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post #61 of 63

Build a mongrel like mine.

4 x 20Watt class A amps from Altronics 2 right hand and 2 left hand.

4 x heatsinks to suit.

Use a 4u case if you don't want the heatsinks to stick out like mine do from a 3U case.

 

Happy to fill in any more details..

 

Use a DACT2 or Khozmo attenuator.

post #62 of 63

AHAHA!  The secret of the "Mongrel" has been revealed.  So you must have bridged 4 amps into 2 pairs.

 

So if I take 1 amp for a bridged mono signal, ie L+R = L + and L-.  I connect the hot and cold terminals to a speaker...I believe the ground channel is simply floating...the driver sees a voltage difference between hot and cold and does not need a ground drain as such?  Is that all it takes to bridge the amps - a differential signal?

 

The more I research this the more balanced kinda makes a lot of sense in theory....the voltage differential error cancellation at the speaker makes absolute sense to keep the entire chain balanced from source to speaker.

 

Yes I was looking at the Altronics Class A 20 watt kit and really wanted to build one for speakers...then I read that the B22 can pump out 18 watts or 50 watts balanced...thats when I thought I should order a Glass Jar Audio B22 kit instead.  But now that I know one can bridge the Altronics for a 2X40 watt pure class A speaker amp...my interest has been piqued again!!!


Edited by SP Wild - 11/7/10 at 4:36am
post #63 of 63

I balanced mode the power rating goes up from 20W per channel to 80W per channel.

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