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Congrats! I am doing pretty much the same as you. My goal, a complete in-dash solution, completely HU less.
I also purchased the Amp9, and although constructed, isn't tested yet. In the process, I did manage to lift ONE trace, and decided that repeatedly heating to solder connections on and off the amp was a bad idea, so I am currently awaiting some terminal blocks to solder to the board, so I can use screw terminals and a single 16pin idc connector for the inputs/logic.
Some pointers:
The onboard bridge rectifier isn't really needed if your going to power it from a DC source. If you power it from a regulated DC source, you can do away with all three of the large bulk caps as well. I only mention this because if at some point space gets to a premium, you have some options of shortening the board.
Also I found that "GC" makes some really good 2 part epoxy that I used to secure the toroids, so they don't move when it finally gets planted into the car.
Looks Good!
-Alan
PS What are your going to do about an AM/FM tuner? I have a thread and think a company in my industry maybe releasing a product that fits my needs for a tuner, but I always like to read what other people are doing...
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