true, I was speccing a bom for a huge output SET amp, slowly buying bits and pieces during lockdown, then I did a bit of wiring on my house and got a minor shock from the mains, threw out everything realising that such a mistake during the amp build would result in a major headache and lifelong trauma for my wife.

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MisterTea 2 hours ago | parent [-]

That is an absurd amount of power. Even this guy thinks it's crazy and dangerous:

https://sound-au.com/project117.htm "One flash and you're ash !" 260 VOLT DC POWER RAILS!

All you really need is 100 W for a good home HiFi. I have a set of the shorter Magnepan (forget the model) with a decent 100W Sony amp and at mid volume is too loud to comfortably listen to yet sounds very crisp and clear with a sealed 12 inch sub driven by a 150 W amp.

	▲	etcetcetcetceta 20 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I was looking at 100wpc (single ended), not much output but the plate is around 1000v iirc, hundreds of mA, continuous draw from the power supply could run into hundreds of watts. Easily enough to switch me off permanently if the screwdriver slips.