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user83

user83

I recently completed construction of a monoblock pair of SOZ amplifiers, which was my first DIY project. My versions are… More...
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Sylvain Bergeron

Sylvain Bergeron

I just finished my version of your Bride of Zen Preamp. The sound is just wonderful. It is rich and… More...

Amp Camp Project — Pass DIY / 2016

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Bride of Zen — Nelson Pass / 1994

This is the second installment of a trilogy of construction projects centered around the performance obtainable from absolutely minimalist circuitry. Part one described the Zen amplifier, a 10 watt single-ended class A power amplifier using a single MOSFET gain stage. In this piece we will examine its preamplifying mate, also a single gain stage MOSFET circuit. A lot of what I might say about this design has already been expressed in the Zen amplifier piece, and will not be repeated here. It is enough to say that I continue to be very intrigued by the sound of very simple topologies,… More...

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