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Shut up and play your guitar! Minor Deity ![]() |
My recent plunge into the world of vinyl records is making me want to explore the geeky side of the audio hobby. Like building an amplifier. Being that I am not an electronics engineer, or anything even resembling a designer, I looked around for a kit to build. I found the AkitikA (It's a palindrome) GT-102 solid state, stereo amplifier kit. https://www.akitika.com/GT102.html They also make a nice pre-amp kit and depending on how the amplifier build goes. will probably be the second stereo component I will build. I also want to build a tube amp and pre-amp but I figured I would start with a less expensive option. A few photos of the build. All of the resistors populated on the power supply board... ![]() The finished power supply. ![]() The first of two amplifier channels populated with resistors and the small capacitors. ![]() I hope to have the amplifier finished over the next couple of days. | ||
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Thanks, Mark! More of this, please. | |||
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Shut up and play your guitar! Minor Deity ![]() |
First amplifier channel is complete. ![]() | |||
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Shut up and play your guitar! Minor Deity ![]() |
That's all for tonight. I have to build an identical amplifier channel and wire it all together inside the chassis. I might be running power-on tests tomorrow evening. | |||
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czarina Has Achieved Nirvana ![]() |
My dad designed component stereo systems when I was a kid. His workshop was just full of this stuff and ohm meters and the like. I think it's very cool you are doing this.
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Beatification Candidate![]() |
Nice solder work!
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Serial origamist Has Achieved Nirvana ![]() |
Cool. If I didn't already have a house full of Carver amps, I might try my hand at building one of those. The modern Heathkit, eh?
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Shut up and play your guitar! Minor Deity ![]() |
Both amplifier channels are complete. ![]() Need to wire everything together and mount it in the enclosure. I have other things that are keeping me from finishing it right now. Might finish it later tonight. If not, then definitely tomorrow. | |||
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mark, I live for your adventures.... ![]() ![]()
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Beatification Candidate![]() |
Nice work, Mark. I didn't know kit-built electronics were still available. I built quite a few Heathkits back in the day. We still have the AR-1500A stereo receiver that I built around 1975. One of my sons used it for years in his office after I retired it from my home system. Big Al
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A bit jealous. Have tried kit things before. Not for me.
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Foregoing Practicing to Post Minor Deity ![]() |
I admire you, Mark. Bravo to you!
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Nice work! ![]()
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Shut up and play your guitar! Minor Deity ![]() |
Thanks for all the kind words everyone! Amplifier channels mounted and wired to inputs and outputs. Still need to wire and mount the transformer and power supply board... Getting close! ![]() | |||
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Nice.
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