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

Have fun with it and let us know, @lou_setriodes

The point of DIY is not to save money, but to develop a visceral, first hand experience most audiophiles don't ever get to.

If you are interested, have the cash, and maybe a young family member to help you .... do it and don't worry about upgrades.

The guy who runs ASR is like Julian Hirsch.  He has no ear whatsoever, and biases his reviews after he has seen the measurements.

Again, the sound improved when I went back down to a single board with it's own power supply. Didn't need the extra power at all.

Which is Pass' whole point, simpler is better.

An approach others have taken one way or another. CJ with their PV preamps for instance, and single driver speaker designs.

reading some of Mr. Squire’s postings that he has no love for anything Nelson Pass related so while reading the whole posting I was waiting for the bomb to drop in the attempt to destroy a piece of Pass equipment. Odd...

I am not tribal. Nelson Pass is an undeniable, enviable technical and professional success. As has been pointed out by others, he’s been a huge contributor to the DIY community for which he deserves nothing but praise.

I also have opinions about gear I like and gear I don’t like to listen to. That doesn’t make gear I don’t like bad gear, or Pass a bad person. I just may not like the sonic outcome.

You learn nothing however if you only ask people who agree with you what they like. By asking those who disagree with you to be specific in their experience and path you may learn something.

Above all, nothing makes me happier than learning about audiophiles who have found their final set of gear, regardless of whether I happen to be a fan boy of the brand.


Best,

Erik

BTW, there are better forums for DIY than Audiogon,

True, but since DIYers invented HIFI I think it is healthy to do a little cross-pollenating. The more hands on audiophiles, the more helpful, friendly and useful the community becomes, whether or not they agree with me.

and more than a little bias against DIY found here.

Sadly also true, but if things get too electrifying, those posters usually find better forums. The lack of pictures in a post is actually something that keeps DIY stuff out of here too.

and who are you to tell me what to do ?

Of course, do as you will. Sit here and troll all day long, and be seen for that.

he is not one of the moderators or representatives, spokesmen, or managers of Audiogon I have confirmed this directly.

That’s’ literally the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever read on here.

I’ve never claimed otherwise. I do claim to know how adults of good character behave, and am pointing the way.

Those who act like petulant children will be seen as such.

The floor is yours to show yourselves to be either.

You bring this on yourself.....and maybe one day you will realize this.

Feel free to start another thread where you enumerate the causes, and leave this thread alone.

this is the first discussion i see from erik without negativity.

I’m sorry, I think you’ve missed a lot of my threads which were pro something, which then the trolls jumped into.


Please don’t blame me for threads the trolls have had to ruin.

Even in this thread, I say "Hey, I saw a cool kit" and some one had to come in and throw shade. I won’t be responsible for the trolls in the peanut gallery who have to find something wrong with it. Trolls are going to troll, but please don’t blame me for their acts.

@lak

Ignore the upgrade discussions then. Make your build, and then see if you feel like tweaking. For instance, the question of the power supply is something you can experiment later. Is the switched mode supply really worse than linear?


Well, in a year you can build a linear power supply and find out. The neat thing about kits like this is that they are yours. Not just you brought them home from the store, but you put it all together and you can take it apart and change things around.


Nothing on earth gives you this level of first hand experience, far better than merely reading.

@mrdecibel


How I spend my time each day, whether or not I'm listening to music right now is zero of your business. Z-E-R-O.

I suggest if you'd like to see audiogon go another way you contribute your own worthwhile threads.

@erik_squires then why start this thread ?

There’s a reason I didn’t respond to your apology, and here it is.

I won’t be policed by you or anyone else. I started this thread because it looked fun and I like sharing fun projects. I especially like to encourage people to DIY things so more Audiophiles will have first hand knowledge.

I can’t believe I have to explain that. Nor do I need to justify to anyone that I have my hands full with non-electron bearing projects, but I still really really like this project kit idea. I can do both. I can want stuff I can't have right now.

OH, also, have I mentioned to you guys about the six monoblock amps I have in the apartment gathering dust, in addition to the stereo amp I'm listening to right now?

@erik_squires time should not be an issue, as you can build it at your own pace.

Really can't have one more project taking up another piece of furniture for six months! :)

No, this is one more project I simply can't start. :)

@erik_squires , as an individual who has not found Pass to be your cup of tea, I believe this ACA kit will change your mind

<< sigh >> I can't tell you guys how sad I am that I actually don't have the time and energy to try this kit.

First order of business after you complete it, linear power supply:

I knew someone else would immediately comment on the supply so I left it out of my description. :-)