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CM-5018 Power amplifier module / Monoblock.
(Formerly CM-5017)
Connections

CM-5018 has an 8-way terminal:


A. Plus 30-35V
B. Input signal
C. Input ground
D. Signal ground from PSU
E. Loudspeaker plus
F. Loudspeaker minus
G. Power (and loudspeaker) ground from PSU
H. Minus 30-35V.

Transformer: Primary voltage according to your need. Secondary voltage:
2 x 22 - 2 x 24VAC
F1 = T1.6 fuse for 220 - 240 VAC mains voltage, T3.2 fuse for 110-130 VAC mains voltage.
C1 = C2 = 6600 uF or more, 50 VDC or more*.
F2 - F5 = F1.6A fuses
*) In the Poweramp 5 PSU we use 6 x 2200 uF instead of 2 x 6600 uF (or more) for smaller height and increased max ripple current.

As you can see, the PSU is very simple, just a transformer, rectifier diodes, capacitors and fuses.
The CM-5018 is quite insensitive to the ripple from the power supply, so this all you need.
(If an amplifier needs a complicated PSU, it is probably a bad amplifier design.)
The drawing above, as a printable PDF file, click here.

If you have some experience from electronic projects, building a high quality amplifier with the SQ-5018 modules should be a simple task.