Early Quad 303 refurbishing

First post here! Have been lurking around here for over three years, but never registered. Last weekend I bought a really nice early Quad 303 along with an early Quad 33 unit. Both have serial numbers #11xx. I have been recapping both during the last couple of days. I tuned the rail voltage as well as quiescent current last night and fired the 303 up. Left channel is working flawlessly but the right one is noisy with volume set to zero. I thought the first order of business was to order replacement resistors for the larger carbon composite ones, which usually go bad. I thought of 0.5w metal film resistors. Would that be appropriate? As I've understood it this version has the first boards, and it's hard to find any info on these on the web. Thankfully it included schematic for the 303, which seems impossible to find online. I'm gonna make a scan of it later on if somebody might need it as well. My second question is, C104 is a bipolar electrolytic (I assume?) capacitor on this version on the driver boards. Is it okay to change it with a polarized capacitor instead as in the later versions of the boards? See pictures. Thankful for any input!

4 Channel SSE?

First a little bit of context, I've already built the SSE and since doing that my main speakers I liked listening to on tube power were sold (la scalas) and were replaced with jubescalas, since they require active crossover I now need four channels of amplification.

Few questions:

-Would the Edcor XPWR222 be up to the task of running a pair of SSE boards? For reference it's rated at 350mA 375-0-375, 6A 6.3V and 6A 5V. I feel like the 6.3V filament winding won't be able to handle two boards but I want to be told that instinct is correct.

-Assuming the Edcor I have won't be up to the challenge, is there anything out there that would be? The One Electron BFT-1B looks promising but will the secondary at 385-0-385 be too high? (For reference my mains voltage runs a pretty consistent 119V)

-Will there be any fundamental issues introduced by running a pair of SSE boards from one PT? Should I be considering dual PTs?

-If I'm running these purely as power amplifiers with no need for volume control do I just omit that and run the inputs directly into the board?

-My outputs are balanced, has anyone done a balanced input mod on the SSE? Is there any value to that besides the "Shlick-snap" satisfaction of XLR connections at both ends?

-I currently have 15W GXSE edcor OPTs I will be re-using for the high frequency portion of this 4 channel thing. They'll be powering a pair of B&C de75p compression drivers that are 8 ohm nominal and 108db sensitivity. For the low frequency pair of channels should I go with the larger Edcors? The frequency response isn't that important as the horn bins can barely touch 50Hz but they are around 3dB less sensitive so will be getting more power day to day.

A few notes, I'll be tube rectifying and my output tubes right now are a pair of Shuguang Black Treasure KT88's so I'll probably grab another pair of those.

Thanks for any tips or guidance, and yes most of the desire to make this in one unit is the visual spectacle of 8 warm tubes and a small city of transformers, chokes and caps.

Getting max output from a TK2050 T1 amp on battery power

Hi all,

New here, though I've learned a lot from lurking threads for a while. I'm basically a noob when it comes to this stuff despite being a reasonably experienced sound engineer.

I've rigged a hifimediy T1 tk2050 amp up to an old passive PA cabinet (an EV SH1512ER, rated to 200W at 8ohms) to run off 24v battery power. I have a small powered Rolls powered mixer as a preamp adding about 26db of gain running into a small passive crossover and mono sum i built (off of this design MonoXover 2-way Pre-amp Audio Crossover : 4 Steps - Instructables), which runs directly into the the amp's inputs (so its bi-amped as one channel to the tweet one channel to the 15" woofer).

It all works and i'm stoked on it, it sounds quite amazing in fact. However, I'm quite sure that I'm not getting what I think should be max output of the system and am trying to figure out where my weak point is. I have a few clues and wonder if anyone here has thoughts or suggestions:

1) First, obviously the amp is underpowered for the speakers. I might consider replacing the T1 (2x100W) with a T4 (2x180W) which i know might give me close to double the clean volume I currently have. Still i think i can get more with the T1.

2) The T1's input voltage is rated up to 39v. If i add another 12v battery in series to what i have to bring it up to 36v, I'm sure i'll get more power - would this increase my output significantly or only marginally? Anyone with experience here?

3) I'm running the Rolls preamp at 12v instead of 15. I'm probably losing some headroom here. Unfortunately they seem to have changed the input voltage of the MX51s to 15v without updating the specs online, i thought it was 12v max when i got it. Still dont imagine this is the main problem (although I do hear it cracking up at the very top 10% of its range).

4) Lastly I wonder about input impedance on the amp itself. I've seen people reference changing 2 resistor values on the PCB of the amp itself to decrease impedance on the input section of the amp and get more volume flowing. Any experience with this?

Thanks in advance for any thoughts or ideas. Best wishes to all

TDA2050 Bridge Amp

Hello everyone. I want to build an amp to drive a 20" 4ohm 150w max subwoofer in a car. I'm planing to use boostor project to boost supply voltage from 12v to +-22v. I'm looking for an ic amp to deliver 70w-100w from said supply.



I've found the schematic below using TDA2050's in a bridge configuration claiming to output over 70w which is enough for me but TDA2050 is obsolete and i'm concerned fakes won't be able to handle +-22v supply voltage. Even if its a TDA2040 rebranded as 2050 it should fry according to datasheets.
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What experience do you have on fake 2050 chips? Is it worth the shot? I'm open to new ic suggestions. Or maybe should i go with transistor amps? Any idea or recommendation is welcome. Thanks for reading.

Behringer UltraCurve Pro 2496

Behringer UltraCurve Pro 2496

D[book=]%[/book]oes anyone have the hex and bin file for the Behringer Ultra Curve 2496
version 1.4 or 1.7 so that i can write to the chip using the TL866II programmer, i have version two point five bin and hex which is not compatible with my older ultra curve
I am willing to share my version two point five rom
thanks please help

How do you know if your preamp has inverted the phase?

Its monday and I feel like asking a dumb question.
I read somewhere that out of phase stages in a preamp can cause some loss of listening pleasure.
So the dumb question is I have 2 stages in my preamp for phono (Ixys current reg on each anode with output of 1st stage off anode into grid on stage 2 (which also has an Ixys reg on it) feeding into an srpp line stage?
So what is the rule of thumb here?
Thanks
Nick

A little study about two old germanium projects

Hello friends of DIYAudio,

In last times I am making a lot of measurements, and someimes I like to dissect some projects, like this I show here: one Germanium amplifier, and a Germanium preamplifier. Both more or less "classics". The amplifier in one using AD161/AD162 output transistors, and the preamp is like one published in Discrete design: 2-transistor RIAA preamp (the Linsdale MM, with some minor alterations).
In next posts I will show the results (and I need to draw the schematics 😱😱 ) normally I build things WITHOUT schematics 😛😀

250Hz-2kHz horn for B&C 8PE21

Hi,
I,d like to build a horn for 8PE21 to be put between B&C DE250 attached to FaitalPro LTH102 horn and 15'' woofer in OB (FaitalPro 15FH510).
I hoped I would be able to find tons of projects or plans for such a "horn friendly" driver but I couldn't find anything for the given application. Hence the thread.
The idea is to cover 250-2000Hz band without any (or very little) EQ. Something Avantgarde midrange horns like. I thought I would modify the project from speakerplans.com website:

Speakerplans.com
Instead of two 10'' drivers I'll use one 8PE21 and downsize the horn proportionately: instead 15x21cm thorat (for one 10'' driver) I'll have 12x16,8cm (proportionate reagarding Sd of the drivers). And by the same method the mouth width would be 48cm instead of 60.
The big question is:
Is it totally insane? 😀


I'd appreciate any valueble comments, ideas etc. I tried to use Hornresp but propably too stupid for that. I didn't buy the 8PE21 yet so they are not a must. What matters is the frequency scope and, if possible, Xover-less design.


Thanks.
Chris

Faital 8PR200 + HF10AK + Seos10 + Fusion FA122

Hey guys, this is my first post on here and my first venture into an active 2-way speaker. I currently own DIY Sound Group HT-12s as part of my cinema set-up and love the way they sound and want to build a second pair of similar style speakers for a desk-top monitoring/ mixing set up at high spls but whilst also having crystal clarity.

I would like the 2-way to consist of an 8" mid-bass driver and seos 10 waveguide so as to keep the size of the cabinet to a minimum, the HT12's are huge in comparison. I am seriously considering the Faital Pro 8PR200 and the Faital Pro HF10AK for this combo as I have heard great things about both drivers, although I am reading a lot about the B&C DE250 which is on sale right now and £40 less than the Faital. This will be an active speaker using one of the Hypex Fusion Plate amps. I have yet to learn the software but should be able to get to grips with it pretty quickly.

I would love the speaker to be able to play down to around 40hz, however I realise I may be asking to much from an 8" and may need to pair these with a sub. Originally I was planning on porting the speaker, using an internal volume of around 20l and ported to 45 (ish)hz, however I can't seem to model a port that works. The velocity is either way to high or the port resonance is way too low. I assume I would cross somewhere in the 1.5khz range, but I can't seem to get the 1st port resonance above this with a useable velocity. How important is it that the resonance is kept out of the passband for the mid-bass driver and is there any way of telling if it would be a problem in the passband? I suppose this would show in any measurements I make pre-crossover.

I have a UMIK1 and was hoping this would be adequate for taking any measurements I need to make.

As I say this is my first from-scratch build. Any advice on the components listed would be great.

Computer DSP PLUS External Analog Frequency Splitter??

Hey guys

Ok, I want my system do use a DSD dac but I also want to biamp my speakers plus have 2 subs. There aren't many (hardly any) DSD DACs with >2 channels.

So, what about doing DSP correction at a 2-channel level and then go from the DAC to an active analog crossover (like a Marchand) to get me 6 channels of output.

Does that make sense? Or would the phase get screwy?

By the way, DSP correction would be for the room and would be via convolution (Audiolense).

Thanks!!
Jim

Full Range 2 Way with hifi woofer and horn/CD

Designing this for a friend who wants a full range classic style enclosure (similar size to Klipsch Heresy) with a compression horn mid/tweeter.

He already has a Radian 745NEO comp driver and I am thinking to use 18 Sound XT1464 for a crossover point of around 800hz to an SB acoustics SB34NRX75 or SB34NRXL75-8. There are other 1.4" horns like the Ciare and Faital also that I would consider.

SB Acoustics SB34NRX75-6 12" Woofer

SB Acoustics SB34NRXL75-8 12" Woofer

https://www.eighteensound.it/media/...TBfNTZfMzZfMTY4X1hUMTQ2NC5QREYiXV0/XT1464.PDF

745NEO - 3″ Diaphragm, 1.4″ Exit - Radian Audio

Speaker will be actively bi-amped so sensitivity mismatch is not so important.

Bass requirement is around 30hz flat in room or better at moderate/high SPL for music. Enclosure will be 80-100L and 500 wide by 750 tall.

Has anyone tried this slightly unconventional mix of hifi woofer with comp driver and horn and what was your experience? Do you think the SB woofer will be clean enough to 800-1000hz for crossover?

Thanks

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2.5inch Full Range T-line Speaker

Hello, friends!

I'm new to this forum, so please understand me if I'm making a mistake by asking this question here.

So... here's the question.

I'm building a t-line full-range speaker that will be embedded into a musical instrument. I've designed the enclosure in Hornresp, and it looks pretty good... but I'm a huge noob.

I'm afraid I've made a mistake somewhere, or if I'm missing out on an opportunity to make it better. So here I am, begging for your help : )

This is the link to the driver I'm using: https://www.tectonicaudiolabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/TEL-DS-TEBM36S12-4A_Revision1.6.pdf

This is the Hornresp simulation I'd done.
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Do they look okay?

Also, the vent of my t-line will not be facing the same direction as the speaker. It'll be on the side of the enclosure. Would that cause any trouble? : (

Would really appreciate any help from you guys!

Quad 303 Upgrade - How far is too far?

Hi, I've owned a 303 for a year or so now, it had the original capacitors so I refurbed it with the Net Audio capacitor kit and replaced the butchered front plate with a home made one which included proper input and output sockets and some decent mains in and out sockets. So it's "sort of" original (at least sound wise). I use it with my 57s. and I like the results. (Incidentaly I use a DAC to feed it, am I the only one? Most people seem to spend time and money upgrading their Quad pre amps and still people knock them).

I just bought (maybe unwisely) another 303 and I'm tempted to go the whole hog and get the two mono Net audio full upgrade kits. Has anyone gone down this road and is brave enough to give a truthful (not coloured by expenditure!) report of the outcome? Will I loose the Quad sound as some people say (do they actually know this to be so or is it just a desire to keep originality?). I suppose that if I do the upgrade and don't like it I can always put my first amp back as it is now and sell the second one with all the upgrades.

So, should I stick with what I have, or am I missing out on the 'wonders' of Mk3 upgrades and the 'essential' benefits of monoblocking to get the best from my 57s?

Some objective help, maybe on the outcome of each part of the upgrade process, required here!

3e audio TPA3255 inductors running HOT

All,

I own a 3E audio TPA3255 (TPA3255-2CH-260W | 3e Audio) which I sometimes run 53-54V (yes, I know that's high!)

I have noticed that the inductors get too hot to touch (80C+ I guess) when operating in this state.

Is this something to worry about? I have some active cooling to keep heatsink running nice and cool, but not sure if I should worry about forced flow over the inductors now? Would their performance be reduced in this hot state?

Kind regards,

Best low cost logic analyzer

Hi. Looking to buy a usb small, economic, and pc based logic analyzer, 8 channels min. I used to have a small parallel interface logic analyzer, but it is time to update to a USB interfaced one. I found a lot of different offering on ebay/aliexpress for cheap, unexpensive ones.

I’m open to suggestion and would like to hear from other members that have more knowledge than me of the current market offering.

Seems there is a lot more unexpensive options these days than 20 years ago.

For example, just a few examples:
LA2016: New LA2016 USB Logic Analyzer 200M MAX Sample Rate 16Channels 2M PWM | eBay
Hantek, more serious 32ch module, but also more expensive: 32CH 150MHz 400MSa/s Digital Multimeter Logic Bus Analyzer Probe HANTEK 2G DDR2 | eBay
Cheap, usb powered module: New USB Logic 100MHz 16Ch saleae16 Logic16 Logic Analyzer for ARM FPGA | eBay

This is for DIY work, nothing fancy, but I still don’t want to damage my work laptop…

Thanks, any suggestion welcome
SB

Aliexpress DIY tube amp in wooden chassis - static in one channel

I built a 6J1/LM1875 amp kit from Aliexpress. I built it into my own wooden chassis with a metal backplate from an old amp.


In the left channel for some songs, quiet ones, for example the start of "The A Team" by Ed Sheeran, there is a static sound along with some of the song, but most songs, and later in this song, that disappears.


The issue goes away if I unplug the other RCA lead (the one for the right channel). The right channel seems to have the problem as well but immeasurably less.


Things checked
1. That the PCB ground goes to the metal backplate
2. That this is the only common ground
3. That the RCA shields are isolated from the backplate
4. That the binding post speaker terminals are isolated from the backplate
5. That the LM1875 chips are isolated from the heatsink (that is part of the backplate).


I have created my own DPDT switch system to switch between two inputs. So from a 2-input RCA (four ports) set of inputs the shields are connected between both sets of inputs. The left and right channels are kept separate and all of this goes to the DPDT switch which allows switching between channels.


The problem seems to be better, but not gone, if I subsitute just a two port RCA jack that connects directly to the input (bypassing the switch system).



I have tried connecting a 10nf ceramic capacitor from the RCA shield to the backplate (which is shared by ground) but this just created a ground loop


It's weird that the problem goes away when one RCA cable is removed.

Need enclosure sugestion for Mark Audio CHR 120

Hello,

I never heard a good full range speaker.

I´m from Brazil and here we dont have quality speakers for "home use" because the audio market here only have products for automotive (focused on SPL) or outdoor professional big events

I am thinking in buy from Madisound a pair of Mark Audio CHR 120 because i read that its have a very good bass extension, and it is what i am looking for

and i am in doubt whats enclosure would be the best for my use:

i have a small room 15m2

i hear mainly "old jazz" (miles davis, bill evans, jim hall, dave brubeck etc) and Rock (Beatles, Pink Floyd, Rush etc)

and i want an enclosure that could give the more clear and profound bass i could get from this songs

so from all the enclosure sugestions founded in the Mark Audio site ( CHR-120 | Markaudio )

what will be the one that probably will fit better in my room and in my expectations?


do you think i will be good have a subwoofer to help too?



PS: if there is another speaker in Mark audio (or other manufacturer) instead of CHR 120 that is better for what i want please let me know too

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OUTPUT TUBES ON HK TA5000X

Right now my receiver is working pretty good but seems a little under-powered and is not incredible balanced channel to channel. I have a mismatched bunch of old untested 7355 power tubes (different brands), which I have balanced as well as the existing circuits allow. Plate dissipation is about 21 watts on Channel A and 19.5 on Channel B, both exceed the 7355 spec'd 18 watts rating. The existing circuits don't allow to lower/raise the bias of the push tube without rising/lowering the bias of the pull tube so all you can do is balance them. Because 7355 are too hard to find, I am going to change the tubes to 5881s, which are pinned out a little different but have very similar specs and 23 watt plate dissipation rating.

My question is this, the 5881 are slightly bigger around and while they fit in place, the clearance between the bottles and the output transformers is only about an 1/8" to 3/16"; the clearance with the 7355s is about 1/4" to 5/16". Is there going to be a heat problem with the output transformer that close to the power tubes ? Should I move them over to get a little more clearance?

Folded horn coax?

Good morning.

I recently found a steal on my local Facebook Marketplace and snagged 4 Eminence Kappa Pro 15 LF2 drivers for less than the cost of a single driver. My grand plans are to turn one into a downward firing sub for my dining room, one is going into a bass guitar cabinet, and for the other two I wanted to do either a 2 or 3 way PA cabinet for my back yard.

Now my rather ambitious design idea was to build a set of folded W horn cabs with a small bass reflex box in the center that holds either a full range driver/horn, or a pro coax driver combo.

So my big question is does anyone know of existing folded W horn cab designs for this driver that I can make some mods to or are able to point me to the right things I need to tune the cab correctly?

some amplifiers for sale: Adcom, ATI, Behringer

Here are some amps I would like to sell from my stash. I will post pics upon request. Payment via PayPal.

All prices do not include shipping. Local pickup welcome near Lansing Michigan.

Adcom GFA-2535: SOLD !


ATI AT1502:
This is one of ATI's first power amps I believe. Very well built and has very solid bass. Rated for 150W into 8R, and you can bridge it for 450W into 8R plus 2dB headroom. I used this to drive some dipole subs for a time, but no longer need it. Cosmetically this is in OK shape, with a few scratches but nothing serious. The LED on the power rocker switch is a bit dim. Otherwise great working condition. I have a pdf copy of the owners manual. Weight is about 40 lbs. I do not have any original packaging but will pack well.
Asking $300


Behringer NX3000 with quiet fan mod:
I have two of these on offer. I replaced the stock fan with a high static pressure, low noise Noctua fan so that they are better for use with home audio. There are dyno tests for these amps online and they have lots of power (although NOT even close to 3kW!). These were originally obtained by me as factory refurbished models, so they were checked over and made as new before I replaced the fan. I never actually used them - I had a project for them that didn't pan out - so I am looking to find them a new home. Both are in good to very good cosmetic shape. I have the original box for one amp, and will pack the other well. They only weigh about 8 lbs!
Asking $250 each.

AR3a "improved" - It works!

If anyone has interest - The AR3a "improved" crossover works.

Please find the schematic and pictures of the finished result at :

www.diagrammer.hobbysider.dk and the AR3a "button".

The AR3a "improved" is ready for playing and sounds great - best with only the specified 1 Ohm serial resistor for the midrange and no reduction of the tweeter signal. Very open sound together with expanded stereo perspective and the well known AR woofer attack.

rgds

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JBL 075s Cone midrange horn, unity horn,???

So I have these two JBL 075 Ring Radiator bullet tweeters. At around 106dB/W/m It would take a lot of padding down to mate with normal speakers. So what to do. one could

1. By some really expensive compression driver based mid horns
2. Get a pair of 8 or 10 inch PA midranges per side (or a big line array of 4")
3. Some sort of front loaded horn based on full ranges I have laying around
4. Dive into unity horns using 4" or 6x9" drivers I have on hand.

So 3 and 4 are the most appealing. Can the 075s work firing into the end of a unity horn instead of a compression driver? Anyone ever use 6x9 in either front loaded MR horn or unity horn?

I would be expecting the midranges to cover about 500-5k.

Merging Passive radiator and Woofer nearfield question.

When merging nearfield woofer and nearfield passive radiator, are you looking to match up the bottom ends of the tails like you would with a port merge?

The reason I ask, is I am taking both measurements 1/4" from the cone, but I am having to adjust the PR response up almost 4dB in order to get the tails to match.

First pic, nearfield of woofer and PR, a copy of the PR raised to match the tail of the woofer.

two tails.jpg

Second pic, summation with matching tails.

matching tails.jpg

Third pic, summation with no level matching.

not matching tails.jpg

I know I need to add mass to the PR, but before I start those trials, I would like to make sure I am summing them correctly.

This is to be merged with the farfield of the woofer for use in a two way crossover.

Heatsinking pass transistors in series regulators

Did some searching and didn't come across anything specifically applicable to my situation - happy to take pointers if I missed it!

I've got a couple of pass mosfets in my power supply design that will be dissipating around 7W apiece. They're in a TO-220 package (although I'm open to others), and have a 62.5C/W thermal resistance in free air, so they need to be sinked.

I obviously can't just stick them inside a closed chassis, sinked or not. I see a couple options ... I could mount sinks externally, with a hole cut in the chassis to allow direct contact with the flange. Or I could keep them inside, near an edge, with ventilation holes above and to the side to allow convection. What has worked for you?

Side question - what are y'all's preferred heat sinks for TO-220s? Amazon has a bunch of different inexpensive small sinks, but none of them have any meaningful specifications.

(I've got gobs of heater current to spare, so I've also considered using 6080 pass tubes topside, but that seems unnecessary and expensive.)

Morgan Jones' Balanced Hybrid RIAA Stage

I would like to build a balanced RIAA amplifier capable of an MC cartridge with 0.2 mV output. I have been looking at Allen Wright's RTP amplifiers and Morgan Jones' balanced hybrid RIAA amplifier described in his book "Valve Amplifiers" fourth edition on pages 628-645. I like MJ's design since it is quite well described and draws a lot less power than AW's designs. However, MJ's RIAA stage is designed to give 4 Vrms output with 0.3 mVrms in to match balanced digital sources. I don't use any digital sources and my line stage is designed for 250 mVrms input. Therefore, I would like to reduce the gain.

Ideally, I would like to show the schematic here, but I guess that it would violate the copyright. Hopefully, a few of you have a copy of MJ's book.

The first stage is a cascode with a transistor and an E88CC tube in each leg. MJ writes that the gain can be changed to adjust for imbalance between the channels from the cartridge by adjusting the current in the first stage and gives the following equations:

A = gm * Rl
gm = 35 * Ic

3 mA is passed in each leg of the first stage. If my math is right, I would need to reduce the gain in the first stage with a factor of 10, which would reduce the current to 0.3 mA. Would this be feasible?

I could also reduce the gain by reducing the anode resistors Rl.

Reducing the gain of the second stage is also a possibility.

Can this RIAA amplifier be successfully tweaked to suit my requirements? If so, what would the best way be?

Looking for a very nice dual opamp, for 0 to 48 volt DC power range.

It must be within these parameters:
0 to 48 volt DC ( I can regulate the voltage down using a zener diode).
Maximum 10 milliamperes total current draw.
DIP-8 package.
Minimum self noise. Good common mode noise rejection.

Usage: Amplifier and impedance buffer for piezoelectric elements wired in balance.

Why a impedance buffer is needed:
The problem with piezo guitar pickups and piezoelectric crystals is that they are not well matched to typical audio inputs. By their nature they can generate a lot of signal, but they cannot drive a 50 kilohm typical line input. The pickup needs to work into a much higher impedance, typically 1 megohm or so.

So what to people do? They go and plug a piezoelectric disks output directly into the line input of their recorder, typical impedance 50k, or the plug-in-power mic input of their recorder, typical impedance about 7k, and they start to bitch and moan that this damn thing sounds tinny. Which is does ! But they don't understand why!

The reason why these devices often sound tinny is because the piezo sensor presents its signal through a series capacitance which is small, typically 15nF or less. When wired to a normal 50 kilohm line input this forms a high-pass filter, which eliminates the bass.

Super tweeters

Been wanting to try them for a long time now just to see what the fuss is about and the fact I have two sets of speakers (a 10” two way, and 10” three way) that fall off on the top.

I’ve narrowed down to two sets that would fit the system based on sensitivity, and price (under $400/pr.)

one dipole amt 404 Not Found



– ESS Speakers USA


And a horn Fostex T96A Top Mount Horn Super Tweeter

Yes I know bats, cats, dogs……blah blah, I’m more interested in the harmonics

And also I know YouTube videos aren’t the end all but I’ve seen a couple well recorded comparisons (in/out) when in the transient/focus difference is very apparent.

One cap in series around 1uf or less will get to my target area of 14-16k, attenuation with l-pad if needed.

Just wondering if anyone had any experience with either of these particular units or thoughts on anything comparable.

One thing I’ve been wondering is how super tweeters would effect a mtm, I have all the parts gathered to build a set of 10” mtm but haven’t found time to build yet. Especially interested in the dipole with mtm……it might influence my decision more if it would help fill the vertical gap a little without compromising the narrow vertical directivity that my strange slope/high ceilings are in need of.

Also does anyone have a fr for the ess amt III ? Cant seem to find it anywhere…..they list it as up to 30khz but seems odd they don’t post any graph.

Cant really afford to buy both sets and then sell one so trying to narrow it down.

Thx 🙂

Greetings

Hello all, George here. Just want to introduce myself as a new member. Been interested in vintage audio since before it was vintage audio. I'm sure I will find a lot of interesting information by being a member and hopefully I can contribute some. Cheers

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Welcome

Good morning,
My name is Tomasz and I'm from Poland, I'm interested in audio equipment and music. I used to build various electronic systems during my school days and for several more years.
After a 20-year break with electronics, I decided to build another amplifier, this time something called Hi-Fi equipment. I have been enjoying music amplified by the FirstWatt F5 clone for 2 months now and I want to go further and improve the parameters of this wonderful amplifier. I bow to Nelson Pass, who, despite sharing the idea, still offers advice here on the forum.
It's a pleasure to welcome all users of this Forum.
Sorry for my English.
Greetings Tomek

Micromega Stage 2 modification - and incorrect info...

Hi,

My first post here. I've been mildly audiophile for many years, and have done minor electronic tweaking (output stages, caps, power supplies) in the past but remain pretty clueless about the digital world.

My system (a few years old...)
-Micromega stage 2 cd player
-Audiolab 8000P+C amps
-PSB stratus silver speakers

The Micromega is either leaving or getting updated. Mine has always worked flawlessly, so I must have been among the lucky few.

Possible updates are:
-Tentlabs or D-clock (www.newclassd.com) clock, with dedicated power supply
-separate power supply for analogue section (transformer, caps and regulators, like the Tentlabs shunt regulator)
-new opamps (NE5534N originally)

Any feedback/suggestions on these? Will it improve the sound, or should I go for an other player? Rather like the sound though...

One possible show stopper: Several references online suggest the stage 2 is equipped with saa7321 converter, which appears to be of rather nice quality. I opened mine, however, and underneath the mother board i found 2x TDA1305T, as I understand a budget DAC found in Cambridge DACMagic and others.

Question remains then, how much further can I go, sonically, with this converter?

Any feedback/hints/suggestions are most appreciated!

Cheers!

Hot-rod bluetooth speaker

Heya.
Just bought and tested Sencor SSS 6800. For the price, it actually does good job. I bought it just for the casing though, to install better components in the platform. Bad move. It is not serviceable, and I ruined it. So much for the easy way.

Now I will start from scratch.

It should be borderline compact and mobile - so not much bigger than the original Sencor. Shape can be round or somewhat boxy, but with small footprint. Sencor delivered that when put on side...

Regarding upgrade, I'm thinking two Daytons ND91-4 and three 4“ passive radiators. Box volume hanging around 3l/0.1 cu.ft.

Did anyone attempt something like that seriously?
Any interesting ideas?
Thanks.

Need Help with an Oscillating Amplifer

Hello All,

I am working on an amplifier with a topology very similar to the simasym amplifier that has been discussed at various times on this forum. The major difference is that this amplifier has a MOSFET output stage and operates at + / - 70V. This is a current commercial design, so I can not publish the complete schematic, but the attachment 1 shows the topology for the VAS and output stages. I blew it up by accidentally powering it up with out connecting the ground to the power supply. I have replaced all damaged components, and the amplifier seems to be in basic working order. The distortion spectrum (attachment 2) confirms that it is operating, but not very well. Attachment 3 shows a DSO photo with a 40 mVrms input, where the yellow trace is the output from the amplifier, and the green trace is that output after a 1 KHz passive notch filter, all looks well. However, attachment 4 shows the same setup but the input was increased to 70 mVrms. The oscillation during the bursts is about 11 MHz. The gate stopper resistors all measure within 2 ohms of the specified value. The propensity to oscillate decreases as the circuit warms up.

I would appreciate any help in directing me toward the source for those oscillation burst.

Thanks in advance for your help.

ceulrich

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Can I use op-amp with PCM5102A?

Hi, folks
I'll be driving car's head unit through it's CD changer input, so not sure what load is it. Maybe there is a standard for this?
Is it possible to use op-amp with PCM5102A? In my application the load is much lower than 10k, so as a result I have much lower Vrms than it's defined in the datasheet (2.1V). So maybe it's possible to use op-amp or should I use a different DAC chip for this application then?

Anyone have ideas of it? Thank you in advance!

Naim NAP 140 offset voltage

I have just reset the bias current to 4.5 mv across each 0.22 ohm power resistors as per acousta.org advice. Before starting the offset voltage was 7mv each channel. The initial bias was 3mv on channel 1 and practically zero on 2. On completion the offset voltage was rechecked and it had gone mad nearly 0.5 v on ch 1 and 0.2V on the other. All I did in between was set bias and disconnect power supply to measure apprx 35ma. BUT I did not turn off the amp, just pulled out the power tag to the circuit board and inserted the ammeter leads. Then put the tag back. Could this have damged anything, if so what should be checked.
Any guidance appreciated

Mark K's er18dxt

Here Is the design , a basic 2-way monitor using the Seas ER18RNX paper woofer ( same as In zaph's SR71 ) and the Seas 27 DXT tweeter .

The Seas ER18DXT ported two way

It's a rather new design but whats special about it is the Xover network using a second order on the tweeter , makes him play really low ... but it works .

Thing is I was going to build zaph's SR71 until I came upon this , on a meeting of fellow DIY'ers mark brought these things and they were best in show , You can see the link there .

even on zaph's own blog he considers this to be an upgrade from the SR71 , L18 builds ...
costs slightly more then the SR71 ... but probably outperforms it in any way.

your thoughts ? im seriously wondering about building these now 🙂

BC337-40BU

HELP!!

I've been searching for several days for 30 x BC337-40BU transistors. These are the bulk, straight leg type, not the ammo or tape versions which have splayed legs. The best result that I've obtained so far is from Arrow Electronics fro £0.81, plus £32.63 shipping, plus a highly probable £12 Customs charge. Not the best way to buy parts.

I have got some on back order from CPC which were supposed to come back into stock last week. That date has been bumped forward by another month and I anticipate that date changing again. Nobody in the UK and none of my normal American providers (Digikey, Mouser, etc) have stock of the bulk type. They are all giving expected stock dates well into 2022.

Annoyingly, two of my usual suppliers sent me the splayed leg type despite their web pages showing the straight leg types.

I have found several European suppliers who have current stock but they no longer deal with UK individuals due to Brexit (n.b. I voted to stay in!).

Does anyone have these transistors in their stock? Would anyone be willing to order them from one of the European suppliers please? I would of course cover any reasonable costs incurred.

OPS asymmetry

I am modeling an amplifier with Multisim using an EF3 OPS with 6 pairs of MJL3281A/MJL1302A driven by MJE15032/MJE15033.
With a 1KHz input signal and an output voltage of 34.6VRMS into a 4 ohm load (300WRMS), the Fourier analysis of the output node shows a THD of less than 0.0001% (9 harmonics) so the closed loop behavior seems OK.

I do a Fourier analysis of the VAS (the test node is the connection of the VAS collector to the bias spreader) to get an idea of the "correction" applied to the OPS.

With 0.2R emitter resistors, the VAS THD is 0.054% with a dominant 2nd harmonic (0.026%).

Changing the emitter resistors *only* on the PNP output devices (MJL1032A) to 0.26R (empirically determined) lowers the VAS THD substantially to 0.011%, now with a very low second harmonic. (<0.0002% = much better symmetry)

The bias is set for best THD (approx. 70mA).

I thought that something may be wrong with the models but I also tried MJL21194/MJL21193 with similar results.
Looking at the data sheets, I see that these PNP devices tend to have a higher current gain which seems to explain this.

Your thoughts and/or experiences please.

[POWER AMP] Hypex NC502MP full balanced 2x350W / 8R, free shipment Europe

Hi,

I selll a brand new Power amp based on the Hypex NC502MP module.
Everything is mounted with a great care
2x350/ 8 ohms
Full balanced inputs + Audio grade Filter module
Push Banana Plugs
Full alu case

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Price : 550 euros


Hypex NCore NC502MP twin Channel Module
Full alu case / Sommer German cables
PSU SMPS integradted 1500W
XLR inputs full balanced
Auto sensing 100-240V mains input operation
0.5W standby operation
1.5KW Main PSU
47K Ohms Input Impedance, low output impedance
THD 0.0018%
S/N Ratio 116dB
26dB Voltage Gain
2 x 350W 8 Ohms





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Tutorial: Raspberry Pi as Music Server, DSP, and Crossover

Hi DIYers,
I thought I'd share a little project I've put together for Pi Day! I made a music server, DSP, crossover on the Raspberry Pi 2 using native ALSA hosted LADSPA plugins using Charlie Laub's ACD-L plugins.

Check it out and let me know what you think. I'd also love for you to vote for my instructable in the the Raspberry Pi contests. 🙂

http://www.instructables.com/id/Raspberry-Pi-Music-Server-With-Built-in-Crossover-/

I have to also shout out a big thanks to Richard Taylor, Charlie Laub, and FracoLargo. Without their help I could not have made the thing 🙂

Share and enjoy,
JR

About to dive into a steel voigt pipe build

My metalworking skills are better than my woodworking skills so I prefer to work in iron. I saw a youtube video mention that steel is better than wood because it does not vibrate the cabinet.
I'm following the plans from here

Lowther Club Of Norway - The Voigt Pipe
I plan to weld shut the gap at the top unlike most which leave it open. I will use sheeps wool to stuff the upper part of the cabinet because the fleeces are readily available.
I haven't decided on a driver, i do not have a debit card at the moment so will likely have to scavenge some 8" drivers from my current setup, or put a 4 ohm resistor network to match some 8" 4ohm car speakers to my cambridge audio axa25 amp. I think i'll still have enough drive power available to meet my needs if i do so.

I have bought two 8ftx4ft sheets of 6mm steel, so the speaker will be heavy, though not as large as some voight pipes.

I plan to pass the speaker wire through a hole instead of using binding posts, because i have no way to buy them.
So thoughts? is this a waste of time? my old sony floorstanding cabinet used to vibrate at the seams, i like that this will not because it's all welded together. I would have started assembly today but was shaking off a cold and given the plague that's around i didn't want to risk it.
There is a music shop nearby i will contact to see if they have a driver and binding posts to suit me.
Should i leave the top of the cabinet open. I find tuning maths difficult, am a total newbie but i figure if i assemble it i will get acceptable results with a random driver. Is this a correct assumption with a 6ft long cabinet, not the folded type.

TO-3 top-mount heatsinks (Aavid PF523, etc.)

Does anyone have experience using diamond shaped top-mount TO-3 heatsinks like the Aavid PF523 or Fischer Elektronik AKK 127?

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Since these heatsinks are anodized or lacquered and mount on top of the transistor, it seems like screws would not be able to establish an electrical connection to the collector/case as they typically might.

I'm not sure if there's space between the transistor top and the heatsink to place a ring terminal connector, or if this would then create a gap in the transistor-heatsink interface and interfere with heat transfer.

Assuming that the TO-3's are attached to a T-bracket and then a PCB mounted underneath the bracket, I'm curious if anyone knows the ideal method and required components for installing these heatsinks. I've reached out to Aavid, but thought I'd also see if anyone here has used this style of heatsink as an additional measure for keeping TO-3s cool.

DIY audio accesarry for full-range driver

What audio accessories do you use for full-range driver?

Full-range driver has weak-points, "distortion increases when volume is large" and "mid and high range becomes muddy when bass is large volume"
So, I make my own accessories to reduce weaknesses .

Ladder type Speaker Cable
Cable : Single core coaxial cable 1.25sq or 0.75sq * 2
Banana plug : SteinMusic IBP-24
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[+][-]separated RCA Cable
Plug : AECO RCA plug
Cable : Single core coaxial cable 0.5sq * 2
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[signal][power]separated USB Cable
Plug : Normal plug
Cable : 2-core coaxial cable 0.5csq * 2
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Speaker Insulator
original, semi-floating insulator
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Cable Insulator
original, wood and tetron thread used
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Marantz PM6100SA

Hi

My friend brought to me 2 of these amps to fix. One works with all inputs(CD,Tuner,Tape,Phono,etc). The other plays only the CD input, all others have no output. This amp at times plays only the CD input even when you select other inputs. If I select the PHONO input, the front PHONO indicator lights up, but the sound is still from the CD. I could not get a schematic for this amp. It uses a TMP87CH46N-1k40 micro controller and 2 input selector ICs (LC78212 and LC78213). The 2nd amp at times seem to work OK, plays all inputs but when you OFF and ON back the amp later, the problem comes back again. I am confused at what is causing the problem. Please assist.

Thanks

Carlos

SSE Cathode Bias Resistor Value swings when cathode feedback is not used

I am building a Tubelab SSE, my first build.

I am wiring as per image attached, with cathode feedback not used.

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With the multimeter I try to read the ohms across R17 and R27. The meter swings up and down, not giving me a quick precise reading, like if a capacitor is connected in series.

If I do remove the two jumpers from T2-SEC and T3-SEC, then I can quickly read the correct ohm rating across R17 and R27.

Is this intended behavior?

I would like to point out I am using at R17 and R27 two 750ohms potentiometer in series with a 300ohms resistor, so that I can regulate the value of each R17 and R27 between 300ohms and 1050ohms, to possibly change the bias depending on the power tube used.

Thank you!

Carbon Composite Panel System

As I am getting closer to a full carbon fiber cabinet build I'll post some of the most interesting results here.

This work is focused on a 2-way Purifi PTT6.5 driver selection. The immediate goal is to access the full capability of the PTT. An overarching goal is to incorporate this work into an off-grid battery powered system. Lightweight, portable, and compact are priorities (aside from sound quality).

Currently I have made two attempts at an iso-grid style of construction. The initial concept was to use a woven fabric to mold two shells that will then be bonded under tension. This turned out to not be viable as the fabric is not able to drape into the opposing contours; it's basically fighting itself.

The second attempt utilized yarn that was placed into the ribs of the mold. An epoxy "core" then fills the remaining space until even with the mold face. Cloth is then applied to complete the sandwich construction. This attempt proved viable which brings the current attempts to date.

From the second strategy it is clear that some version of this technique could be used to create excellent results-- meaning smooth surface, no voids, good mechanical performance, etc.

Finally, the always entertaining failure test was performed. The highly [un]scientific test consisted of standing on the panel balanced over a 8" pipe until it failed. The combined cross section of ribs at the narrowest point is about 1.25" X .25" with a thin carbon shell. Rough guestimate puts the failure around 100ksi to 150ksi which is pretty good in my opinion.

Why does failure matter for a cab? The plan is to place the panels in tension. One way to achieve this is to take one panel and bend it into a curve, then take another and bond the two into the tensioned form. A possible problem in doing this is that the panel is already very stiff and bending it can induce considerable strain. So it will be necessary to keep the curvature profile within acceptable limits of the panel's strength. A benefit if curving the panels is free volume creation. Ok, enough rambling.....

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convert cm/dyne to um/mN

Posted: 09 May 2009 22:05 Post subject: objective comparison: cm/dyne to um/mN in actual values/conv


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I am wanting to compute arm resonances for various carts/arm combos.
The cartridge database (www.cartridgedb.com) works only w/cm/dyne.
One cart is 28um/mN, another 30. People say go by tracking force; my Yamaha MC705 calls for 1.7g, but has a compliance of 6.0x10(-6)cm/dyne, a very low compliance, whereas my B&O MMC1 is 1g/very high compliance. Sure would help to have empirical data and plug it into the calculator

Causes of high 2nd order harmonics (tweeters)?

Hey guys,
A few years back I acquired some tweeters of the same make/model. All display low harmonic distortion, except for one. Right around resonance its 2nd order harmonic disortion shoots for several percent.



Its frequency response, impedance and CSD appear normal compared to the others.



I've considered it might be voice coil rub, but isn't that usually recognized by high order harmonics?

My first Sansui AU-111 Rebuild

I'm working on my first Sansui AU-111 rebuild. This is an older unit, ~1964, and I'm putting together orders to re-cap the thing.

This is a friend's Uncle's unit, and it sat in a garage for more than a decade, so it had a good bit of dust, cobwebs, and the occasional roach leg inside. That's all cleaned out now.

One issue I'd like to solicit opinions on: The Uncle was a heavy smoker, so I've been cleaning the inside with isopropyl alcohol, brushes, and paper towels, but the metal finish on all of the interior chassis parts is pitted and kind of sad looking. I'm perfectly content to leave it as it is (cleaned, though) and just rebuild the electronics, but I'm wondering if anyone has any tricks or methods to clean and shine up the interior chassis, or would you just leave it as is? I see some pictures of others that are nice and shiny metal, and this one inside is a dull pitted gray. Thoughts?

Selling my Pearl 2 Phono

Dabbled with analog for some months, got frustrated with it. Could not stand the surface noise, continuously getting up to change sides, high price of new LP’s, etc. Then, when I was considering getting -more money into the pit- a proper cleaning machine, I said; “that’s enough”, sold my Linn Sondek, bought used in a nostalgic moment remembering one I had 15 years ago, selling cartridges and hence the Pearl. I consider this kind of a pandemic madness episode. It is posted in the swap thread.

Passdiy Pearl 2 Phono stage

Built it late last year. I guess not much description is needed here. I used the same enclosures 6L6 used in the build thread, but silver in color. Umbilical with XLR connectors using Kimber wire. power supply using the diy audio store PS board.
Inform me if it would be for MC or MM cartridges so the appropriate input parameters are soldered. Would be shipped via USPS priority $700.00 plus shipping.

JBL 3-way Build....

JBL 3-way Build....crossover help/advice

Hello Everyone! I first want to say thank you to all of you and your wonderful contributions to this hobby. I started lurking here around 2019 and soon after started collecting some parts. I have an older thread on a cabinet build, but due to the Rona that project is a bit behind. More on that later....

I have collected drivers and components over the last year and a half, putting a system together. Finally down to working on some crossovers. I am plagued with analysis paralysis, I need some help.

I need a crossover for JBL 2405, 2420w/ Azurahorn, and 2235H 5cuft enclosure. The 16 ohm/118dB 2420 is really throwing me off.

I currently run them via dBx Driverack PA2 and a 6 channel Hypex amp, but really want to switch to passive.

I purchased a pair of these JBL L300/4333 Charge-Coupled Crossover Circuit Boards - One Pair | eBay JBL L300/4333 Charge-Coupled Crossover Circuit Boards. I figured if they were not used on this project they would be handy in the future. They incorporate the Nelson Pass mod.

My question is what do I need to change to that L300 board? I need some attenuation as well.


Vintage HiFi Club JBL L 300 Summit - Vintage HiFi Club

JBL 3133 crossover schematic

Once I get home Ill add my driverack crossover points, I run the 2235H at a LP frequency of 461hz LR 36dB roll off, the 2420 bandpass from 774 24dB to 5250 12dB, 2405 at 9.47k up with a boost 13k to 20k.

I'm running the 2420 at -15dB to the 2235H

I also have a Umik-1 and REW handy if anyone needs me to post some data.

Thanks

Nathan
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