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audioXpress audioXpress: October 2003, vol.34, No.10


audioXpress October 2003 issue

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CONTENTS - WEB REPRESENTATION OF CONTENTS PAGE

ZEN VARIATION, PART 5: THE COMPLEMENTARY ZEN
While still keeping it as simple as possible, this Zen master explores single gain-stage amps using a push-pull design. By Nelson Pass

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MODIFYING PEAVEY'S TKO 80 BASS AMP, PART I
To turn a classic "pawnshop prize" into a smoothly functioning bass guitar amp first requires finding the right driver to meet system requirements. By Charles Hansen and G. R. Koonce

16
THE SOAP FACTOR
Quickly and easily estimate the output of a power amp with this author's handy method. By Benjamin L. Poehland

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BORBELY'S RIAA PREAMP WITH TUBES
This recent grad student shows you how to design and construct a vacuum tube phono preamp based on the Borbely RIAA architecture. By Joe Tritschler

36
AN UNORTHODOX TWO-WAY, PART 2
This speaker project offers you the choice of modifying an off-the-shelf enclosure or building from scratch to produce this 8" two-way system. By Jon Mark Hancock

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THE ABCs OF FILTERS, PART 2
This tutorial on filters helps us better understand how to control system response in sealed and vented enclosures. By Richard Honeycutt.

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PRODUCT REVIEW, DACT CT 102 POWER SUPPLY
Teting the audio power supply from Danish Audio ConnecT. Reviewed by CHarles Hansen.

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TOOLS, TIPS AND TECHNIQUES
Free filament and Bias Voltage

68
NEW CHIP ON THE BLOCK
PMD-200 and AKD1833/AD1836

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ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Xpress mail (readers speak out), Classifieds, Ad index, Yard sale

 

"The above is reprinted, with permission, from Audio Amateur: audioXpress October 2003 issue. © Copyright 2003 by Audio Amateur Corporation. P.O. Box 876, Peterborough, NH 03458, USA. All rights reserved."

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  • KEY TOPICS
  • single gain amps
  • AKO 80 Bass amp mod.
  • RIAA pre-amp with tubes
  • Unorthodox 2-way spk design
  • The ABC of Filters
  • DACT CT 102 power supply review
  • BOOK SPECIFICATION
  • paperback
  • black and white print
  • 72 pages
  • 205mm x 267mm
  • 170g
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