High Fidelity 200V input stage for Project 8 or other power output stage topologies.
Warning! This 15-pin chip requires proper handling. Please read page 3 of LME49811 for ESD and soldering information. Damage to product will occur if not properly handled!
Project 65 is the fourth in the series of audio power amplifier projects that uses an op-amp in the front-end stage of the amplifier. The CFA-based op-amp input stage is connected to a full complementary hybrid compound feedback pair output stage. Applying a 1KHz 1.84Vpp input signal, the amplifier produces 35.82Vrms across an 8Ω load when connected to a ±56.6VDC power supply rails and a THD of 0.002% as measured by a QA400 audio analyzer. The amplifier sounded powerful enough even though it puts out less than 200watts into an 8Ω load. More details» 
The TDA8950 is a high-efficiency Class D 2-channel audio power amplifier chip. The typical power output is 150Watts per channel with a speaker load impedance of 4Ω. The TDA8950 chip operates over a wide supply voltage range from ±12.5 V to ±40 V and features low quiescent current consumption. For this project the TDA8950 is configured as a mono Full Bridge Class D power amplifier. This configuration was chosen to effectively avoid a strange phenomenon of a typical Class D power amplifier called "pumping effect". The BTL power output is 300watts at 8Ω with ±37VDC PS rails. More details» 
This is another audio power amplifier project in the series that uses an op-amp in the input stage. The prototype is populated with eight 800V/20A/200W NPN power transistors from Fairchild Semiconductor configured in a quasi-complementary output stage topology. These T0-264 packaged power transistors are typically intended in high-voltage color display horizontal deflection circuit applications but performed very well in this project. Initial test results shows that the amplifier is capable of producing a power output of more than 300 watts into an 8Ω load with ±72VDC power supply rails. 
This is another audio power amplifier project in the series that uses an op-amp in the input stage of the amplifier. The complementary 200V 16A 250W TO3-packaged output stage transistors from On Semiconductor are excessively biased about 500mA of current per transistor. The prototype when connected to a ±35VDC power supply rails was able to produce a power output of 50 watts into an 8Ω load with a THD of 0.00186% and a flat 20Hz to 20KHz frequency response as measured by a QA400 audio analyzer. The overly biased amplifier reproduces surprisingly pleasant listening experience. 