Sounds good, but I wonder if we could just get the heat sinks and jfets and continue with our own boards that plug in directly as discussed?
Stefan
Yes but I still think there is some difference in the Xen kit
re
The push-pull and V18 has got me a little lost but the prices look good.
Perhaps someone could clarify, maybe I should go and ask Patrick?
Prices look better when we don't have to buy the whole shebang including the Cens.
A whole load of matched Jfets is one PITA less your well organized and have stocks.
Easy to do an adapter to fit the Sen to Buffalo, hell we could even make the adapter one huge ground plane just in case any nastys jump cross, well there is a 100MHz clock just above...
A big thing to point out is the cost of the matched Jfets and Heat sinks, once glued up they can not be re used in another board. If we continue with a diy etch I would use some dirt cheap TO92s to prove the fit and sinks etc.
Some info I picked up
One is called CEN which means complementary (i.e. 2SK170BL/2SJ74BL), or push-pull.
The other is called SEN, which means singled ended.
CEN V18 means CEN IV Version 18, designed specifically for ES9018 (hence V18)
SEN V18 means SEN IV Version 18, without saying.
Posted some Qs on the DIYA thread post 1006
Keeping fingers crossed for a layman's answer
Thoughts gentlemen please
Btw
I have edited post one to reflect Patrick's position - please have a read.