Post your Solid State pics here.

[martinbls]

Hi shaan,

there is one piece of a yellow film cap on each of your pcb's (I think it's 470nF, 63V). Can you tell me what brand this is? I also have two of those (in 2,2uF, 63V) which I desoldered from another device, and I would like to know who made these caps.
Thanks!
Martin

[shaan]

Hello Martin.

I don't exactly know who produces those yellow caps. I have been told by the retailer that these are MKP polypropylene caps and are excellent for use in audio path. I did ask him about the manufacturer many months ago but it seems he doesn't know it either. Now as you have reminded me of this, I think I will go ask experts in other hot forums and expect I will get the name.

thanks.
shaan

[martinbls]

Hello shaan, thanks for your efforts!
Mine are from the signal output of a Moodlab Concept DAC. I changed them for BG N's, but recently I compared them to other MKP's and I found them to have a quite unique sound signature, which could be just the right thing for certain applications. But to use these caps would only make sense if they would be available to anybody in different values for different projects.
Regards!
Martin

[shaan]

Hi Martin.
These caps are indeed available in a long range of values. Well, that still remains from about 0.01uF upto about 10uF, above which I haven't seen one yet.

[jamesfeline]

Hi All

please see my velleman amp that I have just made. The front is laser engraved and the tigers eyes light up when the power is on. Sounds good to my ears. what do you think?

[Bonsai]

Looks good. Does it hum?

[jamesfeline]

Hello

not at all, sounds very good with no hum. The only issue is that the amplifier can shut down when pushed to hard. I can adjust the current monitor resistors in the feedback system, to solve this. but otherwise I was very surprised with the quality of the sound.

regards

Nick

[Telstar]

Hi Fotios, beautiful work

Originally Posted by fotios

The problem with Modu it is that although it offers enclosures with very impresive front panels (10mm thick! alu) and very nice handles, the rest pieces of enclosure are: top and bottom covers from metal plate and the back plate from alu 1,5mm thick. In mine amplifier the covers are from 3mm thick alu plates which are screwed very tightly and directly on heatsinks (see in pictures) and offers significant assistance in heatsinks in heat disipation.

You can ask for alu panels (not sure the thickness), at (high) extra cost.

[shaan]

Originally Posted by martinbls

Hello shaan, thanks for your efforts!
Mine are from the signal output of a Moodlab Concept DAC. I changed them for BG N's, but recently I compared them to other MKP's and I found them to have a quite unique sound signature, which could be just the right thing for certain applications. But to use these caps would only make sense if they would be available to anybody in different values for different projects.
Regards!
Martin

These caps are from Shenzhen(china). Available from 0.003uF upto 1uF. Two tolerance varieties; J and K.
J = 5%
K= 10%

cheers.

[martinbls]

Thank you shaan for the information!
I've another dac here from china which also has lots of these yellow caps on its pcb, I guess this brand is something like the chinese equivalent to Wima here in germany.
Regards!