http://www.hypex.nl/docs/SMPS600_Datasheet.pdf page 4, bullet #12 says no.
Whether that's an electrical safety measure, something against emi/rfi or a combination I don;t know, but it's probably not the way to go.
Dredging up old conversations but I just saw this and since it was a topic...
Dayton Audio XMRF XLR Male to RCA Female Adapter 240-438
Dayton Audio XMRF XLR Male to RCA Female Adapter 240-438
And 2 renderings of what I think my case will look like. Just noticed that i forgot to cut out the space behind some of the connectors and see that the xlr's are male, in stead of female (inputs, yes, female)
Plan is to mill a block of aluminium so that everything fits in nice, including cabling, mill some room at the back so that the connectors are hidden under a "roof". Top will be either black glass or acrylic with black bottom layer (shiny!). Sort of a big iphone 4. That's just me, I'm a complete sucker for that glass/aluminium stuff
Looks pretty! How much would one cost and for how much?
I have no idea. I'm not doing this commercially. It'll "only" cost the aluminium, our time and processing cost (anodizing or something).
It'll take some time before this one is done, we're first going to try on wood before we do the real thing. And even that may take months (too much work, too many other hobbies). That's the thing with a lot of other hobbies I have, they're hard to plan (with paragliding you're depending on the weather, which, in the Netherlands, is not always favorable for paragliding.
We'll see what happens and when it will....
It'll take some time before this one is done, we're first going to try on wood before we do the real thing. And even that may take months (too much work, too many other hobbies). That's the thing with a lot of other hobbies I have, they're hard to plan (with paragliding you're depending on the weather, which, in the Netherlands, is not always favorable for paragliding.
We'll see what happens and when it will....
Getting from the drawing board to the real enclosure is a marathon.
Hope things are better where you guys live.
A friend made some cool looking NCore enclosure designs as well but then reality kicked in (we'd need ~€350 per enclosure if we had them built locally).
I envy those DIY clubs in the US where you have subscription-based access to a full featured workshop, with a CNC and everything.
Hope things are better where you guys live.
A friend made some cool looking NCore enclosure designs as well but then reality kicked in (we'd need ~€350 per enclosure if we had them built locally).
I envy those DIY clubs in the US where you have subscription-based access to a full featured workshop, with a CNC and everything.
probably not. I have no idea how much the aluminium alone would cost. sizes are approx 350x350x55mm. Any hints?
If it turns out to be completely impossible cost-wise, I can still give hexateq the drawings and ask for a quote, or just stick with the wooden version, use a lot of wood filler/plaster and some aluminum spray paint
Would be less cool than the routed aluminium block though. But it will be lighter
If it turns out to be completely impossible cost-wise, I can still give hexateq the drawings and ask for a quote, or just stick with the wooden version, use a lot of wood filler/plaster and some aluminum spray paint
Would be less cool than the routed aluminium block though. But it will be lighter
.probably not. I have no idea how much the aluminium alone would cost. sizes are approx 350x350x55mm. Any hints?
If it turns out to be completely impossible cost-wise, I can still give hexateq the drawings and ask for a quote, or just stick with the wooden version, use a lot of wood filler/plaster and some aluminum spray paint
Would be less cool than the routed aluminium block though. But it will be lighter
Hi Matjans
For our ACOUSTICIMAGERY amps we had 2 pre amp cases and 4 power amp cases made early in 2011 by a specialist CNC prototyping company here in the UK. Without going into all the details, they cost us approx 800 euros each incl VAT @20%. Milled from solid billet aluminium, our cases (22cm x 30cm x 6.5cm) weighed 11kg before machining and the cost of the raw ally was roughly 60 euros per box.
So now you ask, what was the other 740 euros for? All the rest is:- design to get a Solidworks model, set up costs to convert the Solidworks to CNC programme and of course machine time. Then there is bead blasting and anodising and silk screen printing.
Now we are going into volume production, the cost per case drops dramatically but when we want a new product the initial design costs re- appear.
For a DIY customer to have a 'one off' case machined from solid will be roughly costed like this:-
1. Design in Solidworks. 1 day @ say 350 euros
2. Set up programming 1 day @ say 300 euros
3. Material. 16kg billet @ say 90 euros
4 Machine time 1 day @ say 300 euros
Grand Total 1040 euros + VAT@20% = 1248 euros
Which is about the same as a pair of NC400's and SMPS600's...!
Also don't forget finishing. Paint, anodising etc.
Compared to a commercial stereo power amp of comparable performance this would represent the bargain of the century.
Hope this gives you some idea of how it works. But these are all just 'ball park' figures based on our experience. You may be able to find more beneficial machine shops or indeed a 'friend' who works for a precision engineering company and can do some 'moonlighting'
Keep us up to date with progress.
Cheers
John acousticimagery - HOME
Hi folks,
I had ordered for two NC400 modules and would be getting them after 18 weeks (hopefully) I intend to drive my two way speakers via active crossovers (may be even DEQX)
Since their SMPS600 which are suitable to power up the above modules are also out of stock and also, since each of them costs 180 Euro, I'll have to shell out another 360 Euro which works out to 27K Indian Rupees for me, ouch.
Can I use this power supply from Class D Audio and use a 800VA trafo to supply the current to the PS and up the amps?
I had ordered for two NC400 modules and would be getting them after 18 weeks (hopefully) I intend to drive my two way speakers via active crossovers (may be even DEQX)
Since their SMPS600 which are suitable to power up the above modules are also out of stock and also, since each of them costs 180 Euro, I'll have to shell out another 360 Euro which works out to 27K Indian Rupees for me, ouch.
Can I use this power supply from Class D Audio and use a 800VA trafo to supply the current to the PS and up the amps?
just had a look on the Mogami website. I'm guessing the cable the NCORE uses is the W2549: MOGAMI® - High Quality Balanced Microphone Cables
I looked a bit and seems that it's practically impossible to source this cable bulk in Europe.
currently I have a pair of Cordial (very cheap hence of dubious quality) XLR cables.
any recommendation about any other quality balanced cable that's easily sourceable in bulk? I'm really not interested in "cable talk" ("have no idea if it's well engineered but it sounds great" kind of discussion).
I looked a bit and seems that it's practically impossible to source this cable bulk in Europe.
currently I have a pair of Cordial (very cheap hence of dubious quality) XLR cables.
any recommendation about any other quality balanced cable that's easily sourceable in bulk? I'm really not interested in "cable talk" ("have no idea if it's well engineered but it sounds great" kind of discussion).
How do you know which one is best?
The Mogami web site has detailed specs on these cables. The 2549 is a robust cable developed for long cable runs. The 2893 is a so-called star-quad cable that gives improved signal to noise ratio. Canford is a leading supplier to studios and broadcasters, and they apparently don't bother to keep the 2549 in stock. Just sayin'....
The Mogami web site has detailed specs on these cables. The 2549 is a robust cable developed for long cable runs. The 2893 is a so-called star-quad cable that gives improved signal to noise ratio. Canford is a leading supplier to studios and broadcasters, and they apparently don't bother to keep the 2549 in stock. Just sayin'....
looks like you're right.How do you know which one is best?
The Mogami web site has detailed specs on these cables. The 2549 is a robust cable developed for long cable runs. The 2893 is a so-called star-quad cable that gives improved signal to noise ratio. Canford is a leading supplier to studios and broadcasters, and they apparently don't bother to keep the 2549 in stock. Just sayin'....
I looked again at the Mogami website and they explain that the star-quad is better. they even give extensive capacitance specifications, this seems to be a serious product. thanks for pointing that out.
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