Day: April 14, 2017

Sony DG500 and DG600 series using mp1620 mn2488 power darlington's

Sanken MN2488 and MP1620

MP1620 MN2488 Power Darlington’s – Sony’s answer to using Darlington’s in their audio amplification circuits. Driving Power Darlington’s – the MP1620 and MN2488 Another DIY project I have had numerous Sony amplifiers which have been stripped down for spares, mostly power supply, power transistor driver chips, the NEC UPC2581 and the then popular Sanken MN2488…

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Pimping your amp

How to remap your amplifier. Since our first post we have received three requests with regards to boosting amplifier performance from our younger readers. By boosting amplifier performance we are talking here wholly about power output, not quality of course. Well this can be done of course, usually at some exorbitant price. The Sound Wars…

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