Balanced amp on the cheap - suggestions anyone?

[Nanoha]

Well played, I liked the way you worked that in.

Rofl.

[socrates63]

the board is off limits to me....

Whom do I need to bribe?

Pretty please?

The amp is also listed on audiogon.

[mapstec]

Uh, 850$ is such a little bit more then the 300$ I would have been able to spend, so I think I will pass this one...

And then there is the question of 110V vs 220V..

But thanks anyway, any other suggestions?

[Uncle Erik]

... any other suggestions?

Have you considered the DIY route? I'm planning to get started on my first balanced amp in a week or two. It'll be a Dynamid (more info, PCBs, build guide here: http://www.djgardner.com/headphone/gilmore/) running off a pair of STEPS power supplies. I have the STEPS power supplies built and ready and in the morning, will put in the orders for everything else so I can stuff them over the long weekend.

I've built a Dynalo and the build is mostly painless. Think I have about $130 into the power supplies and it'll be another $150 or so for the amps. You can repurpose another case to go the cheap route with enclosures, but I'll probably drop another $100 or so there. If you're careful and re-use something from a thrift store, you should be able to piece one together around $300.

You can balance other designs, as well, but this one comes in around your budget and should be a keeper. If the Dynalo is anything to judge by, the Dynamid should be excellent.