Battery powered Headphone Amplifier
Low distortion Class-B circuitry 6V Battery Supply Some lovers of High Fidelity headphone listening prefer the use of battery powered headphone amplifiers, not only for portable units but also for home "table" applications. This design is intended to fulfil their needs and its topology is derived from the Portable Headphone Amplifier featuring an NPN/PNP compound pair emitter follower output stage. An improved output driving capability is gained by making this a push-pull Class-B arrangement. Output power can reach 100mW RMS into a 16 Ohm load at 6V supply with low standing and mean current consumption, allowing long battery duration. The single voltage gain stage allows the easy implementation of a shunt-feedback circuitry giving excellent frequency stability. Battery-powered Headphone Amplifier Circuit diagram Notes: For a Stereo version of this circuit, all parts must be doubled except P1, SW1, J2 and B1. Before setting quiescent current rotate the volume control P1 to t...