I did once do a DIY kit actually.. (I just dug this up from an email from 2015)
worked very nicely with a Monitor Audio 2.1 set
https://hifimediy.com/product/hifimediy-t1-alps-vol-pot-tk2050-sta510-jantzen-cap/
https://hifimediy.com/product/smps300r-38v-230v-power-supply/
So generally speaking, would DIY beat Simaudio or Hegel or similar (used) in the 1K-1.5K price range?
thanks
(PS I still have hardly any idea what I am talking about when it comes to building an amp from one of those modules.... apart from that it probably involves connecting the board to a power supply and speaker connectors and screwing it inside a box
Edit2: oh internet is so great
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