poynton said:
Hi Andy,
I've done that already, the DAC's outputs show a nice square wave
.After that, a 1kHz sinewave on a test cd gets clearer and clearer after the first stages of passive filtering. The first opamp is supposed to subtract both signals, but at it's inputs, the two waves seem to be in phase (???).
There's still too much HF at this point to discover any noise (on my simple 20MHz scope that is...
).Ray.
Originally posted by Bas Horneman
Haven't started yet...maybe tonight
NO hurries mate.
Thanks...but that would be a waste of a great sounding CD player..since I'll would probably end up using it as a transport for my RAKK DAC.
Yeah, that 63 it's a bit overdone....
The tubestage sounds great, but it also has a few minor disadvantages. The amplification is low (1x), and since the signal is divided by the passive filter, the output is not all that.
I'm going to see if I can solve that by using a long-tailed diff. input stage with a low-mu tube. Then I can sum the input signals also. The tubes are not in series then, so B+ can be lower. If I use one with low Ri then the output impedance should be low enough so I won't need a kathode follower buffer. I already tried with a ECC82 (I simply modified the exsisting circuit) and got a HUGE output. It needs some tweaking
.Regards,
Ray.
6h5c said:
Hi Ray.
So now you have something similar to mine but without the cascode???
Andy
PS
I read, in one of the many articles on modding the '63, that it is VERY important to have matched components after the dac to give a balance. Of course, any imbalance would give rise to residual noise.
rowemeister said:I am changing every thing in the HF amp tomorrow with nice parts and then the RF later in week.
Has anyone thought about changing the xtal on the servo or is this a waste of time?
Hi Brent!
Like your pictures! You did a nice job on the PSU.
In my 67 the servo/decoder is one chip fed from the DAC clock, so that's that for me
.If the PSU around the 63's servo is improved it may have a positive effect since less noise will be present in the player.
Ray.
Yep, that's right. I tried it with one channel only. I re-arranged the wiring of Thorstens circuit and upped the current through the FET to 8mA. I used 10k anode resistors.
I know that one. My tube-proto is not that balanced, but my 67 and 63 use 0,1% resistors and 1% matched caps. But there's still noise. Have you found it as well in your player?
Regards,
Ray.
Ah, good luck with that. Didn't do that yet. There's enough possibilities to mount Thorsten's filter on the PCB, using the original holes and traces. It will be nicely close to the DAC.
I was hoping to use the 12V for heater supply. Not enough current i'm afraid. Maybe the windings can be paralleled?
Anybody heard from Michael yet, regarding our custom toroid?
Hey Michael, how are you?
Regards,
Ray.
I was hoping to use the 12V for heater supply
. Not enough current i'm afraid. Maybe the windings can be paralleled?Anybody heard from Michael yet, regarding our custom toroid?
Hey Michael, how are you
?Regards,
Ray.
6h5c said:..............I was hoping to use the 12V for heater supply
Hi,
Windings are centre-tapped except, maybe, the KI. It may be possible by removing the TX and checking out the wiring but I would not think so.
Andy
I am very sorry, I just tried it: full volume, >100dB/W speakers (see foto) attached: dead silence.
My hints:
First: The most critical voltage seems to be AVDD (pin 21 and 22 from the SM5872). It is recommended, to derive it from the 12V "audio" voltage.
Second: Try analyzing the ground layout...
Franz
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rowemeister said:
HI.
Probably too late but .......
Before ripping YOUR cd-p apart, I had some thoughts last night re. the servo section / HF.
The servo is, of course, a linear, non-digital section (analog).
Looking at the PSU side, the +-10 feed does not require any mods, although splitting of the digital +5v would be beneficial. This is because it is a servo and therefore 'self-adjusting'.
EXCEPT, VRef, the reference voltage for the focus, tracking and radial servos is derived from the digital +5v. It is a simple 2.5v from a potential divider, R124 /R125, decoupled by a couple of caps. Any noise on VRef will be seen by the servo and WILL affect performance adversely!!
Can you measure the noise on the +%v at R122 / C122 / R124 junction.?
It may be worth feeding this point fron the 'cleaner' analog +5v and also deriving the VRef +2.5v from a more stable source, TL431.?
Andy
Franz G said:
Hi Franz,
I have heard this before!
However, I, like many others no doubt, recognise that the pcb layout etc is done by a router with little regard for the sonic benefits of good grounding etc.
However, we do not possess the knowledge or tools to analise and then reconfigure the pcb.
Have you modified your Ground???
If so, please pass on the information.
Andy
I changed C120 and C122 to 16V 3300uF Pana FC.
I changed these to give more headroom. I am also going to seperate the two 5V inputs to the servo has one is for analogue and the other digital.
The voltage between the two points is 4.983V in stop mode and 4.931V when playing. Tracking etc does not affect the voltage
I changed these to give more headroom. I am also going to seperate the two 5V inputs to the servo has one is for analogue and the other digital.
The voltage between the two points is 4.983V in stop mode and 4.931V when playing. Tracking etc does not affect the voltage