I spent only 2 hours last night assembling this lovely little kit, and enjoyed every minute. I read the instructions twice, checked I had all the components, laid them out so I could easily identify them, then set to. As recommended, the resistors went on first. I found it took about 5 seconds - with my Antex 25W iron, to get the solder to flow through the through-plated holes so the joints looked nice both from above and below. I then soldered on the capacitors, the IC sockets and the jack sockets. The power connector and volume control went on last. I then visually inspected the whole assembly and when I was happy I inserted the ICs, observing the orientation (i.e. Pin 1 is bottom left when looking at the board the orientation shown in the pictures.) I worked first time no problems. I then took a sharp knife to remove the protective layers from the acrylic case work and figured that I needed to mount the board loosely to get the sides to fit into place, There are two forms of spaces, the smallest are fixed to the bottom case panel with their tapped ends upper-most. Slot the board over the studs then the long separator pillars may be screwed into place. The top can then be put in place and retained with the screws. I stuck four small neoprene feet underneath to prevent the lower screws from scratching anything. I hope you enjoy assembling your kit as much as I did.

I spent only 2 hours last night assembling this lovely little kit, and enjoyed every minute. I read the instructions twice, checked I had all the components, laid them out so I could easily identify them, then set to. As recommended, the resistors went on first. I found it took about 5 seconds - with my Antex 25W iron, to get the solder to flow through the through-plated holes so the joints looked nice both from above and below. I then soldered on the capacitors, the IC sockets and the jack sockets. The power connector and volume control went on last. I then visually inspected the whole assembly and when I was happy I inserted the ICs, observing the orientation (i.e. Pin 1 is bottom left when looking at the board the orientation shown in the pictures.) I worked first time no problems. I then took a sharp knife to remove the protective layers from the acrylic case work and figured that I needed to mount the board loosely to get the sides to fit into place, There are two forms of spaces, the smallest are fixed to the bottom case panel with their tapped ends upper-most. Slot the board over the studs then the long separator pillars may be screwed into place. The top can then be put in place and retained with the screws. I stuck four small neoprene feet underneath to prevent the lower screws from scratching anything. I hope you enjoy assembling your kit as much as I did.

I spent only 2 hours last night assembling this lovely little kit, and enjoyed every minute. I read the instructions twice, checked I had all the components, laid them out so I could easily identify them, then set to. As recommended, the resistors went on first. I found it took about 5 seconds - with my Antex 25W iron, to get the solder to flow through the through-plated holes so the joints looked nice both from above and below. I then soldered on the capacitors, the IC sockets and the jack sockets. The power connector and volume control went on last. I then visually inspected the whole assembly and when I was happy I inserted the ICs, observing the orientation (i.e. Pin 1 is bottom left when looking at the board the orientation shown in the pictures.) I worked first time no problems. I then took a sharp knife to remove the protective layers from the acrylic case work and figured that I needed to mount the board loosely to get the sides to fit into place, There are two forms of spaces, the smallest are fixed to the bottom case panel with their tapped ends upper-most. Slot the board over the studs then the long separator pillars may be screwed into place. The top can then be put in place and retained with the screws. I stuck four small neoprene feet underneath to prevent the lower screws from scratching anything. I hope you enjoy assembling your kit as much as I did.

The sound quality of the amplifier is better than I had expected. The set was well labeled and easy to assemble.

The sound quality of the amplifier is better than I had expected. The set was well labeled and easy to assemble.

The sound quality of the amplifier is better than I had expected. The set was well labeled and easy to assemble.