Thanks for compliments bros, but it really isn't that hard to diy this with the kit.
Gotta be v careful when soldering and tuning the LDRs though as they are delicate things that damage with too much heat or voltage.

jazzy939, the diyparadise project uses a different LDR part and it's nowhere near this design in maturity. I read it has problems with stability and channel balance which is obvious from the simple circuit. My LN has a measured balance variation of +-0.6% throughout the whole operating range! Noble pots go up to 10% imbalance, so a friend who measured them told me.

What's the link to the diyparadise active volume circuit?

LSA = LST = Lightspeed? One person who has both says the LN is clearly better SQ wise on account of its better psu implementation which includes both voltage and current regulation.

I'd be interested to see how the Lightspeed + DCB1 fare against the LN alone. It already beats the B1 handily.

Bernie,
That is certainly a great idea! Yup, the volume pot would be the bottleneck for 'improved' performance!

I will certainly look into it.. now to get gabanyayaya to part with his lightspeed temporarily for me to check the idea out. What say you, bro gabanyayaya?

You mean the full aluminum box with 7mm thick panels? <drool>

The bro that I built this for got it from Shenzhen.