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The Super Gain Clone™

The Super Gain Clone™ stereo amplifier is based on the National Semiconductor LM3886 Integrated Circuit power amplifier chip. Its features are summarized here:

  • 40 Watts per channel into 8 ohms from LM3886 devices
  • LM3886's operated in inverting mode for best performance
  • Inverting input buffer stage provides overall non-inverting amplifier
  • Audio-grade DC servo control of output offset voltage
  • No output coupling capacitor to degrade sonics
  • No input stage feedback return capacitor to degrade sonics
  • No electrolytic capacitors in the signal path
  • High input impedance
  • Adaptive soft clipping (Klever Klipper ) ahead of the feedback loop
  • The amplifier-proper never clips
  • Extra input-path RFI filtering
  • Conjugate-matched pi output network for exceptional RFI immunity
  • Torroidal air core output inductor for HF stability without sonic degradation
  • Heavily snubbed and bypassed power supply with 60,000 uF per rail
More details of the design will be described soon.