I've pegged a TDA2040 before and liked how it sounded.
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Show posts MenuQuoteAn "off the shelf" Fet gain block that *works* is the Stratoblaster.(Google it)
QuoteIt uses 9V, 12K source, 22K drain, and doubtlessly (at least on the original ones) a "good" Fet, that's to say one with low Vp (cutoff) and high channel resistance.
I know this is counterintuitive, or "against logic" but it's so.
Unfortunately most cheap and widely available Fets today have the opposite parameters, which makes them good for switching and poor for audio.
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A side note to Rowdy about his Daughter: "start getting used to it, it's just the beginning".
Mine is 16 and it has been impossible to say her "no" for about, should we say, ¿15 years?
QuoteThanks a lot rowdy_riemer !!
QuoteI suppose since Rd has an effect on output impedance, it makes a bit of difference tone wise. If someone wants a Rd close to a specific value for a....