Balanced input all DC coupled RIAA preamp

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Got the Raw supply finished and tested
That is about it for now as I got a 72-hour week on "day Job"
I am still waiting for a few bit an pieces, the RIAA caps especially, but so far is going along pretty well
 

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Same progress.
I give up waiting for caps
Mouser is out of 2.5mm 100n so one is under the board
Ithas been much slower that I like especialy as I kept making promises for a much faster development
Anyway one more 72 hours week and I am going to get ready for work
Power up, Beter not to say tomorow, soon....

PS
are the TO220 the right way
I sort of remember picture of sink aginst cooper and board has outline as placed.
Need to dig diagram....;)(I know)
 

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Same progress.
I give up waiting for caps
Mouser is out of 2.5mm 100n so one is under the board
Ithas been much slower that I like especialy as I kept making promises for a much faster development
Anyway one more 72 hours week and I am going to get ready for work
Power up, Beter not to say tomorow, soon....

PS
are the TO220 the right way
I sort of remember picture of sink aginst cooper and board has outline as placed.
Need to dig diagram....;)(I know)

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Nice build coming there.

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Nice amp design FDW !

Cheers

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I did discus Advent in he past
After 3 years of use and I mean USE capitals on my TT and around the house is still very strong.

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For £10 a meter at the time probably the best upgrade on my crappy TT.(RPM4)

OFF TOPIC
Got rid of cheap and nasty Pnoplugs on the base (PS if you got cheap phono like project)
It takes about 1/2 hour work) and run balanced.
The 5-meter length is plenty for the Job.

Back on topic I had half an hour to play with balanced power up is ok now and go 15V at RIAA ( :D say ok now as usual short under nose is always the hardest to find:D)

Scope at output is a pretty straight line
No time to hock up input.

But so far Noise is really low especially as on the bench near fluorescent light

So far so good
 
While you are where I would like to be right now.

I am trying to get a 1/2 decent test rig no much point in throwing good money on it as I relay on my earring any way.

Your balanced is on a piece of wood and no screening for now and if you compare the 2graphs the 50 Hz was there before.
So the second is just like RIAA response sorts off (sort of because I can not say system is calibrated at all)
Normally I am happy to just plug in Oscilloscope and have a look at Square response.
Got to work this out for balanced input....

Any way forget about all that and enjoy you hols
Ears tell me is pretty good so after 11 days in row at day job (yes taxman going to rape me this month) I got 4 off to box it up

Is going to be a good one:D

When are you back?

I am Going to post more then
 

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Wake up: Cheek
Do dishes: Check
Put new toy in to box: Check
Visit A&E to remove bits of drill Bit: Check
No only kidding but they one ever know maybe tomorrow?
FiFi and living room warming up: Check
Time to delight neighbours with same tunes: Check

OH yeah Baby!!!!


I am not going to review till you are back.
For now get a bottle of Brunello di Montalcino

PS Hum zero nada zilch not even if I try to swallow the speakers
BALANCED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

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