Schematic set

LA Series power amplifiers

1. LA 601 / 901 / 1201 Preamp

2. LA 601 Power supply
3. LA 901 / 1201 Power supply
4. LA 601 Output stage
5. LA 901 Output stage
6. LA 1201 Output stage

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R7
Z1 1N5933
(22V) NOTE 4
R10 470
R24
D1
NOTE 2 C24
C1 0.1/100V 1N4148 C22
150pF 1
330pF
2
3

13
12

10
R23 C5 30pF R17 100 C20 4
D D
1 330pF 5
2 15
10K/1% + 6
3 7
14 -
4 8

4
D3 D5 IC2B
5 0C1
1N4148 1N4148 2 -
STK3152 J8

11
6 R2
R22 1 90.9K/1% R31 CH A MODULE
7
3 +
8 IC1A
10K/1% 100 CH A OUT
J3 OPA2604 C8
D7 C10 15pF R18 100

8
CH A OCTAL 0.1/100V
1N4148
VTL5C6
R3 R8
R21 C3 CH A MODULE
NOTE 1 NOTE 2: 30pF NOTE 4
R14 RLY1
J1 Z2 T90N5D12-12
CH A 1N5933 100K/1W/2%
C2
0.1/100V (22V) J9
VR1 R12 R19 4.7/1W 1
5K 6.65K/1%
1 2
C17
2
3 0.1/100V RELAY
C15
C 4 100/100V CH B OUT C
5
6 R6
100K 0.1/100V
BAR1 Z3
INPUT BARRIER 1N5359 C12 C14 C18 CH B MODULE
C16
1/63V 10/16V/BP 100/100V R20
RLY2
4.7/1W T90N5D12-12
R9 470 SUPPLY GND

SUPPLY GND
C19
C23 330pF
150pF J10
D2 R15
D8 C21 1
1N4148 1N4148 330pF 100 2
3
C6 30pF 4

3
4
9
6
R26 R25 R32 LIMITER
1 100
1 + 0C2
2 10K/1% NOTE 2
3 2 -
B IC2A B
4 D4 D6 J7
6 -
STK3152
5 CH B MODULE

8
7
5
R27 1N4148 1N4148 7
6
7 5 +
1
SW1 MSSA2350
8 IC1B 2
10K/1% OPA2604 VTL5C6
3
J4 4
CH B OCTAL VR2 C9 R13 100K/1W/2% 5
R4 R28 C4
5K 6
NOTE 1 NOTE 2 30pF 15pF R16 100 7
R1 8
90.9K/1% R11
6.65K/1%
C7 R29
J2 0.1/100V 1
CH B NOTE 3 R30 2
NOTE 3 3
4
NOTE 1: LA601 = 13.3K/1% NOTE 3: LA601 = 680/10W 5
LA901 = 12.7K/1% LA901 = 820/10W 6
R5
LA1201 = 12.4K/1% LA1201 = 1K/10W C13 C11
100K BAR2
1/63V 10/16V/BP OUTPUT BARRIER
NOTE 2: LA601 = 30.1K/1% NOTE 4: LA601 = 1.5K/2W
LA901 = 36.5K/1% LA901 = 2.7K/2W
A A
LA1201 = 40.2K/1% LA1201 = 3.3K/2W CREST AUDIO INC.

150 Florence Avenue

Hawthorne, NJ 07506
Title
PREAMP/DRIVER FOR LA SERIES

Size Document Number Rev

B 21B1113-04

Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 Sheet 1 of 1

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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R36

100/2W

D10
C10 1N4148 R19
R10 10/50V 2.2K
D9
2.2K
R46 R47
1.2K Z8
1.2K
1N5353 1N4004
D D

3 2

J5
Q5 IC2 1 FAN +

1
IC3B IC3A MPSA13 FAN GND
2

8
R45 LM317T
LM393N R44 D12
5 3 R42 R37 26-48-1025
+ +
7 1K 1
6 1K 2
- - 100K 442/1%
1N4148
Z5 LM393N R43 Z6 C11
D11 1N960 1N960 0.1/100V

4
1N4148 2.2K
R38 R40 R39
19.8K/1% 1K/1% R41
1K/1% 19.8K/1%

J4
TO CH.A MODULE 22-15-4087 TO CH.B MODULE
TEMP SENSOR POWER
5 B CH. POWER+ 1 1
SPKR LEVEL A (DC PROTECT) TEMP SENSOR OUTPUT
4 B CH. PROTECT+ 2 2
A CLIP- GROUND
3 GROUND 3 3
GROUND B CLIP-
2 B CLIP- 4 4
TEMP SENSOR OUTPUT SPKR LEVEL B (DC PROTECT)
1 A CH. POWER+ 5 5
TEMP SENSOR POWER
A CH. PROTECT+ 6
J1 GROUND J2
7
26-48-1055 A CLIP- 26-48-1055
8
C C

R31 R32

1K/1W 1K/1W
R33 R34

1K 1K
J3
26-48-1025

1 RELAY A
2 RELAY B
R35

180/5W
Z1

R1 D1 R3 R5 R7 R25 R26 R28 D6 R30

1.5K/1W 1N4148 1N5353B
200/2W 1K/1W 4.7K/2W R16 Z2 4.7K/2W 1K/1W 200/2W 1N4148 1.5K/1W
2.2K 1N5353B

R4 R27
5.6K 5.6K
CH. A CH. B D4
D3
2N5401 IC1E

9
1N4148 IC1C 1N4148
LM614 IC1B Q4
Q1 LM614 R12 R14 R17 R21 LM614
IC1D 2N5551 2N5401 IC1A
1K 499/1% 499/1% 1K R29

4
LM614 11 6 LM614
Q2
- - 10K
14 10 7 3
+ +
16 + 12 13 5 + 1
R2 R9 R23 Q3
8
15 2
- 10K TR1 15K 15K MAC97 2N5551 -
MAC97

13
Z4 TR2
B B
1N5920
D2 R11 R22 Z7 D5
1N4004 R20 330K 1N5920
R8 330K R13 R15 R18 1N4004
1K/1% 1K
1K 1K/1% C7 R24
C5 10K C6 C8
470/25V 470/25V 10K
470/25V 470/25V

D7 1N4004

R6
50/10W
C4
220/80V
D8 1N4004
0.15/400V
+
C1
+

BR1 GND
C2
BR354W 10,000/67V
GND
SW1
GND
12A
C3 GND
10,000/67V

P1 -
PLUG AC MALE

CHASSIS COMPONENTS

A F1 A
T1 C9
120 VOLT VERSION 3A/MINI 1000/25V

BR2
RS202
CREST AUDIO INC.

150 Florence Ave.

Hawthorne NJ 07506

Title
LA601 POWER SUPPLY PCB SCHEMATIC

Size Document Number Rev

C 21C1101 04
Date: Thursday, May 18, 2000 Sheet 1 of 1
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R25
TEMP SENSOR POWER
1 TEMP SENSOR OUTPUT
100/2W 2 GROUND
3 A CLIP-
IC2
4 A CLIP+
LM317
Z3 5 SPKR LEVEL A (DC PROT)
C17 2 3
D 6 GROUND D
1N5355A 10/50V 7
R43
1.5K/1W J2
26-48-1075

1
D8 R26
RELAY B
2 RELAY A
D5 Q5 442/1% 1
MPSA13 1N4148
1N4148 J4
26-48-1025
IC1B IC1A J1

4
LM614 LM614 A CLIP-
R28 R29 D6 8
5 3 R27 A CLIP+
+ + 7 A CH. PROTECT+
7 1
1K 1K 6 A CH. POWER+
6 2
- - 100K 5 B CLIP-
1N4148 4
D7 B CLIP+

13
1N4004 R34 3 B CH. PROTECT+
2.2K 2 B CH. POWER+
R32 R30 R31 R33 1
CH. B 1K/1% 19.6K/1% CH. A
19.6K/1% 1K/1%
22-02-2085
R44
1.5K/1W
CH. A
Z1 R21
TEMP SENSOR POWER
1 TEMP SENSOR OUTPUT
1N960 2.2K 2 GROUND
3 B CLIP-
4 B CLIP+
5 SPKR LEVEL B (DC PROT)
CH. B 6 GROUND
Z2 R22 7

1N960 2.2K J3
26-48-1075

R41
FAN DRIVE V+
C
1 GROUND C
1.5K 2

R39 R40 R42 J5

26-48-1025
1.5K 1.5K 1.5K
R37 R1 R4 R2 R38
10K 2.2K 10K
2N5401 Q4
47/1W 47/1W
2N5401
Q3 CH. B CH. A

R35 D1 1N4148 D10 1N4148 R36

R12 R5 R6 R11
D3 Q2 2.2K D4
2.2K 2N5551 1K 499/1% 499/1% 1K
- 11 15 - 2N5551

9
Q1 10 16
1N4148 IC1C
+ 12 14 +
1N4148
R15 10K IC1D R16 10K
LM614 IC1E LM614
LM614
R13 R14
TR1
13
R23 5K/5W R24 5K/5W

8
MAC97 330K 330K MAC97

TR2
Z5 C18 R17 C14 R9 R7 R8 R10 C15 R18 C19 Z4
1N5920 470/25V 22K 470/25V 10K 750/1% 750/1% 10K 470/25V 22K 470/25V 1N5920

B B

0.15/400V
C1
+
LA901 = 12 A. +
LA1201 = 15 A.

BR1
SW1 C2 C3 C6
BR354W NOTE 1 NOTE 1 GND
NOTE 1
12/15A GND

GND
P1
PLUG AC MALE C4 C5 C7 GND
NOTE 1 NOTE 1 NOTE 1

F1
T1 C11
120 VOLT VERSION
3A/MINI 1000/25V

BR2
RS202

NOTE 1
A A
C2 - C5 ARE 7,300uF/80V ON MODEL LA901. C6, C7 ARE NOT USED.

C2 - C7 ARE 6,800uF/90V ON MODEL LA1201.

CREST AUDIO INC.

150 Florence Ave.

Hawthorne, NJ 07506
Title
LA901/1201 POWER SUPPLY/FAN DRIVER PCB

Size Document Number Rev

C 21C1127

Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 Sheet 1 of 1

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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D1 1N4004

Z1
1N4735A
R46 R1

10K NOT USED

R47 R3

20K 470
Z2
D
1N4749A C7 C9 +65VNL D
1n/50V 10n/50V

Q1
2N5551
D3
1N4148 Q4
2SC2336
Q6 Q10
2SC3281 D5 C3
C1 R8 2SC3281 Q8
FR204 0.1/100V
100/6.3V 2SC3281
D9 10/1W R12
1N4148
2.2/1W R19
C2
0.1/100V 2.2/1W

+ 65 VNL R10 R15 R17 R21

8 150/1W 4.7/2W 0.33/5W 0.33/5W
+ DRIVE
+ DRIVE 7 R5
6 1.2K L1 2uH
SPEAKER RAIL
5 OUT
SPEAKER RAIL
C
- DRIVE 4 R100 1/2W C

- DRIVE 3
2 Q3 R7 R11 R14 R16 R18 R22 R41
- 65 VNL TIP110 D8
1 100/1W 150/1W 51/2W 4.7/2W 0.33/5W 0.33/5W 100/1% R25 R28
100K 1N4004 2.2/2W
J1 R6 R37 R26
INPUT 390
Q19
255/1% 2N5401 220
R20 C5
R13 2.2/1W
D10 VR1 0.047/630V
R23 Q13
1N4148 PTC15LB/250 R9 Q9 100K GROUND
2.2/1W Q12 2N5551
2SA1302 Q11
Q7 2N5551
10/1W 2SA1302 2SA1302
Q5 D6 C4
D4 2SA1006 R39
100K FR204 0.1/100V
1N4148
Q2 R35 R24
2N5401 15K
15K Q17
1n/50V 10n/50V 2N5551
Z3 -65VNL
C6 C8
1N4749A
R48 R4
B B

20K 470
R49 R2

10K NOT USED

Z4
1N4735A

D2 1N4004

IC2
3

1 LM35DP
JP? R29
2

TEMP SENSOR POWER 1K

TEMP SENSOR OUTPUT 1
TEMP SENSOR GROUND 2
CLIP (-) 3
SPEAKER RAIL 4
5
HEADER 5

4/14/92 R37 changed from 274/1% to 255/1%

A A
CREST AUDIO INC.

150 Florence Ave.

Hawthorne, NJ 07506
Title
LA601 OUTPUT STAGE

Size Document Number Rev

B 21B1157 01
Date: Thursday, May 18, 2000 Sheet 1 of 1
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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D D

D1 1N4004

R65 R61

Z1 16K NOT USED

1N5925A
R66 R63
Z2 20K 470
1N5941A
C9 C11 + 75 V.
0.001/50V 0.01/50V Q22
2N5401
R45
Q28
2N5551 Q2 15K R49
D7 15K
2SC2336BQ
1N4148 R47
R6 Q4 100K
Q18 D5 C7
10/1W 2SC3281 Q6 Q10 Q12 0.1/100V
2SC3281 FR204
2SC3281 2SC3281 2SC3281 Q24
R11 2N5401
C1 C2
R39 100K
100/6.3V 0.1/100V 2.2/1W R15 R17 R23 Q26
C 2.2/1W 2.2/1W 2.2/1W 2N5401 C
R41 Q20 GROUND
2N5551
150/1% R55 220
R53 L1
R1 R4 R9 R25 R29 R31 R37 R43 270K
D9 30/2W 0.33/5W 0.33/5W 0.33/5W 0.33/5W 100/1% D3
8 680 150/1W 2uH
7 1N4148 1N4004
3
4
1

6 R59
Q1 2 6 OUT
5
2SC3068 9 1/5W
4
3 R2
2 R3 R5 R8 R10 R26 R30 R32 R38 R44 D4 R60
620
7
8
5

1 100/1W 150/1W 51/2W 30/2W 0.33/5W 0.33/5W 0.33/5W 0.33/5W 100/1% 1N4004 2/5W
IC1
J1 LA2500 R42 R54 220
Q21
INPUT 2N5401
D10 150/1% Q27 C5
R16 R18 R24
1N4148 R12 2.2/1W 2.2/1W 2.2/1W 2N5551 0.047/630V
R40 100K
VR1 Q25
2.2/1W Q7 Q11 Q13 2N5551
PTC15LB/100 Q19
Q5 2SA1302 2SA1302 2SA1302 2SA1302
R7 D6
10/1W 2SA1302 R48
100K FR204
Q3 R50
D8 2SA1006BQ 15K
R46
1N4148 C6
Q29 0.1/100V
2N5401 15K Q23
2N5551
C8 - 75 V.
0.001/50V C10
0.01/50V
R64
R67
Z3 20K 470
1N5941A
R68 R62
B B
Z4 16K NOT USED
1N5925A

D2 1N4004

J2 IC2
3

1 R56
TEMP SENSOR POWER LM35DP 1K
1
2

TEMP SENSOR OUT

POWER SUPPLY GROUND 2
CLIP - 3
CLIP + 4
OUTPUT SIGNAL 5
POWER SUPPLY GROUND 6
7
TEMP/CLIP

A A

CREST AUDIO INC.

150 Florence Ave.

Hawthorne, NJ 07506
Title
LA901 OUTPUT STAGE

Size Document Number Rev

C 21C1240 1
Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 Sheet 1 of 1
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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D D

D1 1N4004

R65 R61

Z1 22K NOT USED

1N5925A
R66 R63

Z2 18K 470
1N5941A
C9 C11 + 85 V.
0.001/50V 0.01/50V
Q22
2N5401
R45
Q28
2N5551 Q2 15K R49
D7 15K
1N4148 2SC2336BQ
R47
R6 Q4 100K
Q18 D5 C7
C1 10/1W 2SC3281 Q6 Q10 Q12 Q14 Q16 0.1/100V
2SC3281 FR204
100uF/6.3V 2SC3281 2SC3281 2SC3281 2SC3281 2SC3281 Q24
R11 2N5401
R39 100K
2.2/1W R15 R17 R19 R21 R23 Q26
C2
C 0.1uF/100V 2.2/1W 2.2/1W 2.2/1W 2.2/1W 2.2/1W 2N5401 C
R41 Q20 GROUND
2N5551
100/1% R55 220
R53 L1
R1 R4 R9 R25 R29 R31 R33 R35 R37 R43 270K
30/2W 0.33/5W 0.33/5W 0.33/5W 0.33/5W 0.33/5W 0.33/5W 100/1% D3 2uH
8 680 150/1W
D9 1N4004
7
3
4
1

6 1N4148 R59
Q1 2 6 OUT
5
2SC3068 9 1/5W
4
3 R2
2 R3 R5 R8 R10 R26 R30 R32 R34 R36 R38 R44 D4 R60
620
7
8
5

1 100/1W 150/1W 51/2W 30/2W 0.33/5W 0.33/5W 0.33/5W 0.33/5W 0.33/5W 0.33/5W 100/1% 1N4004 2/5W
IC1
J1 LA2500 R42 R54 220
Q21
INPUT 2N5401
D10
100/1% Q27 C5
1N4148 R16 R18 R20 R22 R24
R12 2.2/1W 2.2/1W 2.2/1W 2.2/1W 2.2/1W 2N5551 0.047/630V
R40 100K
VR1 Q25
2.2/1W Q7 Q11 Q13 Q15 Q17 2N5551
PTC15LB/100 Q19
Q5 2SA1302 2SA1302 2SA1302 2SA1302 2SA1302 2SA1302
R7 D6
10/1W 2SA1302 R48
100K FR204
Q3 R50
D8 2SA1006BQ R46 15K
1N4148 C6
Q29 0.1/100V
2N5401 15K Q23
2N5551
C8
- 85 V.
0.001/50 C10
0.01/50V
R67 R64
Z3 18K 470
1N5941A
R68 R62
B B
Z4 22K NOT USED
1N5925A

D2 1N4004

J2 IC2
3

1 R56
LM35DP 1K
1
2

2
3
4
5
6
7
CLIP/TEMP

A A

CREST AUDIO INC.

150 Florence Ave.

Hawthorne, NJ 07506
Title
LA1201

Size Document Number Rev

C 21C1159 1
Date: Thursday, May 18, 2000 Sheet 1 of 1
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1