Dreaming of a DIY 8W Class A amp designed by Nelson Pass?



I've never built one, or heard them but this kit looks fun as hell, and includes everything you need:

https://diyaudiostore.com/collections/frontpage/products/amp-camp-amp-kit?variant=7072933085218
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Over the last year I also built the Amp Camp Amp kit. It's fun-value and performance were so good I immediately moved on and built the B1 Korg preamp kit. That was before they had a full kit available for the B1K, but they now have a complete kit similar ACA kit. I also added an internal LPS to the B1K along with improved Caps and other components.
I then took the next step and built an F5 amp using the Pass Linear PS boards and the PCB and parts kits available for the build from DIYAudio. I am extremely impressed with the performance of these relatively simple amp designs. And the cost/performance factor is unequaled IMHO. It ain't like falling off a long to do this, especially the F5 build, but that's the challenging fun part. I highly recommend this experience.
On the PC LPS, this is what I have and it is very impressive for that application. It’s been in service for more than a year and never gets turned off. It was a genuine improvement for my self-brewed music server PC.
https://hdplex.com/hdplex-fanless-400w-atx-linear-power-supply-with-modular-atx-output.html
I also use a couple of the Teradak products to power other components such as my SOTM USB card and a couple of other external digital components. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Teradak-DC9V-2-5A-SOTM-DX-USB-HD-special-linear-power-supply/254398773540?h...