My first TPA3255 chip amp — pics + measurements

Posted May 11, 2026 · 2 replies

The Listener Showcase

Built a TPA3255 amp from an Aliexpress board + a 48V/8A SMPS. For ~$70 all-in the numbers are silly: <0.005% THD at 1W, dead quiet noise floor.

Learned to add an inrush limiter after the SMPS made the lights flicker on power-up.

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eZstah May 15, 2026

That price-to-performance is genuinely unfair to the high-end industry.

eZstah May 18, 2026

Add a soft-start, you already learned that the hard way haha.

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