G On Semi unmatched
DC Offset very very stable 1-2 mv

R1=3.159
R2=3.158

R17=2.932
R18=2.932

R17=2.133

R14=2.662 Positive probe on positive rail and negative probe on emmiter T7

R15=2.662 Positive probe on positive rail and negative probe on emmiter T8

R22 and R19 = 8,2KΩ Τotal

C5,C6,C7,C3=4,7 pf

Foto 20Khz -200khz -100khz 5V/div
 

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Can you kindly post a detail of this and where to add ? Starting to plan for a new version of pcb and might as well add this. Stan's (sng001) thermal coupling of the T7,8,9,10 s are under consideration also.

That sounds great! When are you planning to start the group buy on this new PCB layout? Hopefully you have a soldermask included this time. Sign me in. :)
 
Hi,

Solder mask is for certain. It is missing last time solely because the original starter of this thread doesn't want it and I had to respect his demand. Now he is gone (I don't mean that "GONE"), I will include that which is, hopefully, most members would like.

But I doubt if I would do it as group buy again from last experience which was pretty awful.

BP