Re: How to turn your AudioSource AMP 100 into a real amp. (Paying it forward)
Not a bad idea, just not worth it in this particular implementation. The work you'll go through to hand-match the LDRs and so on wouldn't be worth it on this class of amplifier. Now, if you wanted to take aim at replacing them with an Alps Blue Velvet or something like that, then I'd say go for it. The distortion introduced by the pots is far below the distortion introduced by the chip amps in this product.
My issue with the Alps Blue Velvet (why I didn't do it) had to do with the available knobs. Changing to a blue velvet means having to buy new knobs because the factory ones are not compatible. The factory ones are knurled as versus flat. Also, the Blue Velvet's are huge, and I'm not 100% sure they'd fit without cutting away some of the PCB.
My mods above basically turn an $80 amp into something that competes in the $300-$500 weight class. Personally, I'd reserve the LDR's for an amp that's starting off in the $300-500 weight class.
Originally posted by JRT
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My issue with the Alps Blue Velvet (why I didn't do it) had to do with the available knobs. Changing to a blue velvet means having to buy new knobs because the factory ones are not compatible. The factory ones are knurled as versus flat. Also, the Blue Velvet's are huge, and I'm not 100% sure they'd fit without cutting away some of the PCB.
My mods above basically turn an $80 amp into something that competes in the $300-$500 weight class. Personally, I'd reserve the LDR's for an amp that's starting off in the $300-500 weight class.
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