Dreaming of a DIY 8W Class A amp designed by Nelson Pass?

The point of DIY is not to save money, but to develop a visceral, first hand experience most audiophiles don't ever get to.

If you are interested, have the cash, and maybe a young family member to help you .... do it and don't worry about upgrades.

Thanks, guys :-)

lak,
One thing I should have mentioned, is, if you plan to build a kit then learn to tweak it, then this is probably not the best kit to do that with.


This is a very basic amplifier circuit. It has low distortion at very low power, but as soon as the power gets up to anywhere reasonable, like 1W, the distortion is very high. No matter what component tweaks you do, you can't make much difference in that, it needs a different circuit.

Thank you Erik!

Tomorrow I'll be receiving an inexpensive Amp Camp clone that appears to be very well made; however, it's only 5 wpc instead of 8.  If it weren't for this thread, I would have probably never considered one of these.  Many thanks!  Looking forward to hearing it.  

https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649568662-amp-camp-amp/images/2473892/

Have fun with it and let us know, @lou_setriodes