If you have not heard the ACA, you are in for a treat! These are great little amps.....
I don't doubt it.
I had a very quick listen hooked up to a lab power supply, definitely showed potential.
WOW! You've built all the Diy Pass Amps? Any pics? I've only built a few, but only need cases for F-6 and Aleph J. Are your pics in the picks thread? Obviously I see your Amp Camp build, would love to see all of them! That's a lot of building!
Russellc
Nah not all, but definitely enough to make a judgement.
This is what I have built from Pass Labs:
F5
My own version of F5 Turbo (before F5 Turbo existed)
F3
F4
Aleph J
Aleph 30
One Channel of ACA
Half Finished
BBA3
Other Designs:
John Linsley Hood Class A
Naim Clone
Goldmund Clone
My own designs:
Too many to remember
Whats Next:
Experimentation ACA with various mosfets
F6
Sony Part 2 Amp (if I can find the bloody Sony mosfets in the garrage)
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This is what I am listening too right now on ACA. Sounds good 2nd Harmonic Beauty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vn0w-zHwFw
Very nice Amp
2nd Harmonic Beautyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vn0w-zHwFw
Very nice Amp
As far as F-5 being "better" than Amp Camp, and I havent built Amp Camp, I find the ones I have built or at least listened to is this: Some sound different from each other but all Pass stuff sounds good!
F-5 is a little more complicated thsn what I see envolved with Amp camp, and I love my F-5. That said, I bought several different F-5 boards in my excitement from Peter Daniels, Diy, both regular and F-5C with double outputs. Bought matched quads of Jfets fot F-5X, etc.
Once I built BA-3, I began selling off the F-5 stuff and bought the Aleph J group buy and F-6 package. I suddenly realized F-5 is very nice, but not the end all
I caught myself when I ordered stuff for BB-A3 amp, and while I have boards and parts, decided to wait for cases for F6 and AlephJ first!
I dont think ANY of them are "the last amp I will ever build" first, (especially with F7 on horizon) and secondly, while they all sound different they all sound good, as long as proper speaker is mated with them.
Russellc
F-5 is a little more complicated thsn what I see envolved with Amp camp, and I love my F-5. That said, I bought several different F-5 boards in my excitement from Peter Daniels, Diy, both regular and F-5C with double outputs. Bought matched quads of Jfets fot F-5X, etc.
Once I built BA-3, I began selling off the F-5 stuff and bought the Aleph J group buy and F-6 package. I suddenly realized F-5 is very nice, but not the end all
I caught myself when I ordered stuff for BB-A3 amp, and while I have boards and parts, decided to wait for cases for F6 and AlephJ first!
I dont think ANY of them are "the last amp I will ever build" first, (especially with F7 on horizon) and secondly, while they all sound different they all sound good, as long as proper speaker is mated with them.
Russellc
Are there pics in the pics threads? We want pics-amp porn, inside and out!Nah not all, but definitely enough to make a judgement.
This is what I have built from Pass Labs:
F5
My own version of F5 Turbo (before F5 Turbo existed)
F3
F4
Aleph J
Aleph 30
One Channel of ACA
Half Finished
BBA3
Other Designs:
John Linsley Hood Class A
Naim Clone
Goldmund Clone
My own designs:
Too many to remember
Whats Next:
Experimentation ACA with various mosfets
F6
Sony Part 2 Amp (if I can find the bloody Sony mosfets in the garrage)