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Good morning friends,
John Linsley Hood is a name that needs no introduction in this Forum, and the mention of the 'JLH amp' is likely to trigger sweet memories in the hearts of old timers, as well as enthuse quite a few newbies who had built and enjoyed the iconic Class-A amplifier designed by the master.
The original design, published in the April, 1969, issue of the UK magazine Wireless World, has been a hot topic of discussion in forums like DIYAUDIO and today one of the oldest threads there is approaching 10,000 posts! The fact is that the timeless design by JLH is able to hold its own despite the passage of more than 50 years, and that too in the face of technical advancements made in the last half century. Even today the JLH Class-A amp maintains its popularity among audiophiles who prize subjective quality more than anything else, and today the Gen-Z too (whose keen ears do not belong to the last century!) have developed a love for the classic design.
Unfortunately the discussion threads in various Forums have become humongous, and trawling them for relevant information has become a truly uphill task. Not only that, many sites that offered handholding for the JLH enthusiast and hosted rare archival information are dead now. This leaves the DIYer pretty high and dry.
For some time I have been planning a Golden Jubilee Tribute to the master designer JLH. But the pandemic and other engagements stole my free time. Thankfully I have been able to cull most of the necessary information from my own PC backups as well as from various sources, online and otherwise. My intent is to offer a tribute to the Master, while at the same time offer a "single window" experience for the JLH enthusiast and the ardent DIYer. I have gathered the information in a series of Blog posts, which I am sure would be of interest to most of our members. Here is the first post in the series:
jlhclassicdesigns.blogspot.com
Kindly read, follow, comment and share... more than that, do build and enjoy!
Warm regards
-- UKP
John Linsley Hood is a name that needs no introduction in this Forum, and the mention of the 'JLH amp' is likely to trigger sweet memories in the hearts of old timers, as well as enthuse quite a few newbies who had built and enjoyed the iconic Class-A amplifier designed by the master.
The original design, published in the April, 1969, issue of the UK magazine Wireless World, has been a hot topic of discussion in forums like DIYAUDIO and today one of the oldest threads there is approaching 10,000 posts! The fact is that the timeless design by JLH is able to hold its own despite the passage of more than 50 years, and that too in the face of technical advancements made in the last half century. Even today the JLH Class-A amp maintains its popularity among audiophiles who prize subjective quality more than anything else, and today the Gen-Z too (whose keen ears do not belong to the last century!) have developed a love for the classic design.
Unfortunately the discussion threads in various Forums have become humongous, and trawling them for relevant information has become a truly uphill task. Not only that, many sites that offered handholding for the JLH enthusiast and hosted rare archival information are dead now. This leaves the DIYer pretty high and dry.
For some time I have been planning a Golden Jubilee Tribute to the master designer JLH. But the pandemic and other engagements stole my free time. Thankfully I have been able to cull most of the necessary information from my own PC backups as well as from various sources, online and otherwise. My intent is to offer a tribute to the Master, while at the same time offer a "single window" experience for the JLH enthusiast and the ardent DIYer. I have gathered the information in a series of Blog posts, which I am sure would be of interest to most of our members. Here is the first post in the series:
The JLH Gateway - A Golden Jubilee Tribute
Building the JLH Classic-1969 -- A Golden Jubilee Tribute John Linsley-Hood (1925 -- 2004) Audio designer nonpareil John Linsley-Hood -- T...
jlhclassicdesigns.blogspot.com
Kindly read, follow, comment and share... more than that, do build and enjoy!
Warm regards
-- UKP
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