Re: you are scaring us
DON"T be scared, be excited!! I am!!!
Issue was MINE not the kits!!
The stereo imaging was off and diffused...
I wired the binding posts wrong...
The speakers were reversed polarity... I reversed the speaker wire at the binding post on the right side and am listening to 3 Blind Mice and Tori Amos..
Both sound wonderful..
Oh yeah, DC offset, I had 0.1mV on the right channel and 1.2mV on the right. That was cd, passive pre and speakers connected. I have not tried input shorted because that was PLENTY good enough for me!!
schro20 said:
DON"T be scared, be excited!! I am!!!
Issue was MINE not the kits!!
The stereo imaging was off and diffused...
I wired the binding posts wrong...
The speakers were reversed polarity... I reversed the speaker wire at the binding post on the right side and am listening to 3 Blind Mice and Tori Amos..
Both sound wonderful..
Oh yeah, DC offset, I had 0.1mV on the right channel and 1.2mV on the right. That was cd, passive pre and speakers connected. I have not tried input shorted because that was PLENTY good enough for me!!
Quick recap before I leave to go enjoy the beautiful day here...
1. All parts that need it are clearly labeled.
2. It took me two nights and about 2.5 - 3 hours per night to assemble the PCB's. I would budget 8 hrs to do a good thorough job.
3. The amps draw more than 1/4 amp AC (US 120 VAC) so at least a 2-4 amp fuse.
4. Insulate the chip before turn on!!
5. My heat sink never even got warm from the two chips..
6. Print out a picture of the PCB because once you solder on the screw terminals you can't see which one is hot and ground or pin 1 and 2.
7. When pushing the female faston connectors onto the males support the PCB from beneath to protect from over flexing.
Other than that they play and sound great right out of the box. I will report again once they have "broken in" and I can put them in the living room in a "proper" setup.
1. All parts that need it are clearly labeled.
2. It took me two nights and about 2.5 - 3 hours per night to assemble the PCB's. I would budget 8 hrs to do a good thorough job.
3. The amps draw more than 1/4 amp AC (US 120 VAC) so at least a 2-4 amp fuse.
4. Insulate the chip before turn on!!
5. My heat sink never even got warm from the two chips..
6. Print out a picture of the PCB because once you solder on the screw terminals you can't see which one is hot and ground or pin 1 and 2.
7. When pushing the female faston connectors onto the males support the PCB from beneath to protect from over flexing.
Other than that they play and sound great right out of the box. I will report again once they have "broken in" and I can put them in the living room in a "proper" setup.
Ready to Roll!
Well, I am thrilled that our final test, someone outside of Uriah and myself, successfully built from the kits we put together. I just had horror fantasies of discovering after everything was mailed out that each kit had a systematic error...
With that hurdle taken I am taking boxes to the post office Monday morning!
Yeay!!!!
peter
Well, I am thrilled that our final test, someone outside of Uriah and myself, successfully built from the kits we put together. I just had horror fantasies of discovering after everything was mailed out that each kit had a systematic error...
With that hurdle taken I am taking boxes to the post office Monday morning!
Yeay!!!!
peter
Floyd
Seriously? Well just wait til you build it and it WORKS. For me it was like drugs. I got all shakey to turn on my first amp and when it worked I was so lit it was like downing a 6 pack of beer in a half hour. Yeah yeah I know its cheesey, but most people reading this get it LOL. We are all hooked and you still have time to get out Before your sock drawers are full of weird capacitors and you have more heatsinks than you know what to do with and transformers that were a good deal but what the heck amp runs that voltage anyway?@?@!!
I am psyched its your first build to. We will help you as much as you need and as much as we can. Game on!!
Uriah
Seriously? Well just wait til you build it and it WORKS. For me it was like drugs. I got all shakey to turn on my first amp and when it worked I was so lit it was like downing a 6 pack of beer in a half hour. Yeah yeah I know its cheesey, but most people reading this get it LOL. We are all hooked and you still have time to get out
Before your sock drawers are full of weird capacitors and you have more heatsinks than you know what to do with and transformers that were a good deal but what the heck amp runs that voltage anyway?@?@!!I am psyched its your first build to. We will help you as much as you need and as much as we can. Game on!!
Uriah
udailey said:
They are SS Revelator tweets, B&W 805 Kevlar mids and the XO's were LEAP designed, tuned and built by Meniscus Audio.
I put them in generic "woodstyle" cabs for now. I have the matching cabs for the woofers. Eventually they will be rebuilt into a single cab active 3-way.
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udailey said:Floyd
Seriously? Well just wait til you build it and it WORKS. For me it was like drugs. I got all shakey to turn on my first amp and when it worked I was so lit it was like downing a 6 pack of beer in a half hour. Yeah yeah I know its cheesey, but most people reading this get it LOL. We are all hooked and you still have time to get out
I am psyched its your first build to. We will help you as much as you need and as much as we can. Game on!!
Uriah
haha, let me rephrase, it's my first speaker amp build.
My room is already a mess of Mouser & digikey orders and packaging. I've been into DIY audio for almost 2 years now, but up to this point it's been all headphone stuff..2 cmoys, 2 AlienDACs (not strictly for cans, tho it's all I've used em for so far), and 2 Millett Hybrid Maxes. I'm about to start soldering a prototype board for a re-layout of the PPAS...also recently ordered (most of the) parts for a B1. So ya, it's far too late to save me
I think I'll do up that light bulb tester while I'm waiting for my kit, so I don't forget in my excitement once I get it. And again, a HUGE thanks to peter and uriah. I've run a couple of much smaller and simpler group buys before, and I can't IMAGINE how much work this one must be. You guys are AWESOME
fredlock said:
Woofers are 2 x Parts Express 10" aluminum cone 8 Ohm. Can't comment on the sound yet as they have never been played...
http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=295-368
The cabinet is also the "woodstyle" cabinet. It was a company out of Ca that Mr. Gerald bought his cabs from.
EDIT:
2 x 10" is ~ equal to a single 15" woofer. The old system had paper cone 15's in a 1.24 cu ft sealed box and was incredible sounding but had a TERRIBLE waf factor. This will be a "little" thinner box and significant other friendlier.
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shipping update
Yesterday a bunch of packages went out from my end. Tomorrow almost all (perhaps *all*) international packages will go out.
In general I would appreciate an acknowledgment from everyone who's gotten their package. That way I can mark that one as taken care off.
I will post here a detailed shipping manifesto for all the parts that *should* be in your package. I'd like to ensure that everyone got what they should have gotten. Those who get to building relatively soon will be able to verify the contents of the package in that way. If you don't expect to put your package together soon then I would ask that you verify the contents from the manifestos.
More later.
Peter
Yesterday a bunch of packages went out from my end. Tomorrow almost all (perhaps *all*) international packages will go out.
In general I would appreciate an acknowledgment from everyone who's gotten their package. That way I can mark that one as taken care off.
I will post here a detailed shipping manifesto for all the parts that *should* be in your package. I'd like to ensure that everyone got what they should have gotten. Those who get to building relatively soon will be able to verify the contents of the package in that way. If you don't expect to put your package together soon then I would ask that you verify the contents from the manifestos.
More later.
Peter
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