The Auna AV2-CD508 is a quite nice and affordable amplifier, the case is pretty solid, aluminum front, steel case, and the controls are all easy to operate.

It’s a “600 W” peak amplifier, but won’t take more than 80 Watts, so it is more likely a 2x 40 W amplifier – still, 40 Watts are a lot of sound power.

Unfortunately, this set reached my workshop for repair, symptom: it doesn’t switch on, no signs of any activity. After some measurements, the fault is found it the auxiliary 5 V power supply, this is always on, to power-up the main power supply and the rest of the circuit. The auxiliary supply is controlled by a SF5922S switchmode controller, SO-8. Unfortunately, this part is only available in China, and doesn’t seem to last anyway, so I removed the power supply control, and added some wires to an external supply.

… the external supply, a 5 V power supply. Also used it to measure the current. Turns out, the auxiliary supply only needs to provide some 100 mA of current, not a lot.

With the lab supply connected, and the Auna plugged in, it powers up OK and all working!!

That’s the amplifier board, solder side. The auxiliary pwr supply controller marked in red.

With such a device, better not lose too much time, and I decided to add a completely new 5 V supply, from a leftover 5 V power adaptor.

These are the main amplifiers – CD1875 aka LM1875. These are not bad, and can reach -60 to -70 dB distortion, and are generally known as reliable parts.

Some distortions measurement, at two power levels…

… not too bad!

Gain, it’s not quite flat, but OK for the purpose.

Finally, with the new power supply, the Auna has a second life, most likely, even longer than its first.