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Assistance with schematic and pcb- 3way active crossover

2006-12-03 by david.mcauliffe@propadog.com

Hi,

I'm looking for some help with a PCB, and its schematic. I'm not  
feeling very confident at the moment.

It comes from a stereo 3-way active crossover, which is twice as many  
channels as I need. This send the signal to three amplifiers, not  
three speakers. I'm also looking at a couple of little changes as it's  
going to be used on an instrument rather than an audio system- 1/4  
jacks instead of RCA, that sort of thing.

I've managed to get the schematic for one channel, and the power  
supply, and an image of the stereo PCB. I'm looking for some help  
putting the channel and the power supply together, and then onto a PCB.

It uses three quad op-amp TL074s, and I was also hoping to get some  
advice on whether there is anything newer and quiter. Or maybe even  
changing this to six quieter op amps (the chip number escapes me right  
at this moment - I've got 5534s or similar echoing in my mind??? My  
notes are elsewhere!)

I'm not willing to post the info I've got openly yet. While the design  
was originally published in a magazine and the PCB is available on  
their web site, I'm not too sure about the copyright status and  
throwing it open to the group.

If anyone feels like they want to and can help, can you drop me a line  
on this email.

Hoping to hear from someone soon,

Cheers,

David.

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