Circuit Stereo Preamplifier With IC TDA1524A

– Tone Control Unit

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preamplifier Stereo TDA1524A bass treble 3D board

Stereo preamplifier circuit based on the Integrated Circuit TDA1524A. Contains

components for amplification and pre Tone controlling. The signal processing is done by
the voltage controlled TDA1524A. This manufactured by Philips IC (NXP)
Semiconductors, allows for tone control voltage and can be used in more complex
designs using microcontrollers. Here we use linear potentiometers to control tone,
volume and balance. The circuit is completed with the source and the suggestion of the
printed circuit board, to facilitate assembly. Ideal circuit to be complemented by the
power amplifier circuit posted here on the blog.

Description of pre tonal circuit with IC TDA1524A Stereo – With

adjustment Bass, Treble, Balance, Volume and Loudness
The circuit TDA 1524 has a 20DB gain and control tone +-15dB, if you prefer to mount
it in a DIP socket 18 to facilitate maintenance.

The power supply uses a transformer 12V/250mA to regulate the voltage at 12 volts
using a IC 7812T (any prefix). If using on a project that already has amplifier and a
power supply, you can omit the transformer, diodes and replace by the 4700μF
capacitor by a 470 or 1000μF . The LED used to indicate the active state of the circuit
can also be omitted if you prefer.

S1 in the connector is to be connected to key loudness, and works well with the key
turned to the R2 circuit is disabled, if you want to use this feature, simply connect a
jumper in place so that the resistor R2 (2.2K) stay connected to the circuit.

Schematic of the preamplifier with tone control and Volume

preamplifier Stereo TDA1524A bass treble schematic

Suggested of the printed circuit board for the preamp with IC

TDA1524 – Bass, Treble, Balance and Volume
preamplifier Stereo TDA1524A bass treble PCB Layout
preamplifier Stereo TDA1524A bass treble PCB Layout
preamplifier Stereo TDA1524A bass treble PCB silk

List of components for assembly circuit TDA1524A tone control with Bass and
Treble

Parts Value
Resistor’s 1/4 Watt 5%

R1 1.2K – Brown, Red, Red, Gold

R2 2.2K – Red, Red, Red, Gold

R3, R4 4.7K – Yellow, Violet, Red, Gold

R5, R6 220 – Red, Red, brown, gold

Capacitors

C1 4700µF/35V – Electrolytic Capacitor

C2, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C20 100nF – Polyester Capacitor

C3, C13, C14, C15, C16 10µF/25V – Electrolytic Capacitor

C9, C17 47nF – Polyester Capacitor

C10,C18 15nF – Polyester Capacitor

C11, C12 10nF – Polyester Capacitor

C19 100µF/25V – Electrolytic Capacitor

Semiconductors

D1, D2, D3, D4 1N4004 or equivalent – rectifier diode

IC1 7812T – Positive voltage regulator 15 Volts

IC2 TDA1524A – Integrated circuit with volume

and tone control Philips (NXP)
 Semiconductors

LED Red LED

Miscellaneous

IN Input Connector Stereo Audio

AC Connector to the transformer

OUT Connector for Stereo Audio Output

J1 J12MM – Jumper 12 mm piece of wire.

Trafo Transformer 12 Volt

P1, P2, P3, P4 50K or 47K Linear Pot-

S1 Switch for Loudness

Welding, Wire, Cash for housing circuit,

printed circuit board, the IC socket, fuse,
etc..

Download PDF files for this project: PCB, Silk, Layout, Layout components, Datasheet
TDA1524A, TDA1524A Eagle Library.