Oh s--t it would seem I don't know my a--e from my elbow as they say around here.Only 16 led's to unsolder and reinsert after checcking
All 16 populated the wrong way?
Make me feel worse than I already do why don't you
The left channel appears to be ok but not the right.I have the following voltages:-
LEFT RIGHT
VDC 42.7 42
G/Rail 32.9 12.8
TP1/TP2 3.7 7.4
G/TP1 7.7 7.4
G/TP2 3.9 0.0
The trimmers on the right channel no difference to the voltages.The led's are all on but the 9530 heatsink does not warm up.
The left channel appears to be ok but not the right.I have the following voltages:-
LEFT RIGHT
VDC 42.7 42
G/Rail 32.9 12.8
TP1/TP2 3.7 7.4
G/TP1 7.7 7.4
G/TP2 3.9 0.0
The trimmers on the right channel no difference to the voltages.The led's are all on but the 9530 heatsink does not warm up.
Make me feel worse than I already do why don't you
Ask George to post further photos and more impressions now he had listened for two days then. That will make your day.
I achieved 7.74/7.76v with 2 red and two green LEDs. I used 2SK117 (4.57mA same as in Q7) and 18.5v supply (12 AA alkaline).
3 LEDs for PSU (5.58v) was not a problem.
The phono is playing for a few days now and couldn' t be happier.
First residual noise is almost non existent and this is important in my setup, as I use high sensitivity horns. Resolution has gone up with no apparent sign of harshness. I can hear things I didn 't before, as the breathing of the musicians in some recordings.
But the biggest difference is the scale of depth, height and panoramic extension of the stereo image, from before. You can easily tell the position of an instrument in the orchestra. Strings are so silky smooth with no sign of grain. Voices also.
Bass has become tighter and more defined.
Music is more effortless and dynamic.
I attach some pictures of the whole setup as the folded simplistic has found his place back on the music system.
Salas, this an excellent effort. I have built many simplistics, but for sure I didn't expect this! Really high end sound, and maybe even more.
The only problem is that my other half not seeing me much lately, and although she is very understanding, she started to complain as I spend most of my time listening
EDIT something doesn' t work with attachments, will post later
First residual noise is almost non existent and this is important in my setup, as I use high sensitivity horns. Resolution has gone up with no apparent sign of harshness. I can hear things I didn 't before, as the breathing of the musicians in some recordings.
But the biggest difference is the scale of depth, height and panoramic extension of the stereo image, from before. You can easily tell the position of an instrument in the orchestra. Strings are so silky smooth with no sign of grain. Voices also.
Bass has become tighter and more defined.
Music is more effortless and dynamic.
I attach some pictures of the whole setup as the folded simplistic has found his place back on the music system.
Salas, this an excellent effort. I have built many simplistics, but for sure I didn't expect this! Really high end sound, and maybe even more.
The only problem is that my other half not seeing me much lately, and although she is very understanding, she started to complain as I spend most of my time listening
EDIT something doesn' t work with attachments, will post later
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The only problem is that my other half not seeing me much lately, and although she is very understanding, she started to complain as I spend most of my time listening
EDIT something doesn' t work with attachments, will post later
There is a crucial difference between women and vinyl records regarding the "listening" issues George. The latter never walk away when you don't listen to them all the time.
As for the sonic impressions, great. Do enjoy it.
*Check the max sizes in the upload manager also.
If they are 100ppm or under for temperature stability spec they usually come across as more transparent than plain ones. Especially in the loading, signal path, and Vref roles.
