I've been playing with a 12/15 scale Klipsch Belle (18.75"H x15" D x 23.75"W along with a very high xover to whatever horn I had handy. (A B52 waveguide and DE250)

Anyhow I like what i hear from the little W-bin more-so than what I got from my Peavey FH1. I think a pair of 12/15 Belle w. midhorn and treble horn - or as two way could make for a dynamic sounding system which would be relatively compact and work in situation s where a straight midbass horn's depth is unacceptable.

i currently have a 200 liter subwoofer in a 4400 liter room. opening the door into a bigger room makes it kinda like a 6th order speaker and it sounds a lot like the winisd model i made for it. with a big spike (and a lot of wind) at 30 hertz. in the bigger room with a volume yet to be measured it gets pretty loud at the opposite corner of the door. right where it has a window. now i was wondering if i could model this as a 8th order enclosure for if the windows are open and maybe even make an extension to get other resonance frequency's. i have looked for software to model this, but didn't find anything other than hornresp which i can't seem to bet working for anything other than a horn. does any1 know what software i should use for this? or how i could use hornresp for this? thanks for reading and maybe even responding!

Hello Everyone,
I have an Adcom GFA 585 that has an issue with DC offset when shut down. I am aware of the capacitor issues and recapped both input boards after sonic cleaning both boards multiple times after following the instructions from several threads on this site. My issue is a little different than the other threads though and I was hoping someone could help me methodically figure out where the problem lies.

On startup, the right channel behaves as it should and settles around +/- 5mv dc offset. The left channel starts a little higher, maybe 200mv and then settles to vary around +/ - 10mv which isn't bad either. However, when I turn it off, offset can jump to between 6-20v positive dc on the left side. The output of IC101 when running is about -1v which seems pretty good, but when power is cut, it jumps to -10 to -11v like it is trying to balance the DC but doesn't have enough juice.

Based on how it runs pretty well, it doesn't seem like it is input transistor or IC101 related, so it makes it difficult to pin down the issue when turned off. How would you go about narrowing down where the issue is?

Best driver for th118

Onkyo TX-860 does not work

I have an Onkyo TX-860.
A while ago the tuner started to stop working.
Everything else was working fine.
Now it no longer turns on as it should, the whole panel and so on. Only some lights.
I would like to repair it because it has been with me for a long time and I want to get it back. Maybe a colleague who has had experience with this model can give me some ideas where to start.
I have the SM

This question has been both asked and discussed here, for example here in 2003 and here in 2014. Why not do it again in 2024? I'm looking for a bit of an education on the relevant considerations, not a 'vote-by-SMS' contest to see what solution gets the most votes.

The situation is pretty straightforward. I have little room in the box with my audio PCB and consider placing the (toroidal) transformer in a separate box. This begs the question: where go the bridge rectifier and the smoothing cap? In the box with the transformer or in the box with the audio circuit? More importantly: why? Regulators are in the box with the audio circuit, this seems the easy part.

Strictly in terms of space, my preference would be that they sit in the box with the transformer. But EMI-wise and otherwise - would that be wise? I suppose the choice is between:

1. rectifying and smoothing in the transformer's box and carrying the DC through relatively long cabling (approximately 30-50cm of cable between the boxes) to the audio circuit box; and

2. sending AC through the cables and rectifying and smoothing close the audio circuit.

If choosing option 1 - is there any benefit or detriment in adding a second smoothing cap close to the audio circuit? Are there good reasons for not placing the smoothing caps a long distance from the audio circuit?

As stated in the question, the practical consideration is space. But to what extent does EMI come in to play to affect the turntable's signal? If yes, it would be a 50Hz (100Hz after rectification) problem, so not straightforward to shield against.

On a side note. Yesterday I was playing around with the (high level) design of a tie-in inverter. The outcome of some measurements made me want to know if the grid frequency at that moment was close to 50Hz, where it should be. Turns out that it was. (Using my multimeter that has a frequency counter - I don't own a scope.) It also turned out that when I took the probes out of the wall outlet (or rather, a socket in a powerstrip on my desk), the multimeter kept showing 49.99Hz. This seemed odd. After having briefly investigated, the wires of my multimeter probes turned out to be inductively picking up the frequency from the powerstrip. After moving the probe wires about 1 meter away (bit less actually, but not much) from the power strip, the meter fell to zero. Moving it back just a little bit saw the meter moving up to 50Hz again. Amazing.

To those who made it this far: my apologies for this long anecdote. For those who object on grounds of relevance, I add to my question: is this phenomenon undesirable inside the box that has the audio circuit? Intuitively I'd say yes. However, I have phono preamps that have a transformer in the box without there being an audible 50Hz hum.

On the other hand: if the rectifier is in the audio box, clearly there is a cable carrying AC current that is happily radiating its 50Hz stuff inside the same box. (Not) a problem?

I wish everyone an otherwise happy Easter.

Greetings! Name's Jesse, from somewhere near Seattle.

I've been into DIY and audio for decades, now. Started with a little transistor radio kit when I was a kid, but kind of lost sight of the DIY side of things for a number of years. Picked it back up a few years ago when I decided to upgrade a pair of speakers. After that, it was time to try to build a pair of speakers. Still working on that one, but it was on hiatus for ahwile. Now that I'm picking it up again (and also working on a new 2-channel system), I'm looking at building the components. So, I'm researching preamps, amps, component selection, circuits, and watching a bunch of videos. Trying to decide what I want to do. Pretty sure I'm looking to make a class AB amp, and Wayne's BA 2018 preamp looks neat and apparently people think it sounds very good, but I also was looking at the AMB α10 and Akitika PR-102, and I'm having all kinds of trouble picking what I want to do.

Typical situation, too many choices. 😁

Cheers!

Hello all.

Bought this amp broken to try and expand my repairs and learn new amplifiers.

The power supply and output devices test as they should with my meter reading other posts, so dont think any are shorted.

The amp draws current at idle and increases as the xover module is inserted and increases more when a signal is applied even at 0 volume.

Nothing seems to be heating up, the RCA shield fuse is open, and the TP U5-6 has 10vdc on the pin. There is also 10vdc on the L+ bridging terminal.

I used the non bridging terminal negative for the ground reference with my meter.

I don't have a schematic any help would be appreciated.

I understand closing the power switch on a toroid power source may destroy the switch if the switch happens to be closed at the zero crossing of the line voltage. A simple solution is adding an NTC thermistor in series with the switch. Its high resistance when cold will limit the inrush current and spare the switch (and provide a crude soft start for the rest of the circuit). This resistance drops to near zero within minutes. Perfect ..unless the amp is turned off and back on before the thermistor has a chance to cool. Its fine if the user is aware of this, but suppose a brownout occurs. I like the thermistor idea and its soft startup. I know a relay could be incorporated, but i like the soft startup of the thermistor. I suppose a Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) would solve this. Thoughts on anyone who has had experience with this?

Hi all, snagged 2 Marantz PMD-222 cassette recorders and they function flawlessly for playing tapes, however they do not record no matter what I do. They both seem to have the same exact issue.

I spent a few hours reading the manual (to rule out user error) cleaning the heads and pots, tested the pots, and confirmed all the mechanicals are fully functional.

The tape spins like it should when in recording mode, however nothing is being recorded to the tape. I have tried the on board mic, line in, and XLR input to no avail. I suspect this is an electronics issue as the VU meter and peak LED do not respond at all to the inputs (the VU meter functions perfectly when playing tapes).

Anyone have any ideas?

Would this sound good?

Was an active member around 2002-2005, built a pair of Dennis Murphy's awesome MBOW1. Getting close to retirement now and back with goodies to sell and a few more projects to consider now that I'm looking at having a bit more time. Interesting to see how much the digital space has progressed in 20 years!

Just got an old AIWA ST-9700 tunner. Very nice unit. In specifications it says about sensitivity: 50 dB Quieting sensitivity: stereo 35 + - 3 dB? I am used to uV; Can anyone tell how much is it in micro volts? And what is the meaning of Quieting?

need a wall mounted SPL meter for managing the DJs volume in a club setting. I've seen some inexpensive units on Amazon and a more expensive Thomann model. any recommendations/tips on what works and how to use it?

https://www.amazon.com/SNDWAY-SW-525A-30-130dB-Digital-Display/dp/B077QP3W25/

https://www.thomann.de/intl/thomann_dms_v1.htm

I have a choice of either
1....general purpose Vishay tva atom series electrolytics
or
2...audio grade Nichicon UKA series electrolytics
Those are what I have on hand and I dont foresee me using others ,
though I believe there are better choices available.
Lets have a vote !

I am the proud owner of a Behringer ECM8000 measurement mic. I am building a pre-amp with phantom power. What is the pinout of the XLR connector? What is GND, what is signal, where to connect the phantom power?

put my cyrus dvd 7 into local repair shop as was skipping cds. They diagnosed faulty laser and ordered new one, that was december- after 3 months of calling i have been told that they cant get it to work and might need new digi board, has anyone else had this problem?

Has a Denon 1500 R integrated amplifier. It has been in for a service due to a bad soldering, and my service man discovered a white coating or oxide on some capacitors on the PCB. Can almost resemble white flour or sugar? Has anyone seen anything like this before? Thank you in advance!

For sale an ACA mini kit with all the components. I prefer to send in Italy.
150€+shipping

I've worked out a version of the Marshall 18 watt amp that uses TV tubes that I have. My problem is that the data sheets for the 6HZ8 output pentode do not include optimum Load Resistance values. Can anyone please help me with how to calculate or estimate what the Output Transformer's primary load should be? Thank you! I used 12K on it as a guess btw.

Jay

Hi everyone,

I have recently bought two amplifiers Icepower 1200AS1 from you (at the beginning of may this year). Finally I had time to connect both modules and everything seemed to be working fine for the first 10 minutes, thereafter one module stopped working. And ever since it does not work. It seems that the power supply is working but the actual amplification module is not working. When I power up the module, there are weird sounds coming out of the power supply, please see the attached video. Those weird sounds stop after 20-30 seconds but nothing else happens. There is no sound coming out of the module no matter what just some hum-noise. The power supply is warm to touch similar to the working module but the amplification coil (the small one next to the output) is cold.

Can you please help if there is something I could do? I checked the connections and those are fine. This problem is there even if I change powersupply cables, or if I detach output or input cables. I even tried to disconnect it from electricity for 2 days and it is still there. I tried to measure output volts, working module has around 6-6.5v when no music is playing. The faulty module has like minus 15v which is weird.

Link to the video. IMG_0680.MOV - Google Drive

Many thanks for help.

Best regards
Tomas

Does anybody actually know what X-Bass technology is? I assume it's some form EQ to boost low frequencies is small drivers but I'm not sure of the details.

so I've been dealing with this noise from my stereo speakers for the past year and a half or so and I know i found one of the issues its in my crossover. It's a pioneer CD-635 that I picked up from a friend and a friend of mine soldered the wires on the harness for me but must not have got it quite right because when I was rewiring some things earlier I touched the ground wire at the harness and it cut off and on so there is a short somewhere. My question is on the inside where the harness plugs in it's labeled...gnd...acc...b in....b out.. not sure I know what b in and b out mean exactly. Thinking battery but Ive not seen that before I don't think(I'm by no means a professional) and what would the acc be? I know it stands for accessory so would that be a remote? This could explain a lot of my issues

Good Afternoon,

unfortunately due to pretty new experience with PA systems i burned my Th0mann Achat 118 with only about 20hours of playtime.
Now i´m searching a new chassis for the Achat ant wanted to ask u guys if you have a Chassis that you would put in the Achat instead of the original, or would you use the original?

https://www.thomannmusic.com/the_box_speaker_185008a.htm | So that's the original Chassis that is build into the Achat on delivery.
Now i´m tinkering if i should the original chassis from above or something like this: https://www.thomannmusic.com/turbosound_ts_18sw700_8a.htm

Or do you have any other chassis that you would choose?
I wouldn´t put any chassis that has too much power because the old one died due to overheating (ok, he overheated because a song with about 28hz was played which didn't him do quit well)

Edit: My idea of the other chassis is also to have some more sounds on the bottom. Not for songs with 28hz but with the original chassis the Achat loos it´s power quick if something is lower than 38-40hz....it would be enough to get to 35...thats my idea.

Thanks in advance.
Givou

I am puzzled about raising the ground pin of a fixed regulator.

Documents at TI say you can do this but they only supply a tiny example and say little about it. Perhaps the TI fixed-regulator people don't speak to the adjustable-regulator people. There stuff should be cross-referenced. Even though documents are well-written, they need to provide some context to promote understanding.



Why do that when a 317 will do just fine?



I believe a capacitor is needed across R2.



The Whammy HPA build can configure the 7815 for 15vdc, 17vdc, and 21.5vdc. I see no benefit in avoiding a 317.



So TI is wary of capacitors. I think it means that if you want to produce a bunch of cheap PCBs for sale on Ebay, then don't bother with capacitors. On the other if want to DIY a few PCBs for yourself and friends, then select good capacitors for careful design.

Does anyone know where to obtain a SERVICE MANUAL for this transport.

radar

Hello all Members

I posted this query in the PeeCeeBee V5 discussion thread which seems to have gone dead. Searched also with no luck.

I would like to mount 2 extra 10,000uF capacitors underneath my PeeCeeBee psu. Should I mount them on the cap pads closest to the transformer inputs or closest to the psu outs ( as shown in the image attached from member zebulo), or does it matter?

Thanks,

MM

Hi
Can anyone help with a schematic / service manual for this unit?

Cheers

Setting up system with 3 different speaker choices dependent on use. DIY mains with dual subs, Old but fine ADS mini speakers with mini passive sub(they sound really well together)

Full time RV setup, desk between mains, subs in corners, mini speakers on desk with small sub under desk, just need to switch between the speakers hooked up to same amp.
I will also have a ML very good sound bar above the ceiling mounted TV on the rare occasions we turn the TV on but I can run it separately from the DAC.

Option, just a CiFi amp for the PC speakers(ADS) with or without a DAC, it will not be for critical listening but still want it to sound good.

Any known quality switch I can use for this that is not stupid expensive? I can put in a box, wire it up, etc and in fact will wire in and out cables directly to it to skip having terminals, more solder points, etc.....

Thanks,
Rick

Very simple but works quite well. Have it in rather extreme cut just to show range potential

This is our new single ended Mullard stereo 33 power amplifier. It has around 3.5W RMS output per channel but with suitable loudspeakers will easily fill a room with a fantastic clear presence.
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I've wanted to try a valve amp for ages, but if you don't build one yourself or rely on one of those cheap Chinese imports, then your wallet is going to take quite a hit. But then I came across this amplifier based on the Mullard 3-3 schematic.
This fairly low powered amp (not quite flea power but not much more) cost just over £800, hand built by John Wilkinson's team at Classic Sounds (Primary Windings Ltd).

I ordered just before Christmas, and told John not to worry about keeping to the usual 10 day delivery schedule, as everyone deserves a break at Christmas and New Year, but even so just a few weeks later it arrived.
My first impression was "Wow", far higher build quality that I expected, the amp really looked superb. And the transformers, well if a transformer can be described as beautiful, then these were certainly that. The amp is not overly large, a footprint about 300mm by 250mm, but reassuringly heavy, there's a lot of weight in those lovely transformers.

I hooked up the amp to my "test system" using a couple of old speakers and the source just being my phone but I was immediately worried...was the amp doing anything, completely and surprisingly quiet, no hum, no noise of any kind in fact. After a quick heart-stopping check that I'd actually connected the speakers, I selected a bit of Dominique Fils-Amie on Spotify, and experienced another Wow moment, her voice sounded incredible, much richer than with my test transistor amp, not warmer exactly, but clean, clear and beautifully lifelike vocals, and this off a phone on test speakers.

My "real speakers" in my listening room are ones I built myself, and are a single driver design based on Frugal Horns. After allowing for a few weeks for the amp to 'burn in' (I don't actually know if this makes for any real difference, though it did for the speakers, the Mark Audio drivers needed a far longer 'burn in' time than anticipated) the amp and these speakers became a match made in heaven. Midrange frequencies are a delight on these speakers anyway (and is why I'm such a fan of single driver designs) and the amp enhanced this bringing a new transparency and clarity. Highs have improved over my other amp (a Quad Vena II Play) and bass has tightened up and been enriched. The whole experience of well controlled luscious music is an absolute delight. I play almost exclusively Jazz and Classical music (especially Baroque and single instrument pieces), this amp and speaker combination produce a rich tonality with such music, there is nothing musically that disappoints.

Is there anything non-musically that could be improved - well probably, but the price would have to rise. The volume knob works great, but the knob itself could be a bit classier. I had to find a cage to go on the top to prevent my various cats from touching the valves (though I found one for just a few pounds that actually looks great), perhaps the company could supply one as an optional extra. The amp arrived set for an 8ohm speakers (suited me fine), it can be used for other impedances, but it looks a bit scary to change for those of us with sausage fingers - though I'll bet John could supply the amp ready for whichever impedance wanted. There's only one set of inputs, so if you have multiple sources either some deft changeovers are needed (the inputs are at the front of the amp so this is facilitated) or use some form of source switching box. So, for me, not much there to worry about and anyway so very picky for an amp at this price it seems rather churlish!

This is simply a superb amplifier, in fact in my view it far surpasses the price point for the quality of sound it produces, I could easily see this amp retailing for twice or three times the price. Very highly recommended."

Hello everyone. I acquired a Marantz 1070 recently and the integrated amplifier emits a loud pop when turned off, both channels. I looked at the speaker cone and noticed that the woofer upon swittching off moves in , out then in , followed by the pop. I notice also that the relay clicks off after a few seconds following the event. Otherwise the amplifier plays well. I was able to bring the dc offset down to specs and that is the only adjustment that I have done so far.

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EQ1616D were nearly old out. The next production will be in July 2021. --> April Production was SOLD OUT.
The Next Production is July 2021.
If you want to reserve a unit of EQ1616D, please let me know.
Thank you for your support!!

Price $985.00 Kit
Assembled Version $1,585 with 2 VCAP ODAM 2.2 (assembled by Sunvalley Japan)


Stereophile Review - November 2020 edition
Gramophone Dreams #42: Sunvalley Audio SV-EQ1616D phono equalizer | Stereophile.com

Sunvalley SV- -EQ1616D 115/230V version (Point to Point Phono amp Kit)
Made in Japan

Price $985 KIT Version
Price $2,050 ASSEMBLED Version ( Assembled by SunValley Japan with tube set (Gold Lion ECC83/B759 X 2 + Brimar ECC82 X 1 + LINLAI/COSSOR WE 274B) + VCAP ODAM 2.2 X 2 (output Cap)
Price $1,585 (assembled version w/o tube set . VCAP ODAM 2.2 X 2 included) + shipping
Assembled Version

This kit does not come with tube set. The following 3 combinations are recommended.

(Plum set)
Gold Lion ECC83 / B759　x 3 + LINLAI 274B
Standard combination. Natural charm

(Bamboo set)
Gold Lion ECC83 / B759 　x 3
WE 274B
Powerful midrange

(Pine set)
Gold Lion ECC83 / 12AX7 　x 2
Brimar 12AU7 x 1
Cossor/Linlai WE274B x 1
Vcap ODAM 2.2uF [2 pieces] x 1
Superb harmonics


● Phono equalizer that emphasizes sound quality
● 2 input systems that are ideal for using 2 turntables
● Output: 1 system (MONO (L) / STEREO switchable) * MONO: L channel Input → L / R dual output
● Compatible with MM / MC cartridges (MC input: head amplifier) * MM: 47kΩ, MC: 20Ω to 50Ω
● Gain: MM35dB, MC + 22dB
* Gain can be selected according to the output voltage of the cartridge ( When HIGH / LOW) or LOW is selected -4dB (MM) /-2.5dB (MC)
● Vacuum tube: Amplification stage (V1 / V2): 12AX7, 2nd stage (V3): 12AX7, 12AU7, 12AT7 can be selected arbitrarily (according to your taste)
* The standard is all 12AX7, and if you want the smooth texture of high frequencies with a high output cartridge, 12AU7 is recommended only for V3 ( I have RCA clear TOP or Brimar to pick)
● Rectifier: Standard / diode module, option / various rectifier tubes (5AR4, 274B, 5R4 etc. can be used) ( I have LinLai 274B, WE274B, ACME 274B or ELROG 274B)
● Turnover frequency adjustment: Switchable
  → Compatible with RIAA, old AES, COLUMBIA / old NAB, LONDON, EU SP , US SP
  * Not only turnover frequency but also low frequency characteristics can be changed simultaneously according to each EQ curve.
● High-frequency roll-off adjustment: ON / OFF selection type
* When ON: Continuously variable (corresponding to all EQ curves), When OFF: No attenuation (for SP LP)
● Detail assembly guide included
● Assembly difficulty: ★★ ★★ ☆ (for intermediate to advanced)


Size mm (including protrusions): W250 x D225 x H135
Weight: 3.8 kg

UPgrade options:
Gold Lion (ECC83/B759 X 2 + Brimar ECC82 X 1) = 215

LinLai/Cossor WE274B $265

VCAP ODAM 2.2 X 2 $85 each


Sunvalley SV-Pre1616D Point to Point Prject

Lundahl MC Transformer will be available Soon... 3 versions with Amorphous core - Standard, OFC, or Silver .
TUBE RECTIFIER











VCAP 2.2uf ODAM

YOU can use sold state RECTIFIER




















VCAP 2.2uf ODAM

Operation Manual 2 & 3

Circuit type: CR type phono equalizer
・ Input: 2 lines
・ Output: 1 system (STEREO / MONO switchable)
・ Corresponding cartridge: MM (47kΩ), MC (50Ω)
MC boost: FET head amplifier
・ Gain: MM36dB ~ 40dB, MC + 25 ~ 32dB (determined by prototype)
・ Vacuum tube: amplification stage: 12AX7 (2), follower stage: 12AX7, 12AU7, 12AT7 can be selected arbitrarily
・ Rectifier: Standard / diode module, option / various rectifiers (5AR4, 274B, 5R4, etc. can be used)
・ Turnover frequency adjustment: Switchable (supports RIAA, EU system SP panel, US system SP panel, AES, NAB, COLUMBIA, etc.)

・ High-frequency roll-off adjustment: ON / OFF selectable (When ON: Continuously variable RIAA and other curves are supported)
(Specifications are subject to change without notice)

Specification :
https://www.kit-ya.jp/user_data/SV-EQ1616D.pdf

Phono + Line stage Amp (Filter - solid state diode or optional 5AR4)

Miles Davis "Someday My Prince Will Come" (Columbia / old NAB curve) 1961


"Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers" (AES curve) 1958


Miles Davis "Kind Of Blue" (Columbia / old NAB curve) 1959



Sonny Rollins: A Night At The "Village Vanguard" (AES Curve) 1957



Playing LP with the proper curve will make a big difference in the strength of the sound to anyone listening, especially the freshness of the mid-high range,

Since the sound quality of the LP differs depending on the label and recording , the SV-EQ1616D cannot only turn on / off the roll-off (high frequency level attenuation
characteristic) of 1 kHz or more, but also can make fine adjustments when the roll-off is ON. Since it is also possible to control the tone, you can enjoy each LP with the
optimum sound quality.

Used transformer from DH500. Secondaries 70VAC - c.t. - 70VAC no load measured with 120VAC primary. Quiet, no buzzing. Approximate shipping weight 25 lbs.
$30 plus shipping. Pleas PM if interested

I have just received a 4in 8out Chinese speaker manager with FIR and IIR filters.
Available IIR filters are Butterworth, Bessel and "NINGKE" all with slopes from 6 to 48 db.
Now, since there is no trace of such "Ningke" filter anywhere, not even over the internet, I assume it must be a bad translation or typo, despite I must admit the manual being in good English instead of the usual Chinglish.
Anyway I'm left wondering what the h... is this "Ningke" filter ??

Of all filter types I know, "Ningke" sounds vaguely similar to "Linkwitz", however I wonder if anybody has any idea what it really is.
Apparently all Chinese crossovers mention this "Ningke" filter in the specs, so I'm not supposed to be the only one with this problem.
I thought this was a typo in the item description but it's the same also in the manual.

Just unpacked it today. Very nicely packaged. Put it beside my ACA on top of my Emotiva PT2 preamp. Hooked up and turned on without drama or effort. You must press and hold in the orange volume knob until the led lights.

I like the sound, it is robust and to the point. Somewhat smeared or "veiled " compared to the ACA. ACA is cleaner.
Going to be a challenge comparing very good to excellent....

i am listening to files I downloaded from Spotify to my phone and bt'd to the E PT2. With midfi Audio Technica ear buds those files sound splendid right out of the phone.

The long and short of it is that the Za3 is never going to take the place of the ACA in my current system. I will need to monkey with the Fosi more to sum it up.

It certainly seems a great value and perfect for a mobile audio set up, electrified campsites and garages and the likes.

Hello everybody im a new member and im from holland
i already read a lot of members who cant acces vinylengine anymore and after 15 years on there site
i cant acces it either anymore
can someone who can still acces provide me the downloads of the denon dp 60 l record player
i would be verry thankfull

For sale a pair of scanspeak 22w/8534 8ohm discovery line.
Used only for few hours, almost like new.

Price 130 euros for the pair. Shipping and Paypal fees are not included.

bonjour , j’ai récupère un ampli kenwood ka 3500 dans un très mauvais état, en effet un coté semble défectueux puisque même en déconnectant les transistors de puissant j’ai une tension en sorti environ 30v j’ai vérifier les drivers ainsi que tout les petit transistor tout a l'air correct ????

Well, first a little storytime:
There is a thread on htquide about restoring crossover for magnat all ribbon 12:

https://www.htguide.com/forum/forum/mission-possible-diy/18789-restoring-magnat-all-ribbon-12

I wrote that 19 years ago, i was 20 and i didn’t know anything about building speakers..
Also that thread is a lie, i will tell you the truth:


--- I broke those speakers. ---


I lied that my friend broke them, but it was me. I was too ashamed to tell the truth by that time, but here is what happened:

-I was throwing a big party on my parent house since they were away. I usually didn’t throw parties there, but this was bit different. By the nighttime i was already very drunk, and we had moved those big speaker to livingroom.

I wanted bass.
We already had good bass, great bass from those two 12 inches, but i want more. I wanted insane bass, i wanted to impress some girls so i picked up subwoofer from downstair and carried it upstairs.

Since it was ht-sub, there was no way to connect it to my pass labs amplifier, but i didn’t let it stop me.
To this day i cannot remember what kind of idea i had, but i cut some cheap speaker wire and did some insane connection to try to make it work.

My magnats were fried in seconds.. There were sparks from connections and smoke, i cut the power but it was too late, here was the crossover:



Anyway, i tried to fix it but i guess the midwoofer and tweeter were fried, or i couldn’t make proper connections since it didn’t sound very good with new crossover ,and i gave it to my friend years later for subwoofer use and forget about it.


Yesterday, my friend called me:
He didn’t need my magnats for his studio space anymore, and were throwing them to landfill if i didn’t need them anymore, so i said yes.

After 19 years they are back to home, and this time i have parts & measurement gear & knowledge to actually rebuild it.
I will make this fast as i can, usually my project take longer as i mull and try different things, but this time i have new midwoofer + tweeter ready, and box. is already built..

Damn..

Lot of 4xDSD1794 (3 new 1 used) and 2xAD1955 (both new), please give me an offer.

I'd like to know what are the choices for a phase splitter on the input of a PP amp so it could be driven by a preamp with gain using RCA inputs. Amp in question is an EL84 in PPP triode, so 8 output tubes in all. Choices I can think of include....

• input transformer like 1:1+1 or 1:2+2
• solid state splitter
• valve concertina without the gain stage in front
• ??? something else

I'd like something simple and transparent that could be driven with a 26 DHT preamp in this case, but this is a universal application so feel free to talk around choices as much as you would like.

Merhaba diyaudio ailesi
Yaptığım incelemede besleme mosfetlerinde ve çıkış mosfetlerinde herhangi bir soruna rastlanmamaktadır. Çıkış sürücü transistörleri sağlamdır.
Benim cihazımın sorunu lm361n söktüğüm zaman güç led yeşilden kırmızıya dönüşüyor ve bunu devamlı tekrarlıyor.
Ama lm361n takılıyken güç ledi yeşil olarak sabitleniyor ve röleyi açmıyor ve cihaz aşırı akım çekiyor besleme mosfetleri ısınmaya başlıyor.
7912 ile 7812 söküldüğünde röle açılıyor.
LM361n den şüpheleniyorum başka nereye bakmam gerekir yardımcı olabilirmisiniz.

Hello,

In order to repair an old monitor, I am looking for an equivalent of the very old SEAS 25F-EWX 10''/26cm woofer. The replacement part should have very close specifications, including the frame's diameter (261mm), to avoid new woodworking as much as possible. Otherwise if you know where to find this part second-hand in good condition, I'd be interested too.

Thank you.

I'm repairing a PSB Subsonic 7 and need the bias setting procedure. I'd greatly appreciate it if someone has the service manual for this sub.

Thanks!
Joe

After watching Technology Connections video about audio CD:

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I thought that it is actually not that hard to decode raw bitstream from an audio CD to get audio samples.
How hard could it be anyways, it is technology from more than 40 years ago, right?

So I started looking into it and first obvious things to do were:
1. Get an old philips CD player so I can get access to raw signal from the laser head
2. Read the redbook standard
3. Implement the decoder

Looks quite straitforward.

The first item was easy - I happened to be in the Netherlands so I got old Philips CD-160 at nearest kringloop for 15 Euros.
Second one is available online:
https://archive.org/details/RedBook...stemIEC60908SecondEdition199902ISBN2831846382

The video actually does a good job of explaining the high-level picture. Some diagrams do look horrifying at first:


But actually it is just a bit of data manipulation and two Reed-Solomon decoders.


And also I'm wondering, how many community members are interested in such experiment?

Hi,
After my first experience with a design from one book, design that has been declared on this site to be very bad and buggy, I started to read a second book; "Designing Audio Power Amplifiers", from Bob Cordell, specially the whole chapter on MOSFET.

The preceding, (read the bad) design is completed and tested with good starting results, except for an oscillation that, in my opinion, come from one MOSFET that I had to twisted the Drain and Source pins with wires after an error on my PCB. I decided to relay this circuit board as a prototype. For it's history:


Now I am ready to start over from the beginning with a new design from Bob Cordell book. My choice would be, from his suggestion, the IPS and VAS design of figure 9.20 and the OPS design from figure 14.17, and build them so I could use all my actual parts, same cabinet and Heat-Sink, same PCB mechanical dimensions on the Heat-Sink, same transistors, high power resistors, etc...

For those of you who have already tried these designs, do you have any concern about their schematics that I should be aware of, before I am starting anything?

Regards,

I've inherited this Linsley-Hoody 75 amplifier.

All of the glass fuses were blown, and most of the power connectors coming off the transformer have come off.
No idea where to reconnect them, the only LH 75 documentation I found on the web doesn't seem to match up at all with this kit.

are these good to listen to these days?

any thoughts appreciated, probably it's going back in the loft, on it's way to a skip in 20 years.

going


Is this sort of thing worth restoring?

Hey DIYA's.
I'm in the search of low noise dual BJT's like MAT2/3, SSM2210/2220 ect...
The newest lineup seams to be MAT12 or SSM2212, both NPN.
Is there a PNP counterpart in production for one of the above?
I've searched the net, but can't find a direct hit.

Best regards

is it impossible? tad 4001 driver diaphragm replacement with original parts

one of my TD 4001 diaphragm needs to be replaced.

looking for advice.

I just repaired a power amplifier in a DRA-825R and upon further inspection I saw a defective trimmer pot. The yellow rotary slider for adjustment was missing. I have now exchanged it for a new one, but I can't find anything in the manual that indicates a setting on the VR506.
I thought it was for the DC balance, but a DC meter connected to the outputs shows no change when turning the trimmer pot.
Does anyone have any idea what value needs to be set?
Greetz,
Elektroniklurch

I have an old 100W PA amp with spring reverb in it. I want to tap it so I can directly record the output. The amp doesn't have line out or headphone out. I could do the voltage divider mod using resistors, in my case I guess about 33k and 1k on ground. But I'm not sure if using something like non-polar 10Uf cap behind the resistors wouldn't be safer way to go. In my opinion it would stop any power peaks (switches pops etc) or what ever the old amp might produce and protect my mixer. But I think the cap could cut some high end which wouldn't be too good. What do you guys think would be the best way make it safe?

Hi,

I am buiding the pearl 3 and it doesn't start very well: on the power supply, I have only D4 that lights up (not D3 nor D5...). I checked them with a battery and not only they light up, but the are soldered correctly...
Moreover, I have +/- 24.4 V on the outs (where i should have 20 V) and no continuity between the "chassis" hole on the board and the ground outputs... I have continuity between the "chassis hole" and the ground on the PCB (left empty) , and on every srews...
what did i do wrong ?

Hi everyone,

I am using an old MacBook to put a digital stream through a USB input on a small cheap DAC.

I am considering changing the MacBook for a better streamer and wondered about the input, as the streamer I am looking at has only optical or Coax digital output.

So my dumb question is

Does the USB connection just take +ve digital stream, and GND (ignoring 5V as it's powered by AC adaptor) and so I could make a simple connection that takes the digital signal from the Coax in a streamer and patch it into the digital signal connections in as USB cable/connector?

Is there anything different about the digital signal?

Thanks!

Hello,

I need to replace the inductors for the Burson Soloist 3XP. One is marked "4R7", which is 4.7 µH. And 6 are marked "100" which is 10µH, it think. They measure about 11mmx11mmx8mm. The pcb pad space they are mounted to is slighty larger about 12.5mm.

Can I replace them with ANY SMD inductors with the same 4.7 µH and 10 µH and roughly the same dimensions??? Such as Coilcraft or Bourns or Wurth Elektronik:

https://www.digikey.com/en/products...e3X8PUWN72dZA27SLyf0Kx4OXDxdOBrxoCoi4QAvD_BwE

https://www.digikey.com/en/products...e3X8PUWN72dZA27SLyf0Kx4OXDxdOBrxoCoi4QAvD_BwE

I am completely new to this DIYaudio so I'm still learning. My multimeter did not maintain a proper voltage level when testing the inductors but other components seemed to be ok...

The amp died when I left it on and i think it overheated (after I modified the opamps to Sparkos SS2590 and left the cover off and had a cardboard box sitting over it, heat dissipation problem Im guessing). The power button is lit when plugged in but the amp does not turn on when pressing the button. However the amp did work perfectly with the sparkos ss2590 for the first 5-6 hour listen, but then I left it on the next day for 8-10 hours, thats when the problem began.

Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

I have only spent a couple of days modelling ATH horns using ABEC/AKABAC etc and it is painful to say the least.

I have found https://bempp.com/ and it has a few advantages (to me at least).

1. It has a python library - I code every day in python (usually deep learning research/projects) and am happy to spend a little dev time to speed up this process, not to mention python has some advanced plotting libraries that should make a set of standard plots easy to script and generate...
2. It can use your GPU to calculate!!! For me this is HUGE I have multiple mid-high powered consumer grade GPU's and hate the thought of parallelisation being forced into double digit thread counts.
3. It appears to be faster.
4. it is relatively up to date and mature.
5. It is open source
6. If quick enough it may make sense to create some simple range tests / setup solver routines to find optimum values for variables in the ATH script.
7. I like new projects.


I am looking for people to perhaps have a quick look and see if it makes sense. It would be especially cool of someone comfortable with current workflows would be happy to share some designed and results ot hap[py to run some test designs in their workflow to compare results for sanity checking.

Some links here:
https://www.diyaudio.com/community/...r-dml-design-and-analysis.383567/post-7296243


Repo for collecting and sharing my thoughts, code and hopefully for other to contribute if they wish.

Hi all! I recently got a pair of 10” S-20005 speakers that were taken out of a Gibson GSS-50 for free.

Here’s a link to the type of combo amp they came from: https://reverb.com/item/3340005-gibson-gss50-c-1966-black

Not particularly sought after, I know, but seeing as they were free I fancied trying to recone them and building my own little cab with them as a fun little project. The owner was just going to trash them and I hate to see vintage gear go to waste so I’d love to see them brought back to life again.

This is my first rodeo, so I have no idea to start, any pointers would be much appreciated!

I’ve been looking at 10” reconing kits, but my first question with this is: can I/should I just buy any 10” kit? Or should I be trying to repurpose an older 10” speaker? Would that even work? What is the general consensus on doing this kind of thing?

Obviously with them having some age, I want to stay as true to their origins and materials as possible, where possible - although I don’t really have the cash to go for something like a full, ”authentic” restoration.

And I know maybe it doesn’t matter so much as these aren’t so valued, but I’d like to learn and as much as possible treat this as if they were so that I can take the skills and approach I gain from doing this into future projects where the providence of the item is maybe a bit more important.

So…yeah. Any advice/suggestions on where to go for info/parts would be most welcome! Thanks! 🙏🏻

I'm looking to feed I2S from HDMI audio or specifically the ARC port of newer televisions to a Twisted Pear B3pro. After looking around a while I realized there's nothing out there (that I could find) diy wise that could do it. So I knew there were plenty of audio extractor boxes, most of them were toslink. If I was going to compromise I would use coax spdif out from one of these boxes. I had one of these from Amazon basics that cost $20 and it did the job well feeding my receiver for a few years. I decided to take the cover off and see what was inside

I looked up the chip inside and found out that it is made by this company
https://www.semiconn.com/ep92a3e

The cool thing is that is has I2S output but I could not locate a data sheet to see what and where those pins might be. I've sent an email to that company to see if they'll send me one. If someone knows where to find it please post it.

What's even better is this set of pads labeled JR1 has the right amount of pads for I2S. Could this be I2S? The unit in question is here

https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics...jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==



I don't have the knowledge or tools to try and figure out what JR1 is. Does anyone have a schematic of this unit? I would think it's mass produced under several makers and models.

Any thoughts? Help?

I am not sure if this is the right sub-forum, but I couldn't find anything better, so...

I am looking for a switch that senses the line-level audio signal, switches on an amplifier when there is a signal, and turns the amplifier off when there is no signal for a while. Yes, there is the Rod Elliot #38 circuit, which does exactly that ("Signal Detecting Auto Power-On Unit"). However, I am too lazy to make a PCB for it. I was hoping to find a complete board somewhere, but so far I couldn't.

Any hints or suggestions?

Hi all! I’m putting together a budget system to act as monitors for mixing music.

I have 2 x Alesis Studio One MK2’s, that each have an impedance of 4ohms, and I have a Pioneer VSX-9500S receiver which can power those monitors at 4ohms.

I am being given a B&W Acoustitune sub for nothing that I would like to try adding to the system, but I wanted to check to make sure that I’m not going to blow my receiver.

The Acoustitune has what I think is called “high-level” connections, so it connects directly to the receiver via the 4 +/- L&R “A” output terminals, and then feeds the signal from that sub to each of the monitors.

I seem to have found conflicting information. The sub states on it that it has an impedance of 9ohms. Would wiring the speakers and sub in this way actually end up lowering the impedance and potentially causing damage to the receiver?

Thanks In advance!

What do you think about Mills resistor, MRA-05 model, to put in the last stage of an solid state amp ?

The datasheet says that this resistor is well suited for hi-fi: non-magnetic, non-inductive.

Alain

Hi
I'm looking at a pricing exercise of 'densified' wood for a speaker build here in the US.
One manufacturer is Richlite that makes a material from recycled cardboard/paper and resin.
(I can estimate the cost per sq ft )

Panzerholtz has been around, but unobtanium in the US ... saw a video from an audio show from this year where a speaker manufacturer had Panzerholtz baffles and said he had a source in the South East due to their use in auto racing.

Does anyone know of such a source?

Would love to see a comparison between Richlite, Panzerholtz and other 'densified' materials.

Thx.

Hi first time posting. I recently picked up a lightly used Counterpoint sa-5000 tube pre-amp. The line stage sounds great and kinda throws shade at my restored Threshold Sl-10
. BUT I can't seem to get anything from the phono inputs. I tried changing the phono and rectifier tubes but still nothing- just inky black nothing. All the leds on the board are green except red led 210 on the contorl board which isn't described in either the owners manual or service manual. Any ideas?

I have started a new Phono Stage project. After watching Stephe's series and reading a lot of the discussions I decided to get one of the built up Chinese clones and then upgrade the critical components. I settled on the two chassis version with a volume control. I think that I have a plan!

In addition to Stephe's series I got a lot of ideas from the discussion here: https://www.lencoheaven.net/forum/index.php?topic=26658.0

I got a unit without tubes for $158 from AliExpress. Shipping via DHL was like 75 bucks. I was amazed that they got it to Pennsylvania from Hong Kong in four days!



It looks very nicely put together inside and out. These things are not available on Amazon and I don't think that they are really intended for the American market, but rather aimed at audiophiles in Hong Kong.

I auditioned it briefly as it came and it's not bad. There is plenty of gain and no noise or hum to speak of. The tonal balance seems pretty even and extended. The soundstage was not very wide or deep at all. Focus was okay on that miniature stage.

The first upgrade on my list is to add the choke to the power supply and I got that done this afternoon.


The replacement coupling caps should be here tomorrow. I ended up getting two Mundorfs and one Clarity Cap. Mundorf makes a 0.15 mf but I couldn't find them.

I have decided to go closer to Stephe's plan and not remove the subsonic filter between V2 and V3 as Thorsten's mods do. I am using Robert's RIAA values, however. I have ordered the precision mica caps and resistors to replace the RIAA filters. The parts here are just okay.


I have decided to also bypass the electrolytics on the signal board and ordered the film caps needed. While I'm at it I'm going to put caps across the tube heaters. These will go on the bottom of the board.

The power supply is marked 115v and the voltages are just a bit high with my 123ish wall voltage. Not out of spec but higher than ideal: B+ is around 297 and my heaters are at like 6.7 volts. The treatise that I linked above describes how to change the diodes to adjust B+ and which resistors to change for the 6.3 circuit, but I think that I'm just going to build a bucking transformer. It seems like a 6.3v heater circuit transformer would be just right.

I'll let you all know how it goes and how it sounds as I go.

Pete

Just learning about compression for guitar. First used a Jfet but it has limited range and can create significant distortion (even for guitar) when signal over 400mV. I have had really good success with LDR photo resistor and LED as an alternative to Jfets.

Also -- one of the problems with compression -- when there is no signal gain is max and that causes initial response from incoming signal to pop before loop can respond to attenuate. I found that fast attack circuit works well but need to sense both positive and negative crests of signal. Sensing both phases also improves loop response.

Anyone have experience with compression and AGC -- open for ideas.

Hello. I dropped my (very old) RCF dome tweeter from my desk. I suppose that the glue that held the magnet was old and dried up. It separed. Is there any way I can fix it ? I have 2 part epoxy (similar to JB Weld).
Here's a picture of how it broke. For now I've put it in a bag so dust doesn't get in the voice coil gap. I really want to fix this tweeter because it worked well before the accident.

Hello All, and happy new year. I apparently haven't posted since 2022 but I find this hard to believe. In any case, I am back with one of my typically annoying old-technology questions that have nothing to do with audio (anymore, at least).
Can someone identify this connector type?

If it helps, it from the early seventies, as it was in a Kennedy 9100 9-track tape drive. I have searched and searched, even in an old Newark catalog from the seventies and found nothing similar. I intend to use these to preserve as much authenticity to the motor's provenance.

Thank you for your help

Another set of drivers from the vaults! FAITALPRO HF10TX 1" Compression Driver.

Great response and a well designed Radial Phase Plug Design.

These have only been tested. So, like new.

AUD$200 for the pair

EFT or Paypal Plus Fees

Postage available at buyers expense (have original boxes)

https://faitalpro.com/en/products/archived_products/product_details/HF/index.php?id=502010200

Looking for 2 pieces SSG-1 22000pf silver mica.
Thanks!

I’m having a hard time locating a replacement for the original. To make my life harder, I have no real skill to do a repair myself. Other than simple continuity test across the fuse,

Please look at what I am planning and provide thoughts/advice/feedback...TIA! Please be gentle as this is my first crack at this not using kits.

I am building a ported MT bookshelf speaker with the following drivers:

Dynavox LW6004HR-N 6-1/2" Honeycomb Cone Woofer
6 ohm
87.92 db sensitivity
50 to 4000hz

Dynavox TD2801XL 1-1/8" Silk Dome Tweeter
8 ohm
92 db sensitivity
2000 to 22,000hz

I used a calculator for a 2-way 2nd order Linkwitz Riley crossover, xo @ 3,000hz. I also used a l-pad calculator for tweeter attenuation and added resistors after the crossover...does this look right to you guys?



Based on vendor specs I will be building roughly a 0.63 ft3 ported cabinet.

Hello.
I am looking for a service manual for the Klipsch SW 112 subwoofer.
Best Regards
SK

Just bought a nice PCB available on ebay, aliexpress and other similar places, claimed a clone of Rogue 99 preamplifier. Please take a look at the schematics and PCB. Does anyone knows anything about the real one and how this copy compares to the original? Any experience with this build?

Wikipedia told me that "a second-order low-pass filter with a very low quality factor has a nearly first-order step response", so did the VituixCAD2 software. In the CAD, I tried by simulating a 4 Ohms woofer series connected to a 3.5mH inductor for the first-order configuration and then added a very small capacitor--here is 3.9uF--parallel to the woofer for creating the second-order configuration, with extremely low Q-factor. The frequency responses and the impedance curves of the two cases are nearly identical. Are there any other differences between them? What are pros and cons between these two cases?

I recently acquired a Philips Cd 204 I'm in the process of restoring to full working conditions. So far I have fixed the tray (gear and belt broken), replaced all caps in the PSU (actually old Nichicon's were perfectly fine), replaced all low quality Philips caps in all boards but the CDM-1.

I have one last problem to fix, the headphone amplifier: if I connect it to the other boards, RCA output is distorted and headphone output is severely distorted; if I unplug it, RCA output is perfectly fine.

Schematic is attached, it is a simple 1x buffer feeded directly by the RCA output; I checked the cable and it is fine, voltages are fine, caps are new and resistors are not shorted. Only remaining option is a faulty op-amp: it is actually a NJM4560 not a NJM4556, but anyway it appears to be a pretty standard headphone amplifier of those days. Is it a common failure ? Do you have any suggestion for a modern replacement ?

I do not plan to use it (fixed volume is useless) but anyway I would like to fix it.


Thanks

Hello,

does someone have a Miro dac laying around ? Please make me an offer if you do

im also interested in jlsounds usb to i2s board and some ian canada stuff

208 or 206 please.
Looking for the above drivers to pop
back into my kirishima cabs.
Cheers.
Uk only please.

As the title states, I'm looking for 1 SB23MFCL45-4 or 1 SB34NRX75-6 if anyone has one they'd be willing to part with.

Thanks.

Good day. I am working on an Orion 2500D for sometime now. It produces a high pitch whistle sound upon power on, and it takes around 30 secs then goes down but not totally gone. I had re soldered the output FETS that where loosed maybe because of vibration causing the switching signal to go on and off, but it did not solved the issue. Gone to days of checking the parts and signal but found no defective parts and signal from supply to output is normal as far as I am concern. Note that The amp is working normally when fed with audio. I had read a couple of threads of the same problem but all of them had no resolution in the end. Did anybody found the solution of this issue at this point of time? please share. I will appreciate it much. Attached is photo of the model.

INTRO/USE:

I will be building and finishing these before the end of april! (I swear! Well, at least the actual construction, finishing work may take longer).

I searched for a good hour or two for another thread about the Poplar, and besides some threads discussing speakers good for being "against the wall", I didn't find evidence of any actual posted builds. Please direct me to any if you know of one and maybe we can move this thread there. My only prior experience so far is building a pair of FHMK3 last year which I purchased in a kit for from Big Wood Studios.

I have a pair of Mark Audio MAOP 10.2's that I broke in for 3 months last year and they are still waiting for an enclosure. I finished my Akitka amp kit last week (finally), and am ready to pair the Poplars with it in the bedroom. I purchased the plans a few months ago from Scott at Woden designs.

QUESTIONS:

-What plywood to use?

I want to use plywood, but as a newcomer in selecting the wood myself I do not know at what grade of baltic birch or marine grade ply that no appreciable acoustical benefits are gained from going up in quality. There is a local lumber yard that has "BB" grade baltic birch, and also marine ply, but I have no idea if I should be asking for certain type of core of marine ply, etc.

I am hoping to pick up the ply this week if I can figure this out. Sadly there is no poplar ply available nearby. Any notes of good alternatives that are readily available in the American West would be greatly appreciated.

-Where to orient the port?
(front, or mirrored on sides?)

I was planning on putting the ports on mirrored sides for versatility (oriented towards corner for more bass, away for less). I am unsure how much the different port orientation would effect their presentation. I'm not as keen on a bottom port, as there may be furniture below on speaker and not the other. (I will probably email Scott this question, but didn't want to bother him in the preliminary build phase).

FINISHING:

-Impossible Veneer Plan?
I was thinking of putting a roundover on the front sides of the cabinet from top to bottom. Is it possible to veneer with one piece from back left side all the way across the front and to the back right side with a single piece of veneer? I would assume at minimum a "tight grained" veneer would be needed, and steam or heat of some kind. I have a hobby iron (the type used for finishing rc airplanes) as well as a nice clothes steamer that could be used to try this, but was looking for some experienced input before I get to that point.

My heart is not set on this, but it would be a neat trick to pull off. (I.E. I am willing to put in an inordinate amount of time to accomplish this as it's for my personal enjoyment and learning, vs. if I were making these for profit.)

That's it for questions at the moment.

I really appreciate any input and help. As this project gets underway, I'll be sure to put up some photos and impressions as I make my way through this journey!

Thanks everyone!