For those interested in JLH1969 but dismayed by the difficulty of designing the PCB and handling the Heat, here is some good news. The modeling, experiment and listening result is very encouraging. I name it JC2012 Doomday. JC2012 distinguishes from JLH1969 in that the former can work in Class A and/or Class B. While JC2012 maintains nearly all the good characteristics of JLH1969, it is a much more efficient than JLH1969. Just like JLH1969, JC2012 uses only 4 discrete semiconductors. The -3db frequency is from 20Hz to > 5MHz. The distortion component is predominantly 2nd harmonics. The quiescent current through the output pair is only 35mA. If anyone is interested in this design, please feel free to contact me or reply this post. Enjoy DIY.
There are 4 TIP122 darlington transistors in the schematic and PCB layout. But one pair of TIP142 will be fine. TO3 package darlington will even be better. JC2012 basicly leverages the advantages of darlington to archieve better current gain at the output stage, such that the amp works fine in class A/B. JC2012's close loop gain can be varied from 20db to 40db, depending on the characteristics of the output darlington pair. The wide gain range is one of the major advantages over Hood's simple class-A. With JC2012, you can get rid of the pre-amp along with the bulky heat sink. That said, I have to recognise here that class-A has its own merit. So if you want to hear the best sound and not mind to waste some power on heat, then go for JC2012 class-A.
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