Hello.
Does anybody here know anything about this old amp?
Manufactured by harmonic communications Uk
There is no type number on it.

closed.

Still refining some (a lot) of things. Less crooked than it appears to be.
I like it angled down a bit though..
Comments?
Critique?
🙂

Greetings everyone!
For many many years I have wanted to build a set of speakers but for reason after reason have never taken the plunge...but now is the time. I'm hoping for some guidance from those who know way more than I do. I searched these forums to the best of my ability and didn't come up with a ton for what I'm looking for. It's quite obvious the prevailing wisdom for someone like me who has never built a set of speakers is to go with a proven design...but I don't seem to be finding much for what at least I feel I am looking for.

Most of what I listen to is heavy metal and I want to build something authoritative, something where the double bass is a good punch in the chest. These will be going in a basement, box size really not a huge problem. From everything I read a good 3-way is the way to go with one (or two) good size woofers doing the heavy lifting. I read through the following which seemed to corroborate my original thinking... https://www.diyaudio.com/forums/multi-way/226265-speakers-heavy-metal-matters-13.html .

I had found the tarkus build which is also mentioned in that thread and that had interested me but I am afraid the one 10" might leave me wishing I had more...2 10's...12 or 15. Unfortunately I don't know where to start on moding that design in such ways and have been unable to find a build that has.
I am open to any and all suggestions and am sure there are a ton of builds I just have been unable to find that may fit my needs. I thank everyone in advance for your help and guidance!

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Edited version of real letter:

Oh Great and Mighty Pass,

I see the "passlabs.com" with nice looking amps (but too expensive for me)
and then there is the passdiy scene. so the questions come... are the diy
amps here comparable to the passlabs amps? how come they are so
expensive ($5000+)? (i don't have an infinite hifi budget 😉)
Since i just want nice music quality for the money, what should i do? How
does a diy amp compare to commercial amps when comparing quality?


The reply:

Of course we make big powerful exotic amplifiers for the commercial
market, and you will note that they aren't even the most expensive stuff
you can buy - reasonably priced in the market we address.

Nevertheless, I enjoy putting DIY stuff out there, and while it is also
exotic (and sounds good) it is generally limited in power and complexity.

For four reasons:

I like simple little amplifiers.

I have designs which otherwise will not see the light of day, and like any
artist I want an audience.

I don't want to compete with myself too much.

I don't want to support anything too complicated for DIY or it will
end up being too much work for the Great Pass.


Now go forth, pick a design, and populate the earth with little amplifiers.

😎

Lets take 18cm midbass woofer that normally is placed in 18-20 litres closure tuned to 40Hz. What if we stack and tune closures to 30, 40, 50, 60Hz and so on? Anybody tried? Or better multiple TL pipes?

Wondering what would cause all the negative rail caps to explode ?

I checked the power supply fets,outputs, and everything checked done it’s just the rail caps that exploded. They are 1000uf 80v

I decided to build a Decware ZKIT2 triode mono SET amp and am going to build it with two of the mono PC boards in one chassis (Hammond HWCHAS1310BK). I’ll be using one Edcor power transformer (supports two boards on one transformer) and an Edcor output transformer for each board. I would like to delete the volume potentiometer(s) from the boards. I’m guessing that since the pot is 100K ohms that I would need to jumper the potentiometer trace with a 100K ohm resistor or perhaps it would take more than one resistor per board. Could someone please provide an in-depth answer as to how I can accomplish this? Additionally, if you have any other advice, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a bunch!

Hi, everyone

I´m in my current chip-amp desing i culd get away with either a ferid bead or a Proper LC-filter. But since Sound quality is more importend to me i`m wondering if there is a sound qality difference between those tow😕.


My bets are on the LC-Filter since it outputs a real "sinewave", at least as far as i understand. Im not verry experienced.


Futher more i want to know if there are Class d topology´s that dont allow for a LC-filter😕. I dont think so but the qestion is out now.


thanks in advance

have a nice day

Planet 10
Can you describe the sound in an Onken?
What is so good about this design compared to a bass reflex box?
Have never heard an Onken.

I bought a pair of DIY speakers on Craigslist because I needed the drivers. I'm left with a couple of big (8 x 15 1/2 x 44") heavy boxes (3/4" MDF) and the crossovers (3 way) that I don't need. Replace the baffle and can be used as the base for a project.

Free, local pickup in Seattle (Queen Anne)

I have 20 used Bohlender Graebener Neo8 Planar Transducers for sale. would like to sell as one lot, perfect for making your own Line array system!!!
Parts-express currently has these listed for $221 each, $200each in quantity's of 4 or more. I would like to get $75each, $1500 total for all. I will include shipping in the USA. Other country's contact me and i will have to figure out the cost.

Hello everyone,

As far as i know the dB//efficiancy of tow drivers in one cabinet schuld be close to each other? Culd i artificialy decreas one drivers dB reating in order to match them?😕

Culd tow drivers be dB-matched via. the cross over ?
Or simply by adding a series resitsor in order to lower the dB raiting?

In my example are tow drivers with 83dB and 90dB.

wuld like to know if using drivers like those together wuld make sense?

For sale is one pair of PCBs for Nelson Pass' Zen Variations 4 power amplifier. One PCB makes one channel. Green solder mask, HASL pads. Price is $25 with free worldwide shipping, PayPal payments. PM me if interested.

Hi everyone!

This is my first post on this excellent site and, although I am a semi-retired loudspeaker designer, my first DIY attempt at building an amplifier of any kind.
My interest in analogue audio was re-kindled some time ago after clearing out the attic and discovering the carefully stored LP's from my younger years. Just for fun I started to play them again and haven't looked back since!
I made the decision to build myself a respectable analogue system and started by renovating a wonderful Lenco L78 SE deck. I soon found out that the onboard phono stage in my Rega pre-amp was the weakest link and decided to try and build a really good one. Having read all kind of reviews on the various audio forums I decided to go with the Boozhoud deluxe kit + PS. After the first shipment went missing somewhere in Saudi Arabia or the Australian Outback, Jason Cox of Boozhound quickly sent a replacement. Well done Jason!
The high quality of all the parts and clarity of the instructions have been mentioned many times before, views that I endorse entirely.
This particular design allows for adjustable gain up to 70 dB by way of a voltage divider. I decided that 3 levels would be most useful, 45, 60 and 70 dB for mm, mc and low ouput mc cartridges and populated a 4-pole 3-way rotary switch with the necessary (matched) resistances. The same goes for the input load resistance. With a 2-pole 6-way rotary I have a choice of 6 values, 100, 200 (for mc), 10k (for Grado), 33k, 47k and 68k (for mm).
Both of these switches have been placed on the rear panel of the the rather nice aluminium enclosure I bought on eBay. This enclosure is large enough to comfortably house the amp boards and the PS + 50W toroidal transformer.
After completing the build I hooked the thing up for some initial listening sessions. After allowing about 10 hours burn-in time I have to confess that I was a little disappointed in what I was hearing. As a loudspeaker designer I have evaluated many types and brands of capacitor and came to the conclusion that the final 10 uF MKP coupling capacitor after the buffer stage was probably not letting the potential quality of the amplifier shine through. So I replaced these with sets of 3 Audyn KpSn tinfoil, 160V, paralleled to give 11,1 uF. The increase in sonic quality was enormous. Far greater detail resolution, air around voices and instruments, and very convincing sound stage. So far so VERY good!
There was one more significant problem in that, at the highest gain setting, an unacceptable level of mains hum was present. I tried reconfiguring the positions of the boards and transformer with some small improvement but finally banished the annoying hum by screening the mains input socket/switch and cable to the transformer with 1.5 mm lead sheeting (quite easily cut and folded to size and glued in place with polymer construction mastic).http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=598388&stc=1&d=1486739116

I have now been using this phono stage for 3 months on a daily basis. And in that time I haven't played one single CD!! Recommendation enough I think!
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/atta...=598390&stc=1&d=1486739116&stc=1&d=1486739116

Postscript 1
I have further experimented with the choice of coupling capacitor and have found that adding a 3,9 or 4,7 uF Audyn KpSn, in parallel, across the supplied MKP also give a very large cost effective improvement. The additional capacitance, in my system at least, also gives a little more air and "body" to the lower frequencies.
Postscript 2
There is one final niggle that hopefully someone may be able to help me with. At the highest gain setting there is what I would describe as a mild motorboating noise present. Could this be coming from the PS? When the input cables from the turntable are disconnected this noise is not present. Any ideas would be welcome.

The rest of my system:
Lenco L78 SE, renovated with Cardas twisted litz arm wiring. Grado Reference Platinum, Statement Platinum (0.5 mV) and AT 440MLb cartridges. Homemade low capacitance interlinks with Puresonic RCA plugs throughout. Creato modified Rega Cursa preamp, Rega Maia power amp. Homemade LS cables with cryogenic treated Tritech conductors. Modified Impulse Black Magic speakers (my design, capacitor free cross-over) with cryogenic treated Tritech internal wiring.

I have a couple of 6L6 based organ amps that have been sitting on my shelf far too long now. Perfect for your next project!

The Conn Amp comes with All original Conn tubes! 2x 6L6's, 6SN7 and 6J5input tubes with a 5U4 rectifier. it is missing one filter cap.
the Conn preamp I don't know much about. has a pretty beefy transformer that I think ran the tone chassis also?? $399 Including shipping in the USA for both of these.

The Webster Racine is one of my fav little amps. removed from an Allen Organ. 2x 6L6, 6SL7, 6J5 and a 5U4 cool little amp $250 including shipping in the USA

Hello!

Does any of you know any good supplier of weatherproof speaker drivers? I am not able to find anything good 😕

Hello .I want to use a 27V,1.3W zener .I have both BZV85C and BZX85C series but i dont know which one to use.Zener current will be around 5 to 6mA.
Whats the difference between those two series BZX and BZV?

https://www.vishay.com/docs/85607/bzx85.pdf
http://www.paco-electronics.com/pdf/BZV85C.pdf

Thanks in advance for reading this thread.
I have a win xp notebook and an android phone. All OK with the PC but in this device I can't upload images nor any kind of files. Untlil the pop up where one select the file(s) to upload, all goes OK, but the upload file buttons appears inoperative or insentive. Is a problem mine?

I have a "Samsung Galaxy A01 Core" device with Android 10 Spanish version installed from factory and with all updates installed. No add blocker.
Salu2 para to2.

I have decided to produce a pcboard with the Super A circuit (transistorized) included withing the circuit board.... so, it will not be an external circuit to connect to the main pcboard with wires or flat cables.

Juan Vargas is producing the layout and this may take several months to be ready...but we have already started.

This is because sonics is fine and there's a lot of guys that loves Class A, despite this Dx Super A is a little bit different... stand by current is smaller and the power while in class A is not that big...but sonics to low levels have really increased in quality (and also a little bit mufled at low levels as class A use to be in my point of view).

Juan and me, we are deciding if we gonna use Mitchel's layout to be modified to if we gonna make (Juan will make) a new one without the use of Mitchel's layout to the Dx Blame ST (green Brazilian group buy ones).

Here you see the first study made by Juan Vargas (Vargas Mongo from Puerto Rico), and in the next post i will show you Mitchel's layout.

Modifications will be the inclusion of the Dx Super A circuit... a couple of transistors, capacitors, diodes and resistors.... just that..but this produces a lot of hard work and take a lot of time if we want to make things simetrycal and aligned.

Here is the first study made by Juan.

regards,

Carlos

Hi,

I have a single-ended project coming up, planning on using Electra-Print OPT and potentially IST.

I was hoping someone could comment on their experience on using their IST (SE:SE), my first time using IST in a design, would love to hear some testimonials 🙂

Thanks.

Anybody know what the standing current of the Quasi 300 watt amp should be using 4 pairs of 2N3773 trannys at + - 70 vdc ??

Hi I tried tracing for this driver but it's not coming out well, does anyone have a good file? Thanks

I have built a 3-way speaker consisting of two 8" Peerless woofers, two Vifa NE123W-08 midranges, and a Satori TW29RN-8 tweeter. The woofers are in their own bass bins, with mids and tweeter in separate enclosures. The woofer is crossed actively, the mids and tweeters passively with this professionally designed xover. The designer is no longer available to assist me, so I ask for your suggestions on where to start tweaking this system.

The speakers are rather dull and congested, with lifeless upper midrange. The soundstage is adequate, but voices seem to stay inside the enclosure and are somewhat muffled. When I first purchased them, I ran the midranges full range by themselves, with the same active xover on the woofers. Even without a tweeter, the system was lively and present, perhaps a bit too bright and raggedy on top. Now it seems that the upper midrange is missing. I've tried reducing the tweeter pad, but that doesn't change much other than making music sound etched and screechy. I think the problem lies in the upper response of the midrange, but I don't know what to try. I have also tried swapping tweeter leads in case the phase was inverted, but, as expected, that makes it worse. The xover components are very high quality; no corners cut there. The mids/tweeter amp is superb, the wiring is also high quality.

The midrange drivers are wired in parallel. I am wired to take action if given some direction.

Peace,
Tom E

hello everyone...

just what it says.. a pair of Aurum Cantus G1 ribbon tweeters... their top of the line, to my understanding... about two years old, but only used for less than two hours... they went into a prototype and were just a few dB short of matching up with the horns below them... we decided we did not want to pad down the horns, and therefore elected to go with a horn tweeter... so here they are..

like new.. literally.. zero scratches that I could find.. I have the non-marring ribbon covers for shipping and storing.. original boxes.. even the little blue and red connectors unused... we just used clip leads... :^)

list retail is US$1500/pair.... Parts Express moves them for $600/pair... I am asking US$450 obo... (make me an offer)..

shipping paid by buyer.. 18 pounds from US 12572... New York...

thanks!

Jeffrey

oh! direct email is best as the notifications do not seem to be coming through..

experiencemusic _at_ hotmail _dot_ com

Hi,
I´m still looking for a suitable driver unit, the ons i considerd soo far are:
TEBM35C10
View attachment TEBM35C10-4_Rev-1.8.pdf
TA6FD00-04/08
View attachment Peerless_TA6FD00-08.pdf//View attachment Peerless_TA6FD00-04.pdf
Wuld be interested on your opinion on this drivers for use in a t-line desing.


And now my final request, do you have any suggestions wich driver i shuld use//consider the driver shuld be able to be mounted on a 65*65mm surface.


thanks in advance, Any input is much appreciated
have a nice day

At the purely concept stage of building myself some large three way sealed cabinet (in fact three sealed cabinet, Naim style) active speakers.

I haven't played this game for forty years. Prejudices, I like simple crossovers, metal domed tweeters, and low distortion and transient handling come before a flat frequency response. I like things designed in the first world and built in the third. Best speaker I ever owned, Epos ES14s. Taken out by lightening.

Units have to be readily available in Europe (mainland, not UK).

I like the idea of the SB metal domed tweeter. What's a good brand of mid and bass to go with that? Or is it not as good as it looks? Motus look nice for the mid, but I'm struggling to find a suppler.

Tweeter, mid, bass, for punch and low distortion, high end but not silly. What are the fancied runners and riders these days?

Hello I am looking for 4 6h30p-dr that can sell me at a fair price I have mounted my bT vk51se 6h30 sovtek valves and they do not sound the same 4 of the DRs are perfect the others are somewhat exhausted.

NOS, unused set of:

DAVA FC-A1 field coil cartridge with PSU and dedicated Permalloy step up made by DAVA
Both purchased 9months ago and never used. Mint/new condition.

4000 EUR + shipping

this is my best price, no trades. Can ship worldwide. You cannot buy this cartridge at any dealer. Purchasing from me you save 500EUR and 6 month waiting time.

I doubt you will find a better cartridge anywhere and its not a matter of taste.
Neumann DST-62 is the only one on the same level. None of the Ortofon or Koetsu or TSD15 can come close. Tested.

Hi All,
I have a s/pdif transceiver connected to my Cronus to convert to s/pdif
having caerfully studied the manual and data sheet for the 8804
and double checked the connections and switch settings (all as manual)
I have silence.
The only way to get any sound out of s/pdif is to set the Transceiver to slave (AIF/MS low) and connect MCK from Cronus to SCK on ransceiver, this results in extremely distorted music on s/pdif out.
All the led's stay the same no matter what the settings or connections.
see https://www.diyaudio.com/forums/twisted-pear/373999-cronus-pdif-transceiver.html

My question is could this be a faulty clock on the board?

Cheers Steve

This is in regard to the poster who tried to email a small EU supply company but his email was rejected and didn't know why .

To try and help I emailed him --my email was not rejected using Thunderbird in Linux .

I have now received two emails from him , one saying he was elsewhere for a week and I asked his permission to post here to try and help the poster. He said that was okay but I could not find the original post but from my knowledge of this type of "fault " in some systems the email service + system he uses has blocked Hans,s server and no it does NOT have malware on it.

To get round this install a VPN , I have installed a Swiss VPN and it works just fine.

Moderators --
please move this to the appropriate forum as I cant remember the original one where the poster complained.

hi - i had teac 22-2 and remember having to use a certain tape type - LPR 35


does uher 4200 have a type required- i cannot find on web?


can i use any tape?

NEUB-1020 Neotech USB 2.0 cable, UP-OCC Silver
1 meter version

Price: SOLD!

Micke, Sweden

Has anyone expierence to load a D3a for example with a LL 1660 4,5 : 1


Cheers + many thanks

The working principle of Class D power amplifier:

the analog signal waveform at the input terminal and the triangle wave of the triangular pulse signal generator are mixed through the comparator, and the PWM pulse width modulation technology is used to modulate the pulse width modulation waveform with unequal width, and then the modified output is output to the field effect amplifier. The tube performs high-power voltage and current amplification, and the amplified high-frequency digital signal passes through a high-quality low-loss low-pass filter to filter out the useless high-frequency digital wave, and finally restores the audio power signal, thereby driving the speaker to complete the conversion of electrical energy into Sound energy work.

The working principle of Class D inductor:
Inductors are mainly used in the circuit to store energy, filter, oscillate, delay, trap, filter signals, filter noise, stabilize current, and suppress electromagnetic interference.

How to select the right inductor in Class D circuit , for example :
customer sent a schematic diagram of a digital power amplifier, which requires 22uh,2A, power is 25W*4.

Consider from the information already known, what are the inductance 22uh, current 2A, 25W, *4, and what's the qualified inductor?

Considering that the power of the power amplifier is not large, the ones that meet the conditions in the impression are selected, SPQ, SPRH, one-piece molding, CSD, CPD, CPE, and these series can be done. From the consideration of cost performance, the CPD and CPE series are screened out. It is a big cow pulling a trolley. In terms of quality priority, the SPQ series screen is removed, and then the CSD screen is removed from the consideration of cost performance. Finally, SPRH is left, and two series are integrated. From the quality and durability, the company’s main recommendation is to select and recommend the use of integrated inductors. , The customer output current is 2A, then the recommended rated current needs to be greater than 2*1.3A=2.6A, and the qualified inductors are CSAB0740-220M, 2.8A，CSAB1040-220M,5A
Customer does not limitation of the size, so It is recommended to choose CSAB1040-220M with a large margin of electrical parameters.

Busk/boost: 1. Suitable for the application frequency of the magnetic core material.
2. The overcurrent of the inductor is 1.3 times greater than the peak current.
3. The overvoltage of the inductor is lower than DC48V.

Half-bridge/full-bridge/PFC inductors:
1. Suitable for the application frequency of the magnetic core material.
2. The overcurrent of the inductor is 1.3 times greater than the peak current.
3. The overvoltage of the inductor is higher than DC300V.

Comparison of magnetic loss of various magnetic materials:
1. Iron powder core 800mw/100K
2. Nickel iron 260mw/100K
3. Mn-Zn 230mw/100K
4. Sendust 200mw/100K
5.Iron-nickel-molybdenum 120mw/100K


https://codaca.com/en/search2.html?m=home&c=Search&a=lists2&keywords=CSAB1040&lang=en#pos

I´m wondering how comercial Amps can give up to 70-80w /channel class A.
But we can olny get about 25w on the same amount of cooling area?

Hello everyone, I am looking for the schematic diagram of Siemens SF V 6.7 to restore my old device, can you help me.
Thanks!

I have realized a Aleph 5 amplifier but i have a problem:

With a resistive load of 8 ohm and input sinusoidal signal i see with oscilloscope a distorsion near max power over 10 khz frequency, under this frequency the output is good.

The six output mosfet are matched and the voltage across R source is similar

I have regulated current gain near at 50%

The voltage cc with voltmeter across R source of the output mosfet without input signal is near 630 mv ( bias ... ) for every mosfet

The voltage rms with voltmeter across R source of the output mosfet at max power ( before saturation ) is near 430 mv / 460 mv for every mosfet

The current rms through the load at max power is about 2.5 A at 100 hz

The power supply is +/- 31.5 volt

I try to insert photo ....

Has any member of this forum tried making a chassis using laser cutting to enable the folding process to be made without a press brake or folding machine. As some ventilation is required with most tube amplifier designs it may be possible to design an attractive "flat pack" chassis. I would like to hear from any person that has tried this, it it proves practical we could share DXF laser cutting files on this forum.

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Does anyone have a service manual for a Denon DCA 800?

Any help would be appreciated.

Amp turns on only with power and ground .

Any ideas ?

NAD C 320 DC-Offset Questions?

So I've just replaced a 230v NAD C-320BEE with a correct NAD 120v transformer.


The wiring of a new two-pronged polarized male plug end is the final step, but I'm not sure that I can just wire the new plug end willy-nilly.


Question:


1.) Does it matter?
2.) If so? How do I determine which one of the two transformer primary mains wiring is the neutral wire versus the 120v hot side.



TIA

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Hi everyone,

I have been using GE FLTR100V20 75V 20A DC power filters in my class D amps for a while now with great success. They seem to clean up the SMPS noise very well.

I am attaching the internal schematics extracted from the datasheet PDF Access Denied . I also labeled the components in the attached schematics (C1-C3, L1-L3).

What values for the inductors (L1-L3) and the capacitors (C1-C3) would you guys use if you had to implement this DC power filter on a prototype breadboard? Also, how would you improve it?

P.S. To be frank, I expected to see at least a couple of non-polar film/ceramic capacitors in there, but it appears that they are only using polar electrolytic capacitors.

Pardon me for creating a mint-new account for this, but I'm not much of a forum user. I think I'm in the right place with this particular request, however.

I have purchased construction plans for the late Linkwitz's flagship speaker design, the LX521.4. I'm sure many of you know about this speaker, or indeed may know someone who has built a set for themselves. I would like to build one, but the expense for me is quite steep, so I would like to try before I buy, in a sense.

Might any owners of this speaker be willing to share the fruits of their labor with me, and indulge me in a demo? I am in Los Angeles and looking preferably for someone close to me, even more preferably for someone with a turntable capable of playback through the speakers. If I can't find such a right person within proximity, I would be willing to make a little trip out to you. I can offer you money or a vinyl record in exchange for your time, and would abide by whatever COVID protocols you think necessary (within reason); I am vaccinated. I can email you a scan of my driver's license to ensure safety.

It used to be that one could go to Mr. Linkwitz's home and demo his personal set of speakers, but no more, for obvious reasons. For better or worse, this makes y'all who have built these speakers their new ambassadors, and I hope I can meet one or several of you soon.

hello,

I plan to make an AC testing supply for the bench. Idea is to have some tools in a box :
- line filter,
- galvanic isolation,
- switch neutral to earth
- differential switch
- power/volt meter
- variable or step limiting fuse
- variable voltage not requested but if possible

there are tons of solutions ! At first sight, a Shaffner two stages filter, an isolation transformer with screen, a combi power volt meter and a differential switch on DIN rail... for variable short-circuit may be a selector with differents automatic thermal fuses....

Tell me please if you have another way to answer the need.

Have a nice day.

How to fix front panel door on HK AVR 435 (solved)

1) I have a used but fully functioning HK AVR 435 home theater receiver. Works well but the bottom panel door does not close, parts are plastic but am wondering if there maybe a way to repair (diy of course). Thin magnet glued to the door and panel work?, velcro likely will leave a gap.

2) On the same receiver volume knob silver color has several spots that has peeled off. where can I expect to find a touch up paint that may work?, home depot or car parts store?

I'm looking to do a 2-way with active crossover (MiniDSP). They'll get paired with a SVS PB-16 Ultra sub. I'd like to just keep it cheap - let's just say, under $300 for the pair. Should be do-able, I'd think, since no crossovers are getting built.

I know (well, from research, anyway) that 2-ways aren't ideal for this, and there are limitations. So let's just see how well we can do, inside the limitations.

I'm not that knowledgeable, so please be gentle...

B+K Dyna-Quik model 650 tube tester $75, in very good condition.
Local pick up in the Madison, WI area.

B+K Dyna-Quik model 650 tube tester - electronics - by owner - sale

So I’m using my Iphone to post this as I’m not able to reset my password on my Mac. I’ve been locked out. I The system does not respond when I try to reset it. It does not send the email/info/link. I’ve contacted support but no reply. Can a moderator please check on this. TIA

Hi folks

I want to build an output stage for current output DACs such as the PCM61 so I have been looking at I-V conversion methods.

Rather than use the op-amp built into the PCM61 it is better to use an external opamp with better specs. The op-amp inside the PCM61 DAC chip has a slew rate of only 12V/uSec but to properly reproduce the signal coming out of the DAC the opamp should have a slew rate of 1000V/uSec.

The AD811 has been widely used for I-V conversion and has a slew rate of 2500V/uSec. I don't have any of those and they are expensive, but I do have several AD812s, which is the dual version and has a slew rate of 1600V/uSec.

The PCM61 also requires the external opamp to have close to zero input impedance, which the AD811 offers.

Anyways, after research I found lots of people had successfully used the AD811 with the PCM61 or one of the similar Burr-Brown DACs.


I don't see any reason why I can't substitute the AD812, but I haven't been able to find any circuit schematics specifically for the AD811/2 as an I-V converter.

So does anyone have a suitable schematic for an I-V converter using the AD811/2, or can I just use something like the scheme present by Herbert Rutgers:

https://www.by-rutgers.nl/IV-converter.html

It seems they are here which is crazy weird, but what's equally weird is how the public is dealing with it... It is hardly being discussed.

I recently experimented with wrapping the inside of my RCA connector with a regular white PTFE/Teflon tape that are usually used in plumbing. After a bit of listening, I found a bit difference in the wrapped vs the unwrapped connector. It sounded more defined, and more clearer than the unwrapped connector which is a bit veiled.

From what I understand, PTFE is one of the best dielectric material, but air is the best. My question is, in theory the unwrapped connector should be better because it uses air as a dielectric vs the teflon wrap. Why does this happen? Thanks!

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My first question would be is there a method to put a house curve in my tweeters passive crossover. Something that attenuates in db/octave.

My next question is if I even could do the above would I be better off just using a MiniDSP to EQ a house curve?

Regards,
Dan

I adopted a ML332 that has some technical issues. The usual failures such as bad main caps are present. There is also evidence of some rather shady repair work on the right channel voltage gain board. Long story short that board has had a major failure and some traces on the edge of the board were disintegrated. Whoever attempted the repair did some real shady point to point soldering with un-insulated tinned wire. They also removed a chunk of the burned area with what appears to be needle nose pliers. Now there is a small jagged chunk of board missing. Not cool at all. The person who did this should be tarred and feathered.

So I am in the market for a replacement board. I am not concerned with the working condition of the replacement. I just would like a nice board to start with and I will troubleshoot the rest later.

Anyone know where I can get my hands on a scavenged board for ML332 right channel? Thanks!

hi, unfortunately my room dictates both speaker and listening positions. I am getting a ~10bd spike at frequencies 120hz down to 60hz. would a notch filter (image attached) work to attenuate this?
I think it would bu I'm looking at about £100 in part to find out, which isn't a problem if it works.

cheers adie

Been a DJ for 40 years and always been heavily into music.
Songs come and go and seem to be addictive for a while.
I recently did a search on youtube for older songs that might be good.
I found a Deep purple track from many years ago and just need to keep listening to it. Its not as repetitive as most songs.
A slow starter but is very good.
Which song can you not get out of your head ?
Deep Purple - Knocking At Your Back Door (Perfect Strangers) - YouTube

Just trying to think of a fun little project to try. I am already working on some DML styrofoam panels but I want to make another set of speakers for the outdoors. I'd pair these with some kind of subwoofer. Only pain with exciters is they need a ton of EQing to sound good. Has anyone done this?

Dan Wright started ModWright Instruments as a hobby to modify equipment. Today, ModWright has grown into a well respected Audio Company which leverages Dan's design skills along with some of the industry leading circuit designers. Please enjoy Dan's story as it's quite an interesting one!

Dan Wright of ModWright Instruments | Ep 34 - YouTube

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Hello
I have 2ch class D DIY apm. Iraudamp7 conception. The first is fine, the second has a problem. The sound is good but 0,8 - 1V DC at the output (not signal). The DC voltage increases with the load and the external DC protection switches off. I replaced the transistors, but that didn't help. May be IRS2092 defective? What else can I check?
Thank you for any help.

For my modular preamp im working on a grandious version of a diamond buffer with cascoded current mirrors- 4 transistors per mirror, and only with to92 transistors. In trying to tweak the most out of the circuit by implementing a thermal tracking, i had an idea thats probably more doable then looking for an unobtanium to92 heatsinks.

What if, a flat headed to92s were used (such as zetex brand ones) and and they lined up single row front to back and then bam, tied all up with shrink wrap? Im not good enough to do the layout in my head but i imagine the traces will be suboptimally long. But still this simple solution of thermal tracking is hard to ignore.

What do you guys think?

Hi all this is my first post I spent all last week making some speakers and have just uncovered these Dali Phantom 7" woofers I had in storage. I'd love to use these In conjunction with with my new 6.5"SB acoustics SB17NRXC35-8 speakers (will separate the Dali 7" and SB 6.5" with divider in speaker box to simplify my calculations)

Problem is there are no specification sheet for the Dali 7" woofer on the internet which makes it near impossible for a novice like me to try and incorporate them my DIY ported cabinets. I have a spare 50 litres available space in each cabinet for them and was thinking I'd only need 20 or 30 litres of that for a Dali 7"

The only info I have is the Dali 7" were used in M-375 in wall speakers with two passive radiators. Here is the cutout size of it
29.6" x 8.9" x 3.9"

The inside cone volume which I measure this morning is 350 ml equals 360 cubic cm volume. The 2 passive radiators in each enclosure should measure the same which comes to 720 cubic cm which converts to same for port volume.

Is anyone able to close approximate what size port and enclosure I need. I'm thinking 20 to 25 litres and a port size 6.3 x 23 cm. But this is only a rough guess based on rudimentary calculations any help appreciated.
Regards Tim

When producing open source designs, or engineering designs in general, one would like to compromise between good performance and that which can be built within the budget and skill set of one reasonably skilled. So the question I ask myself is: how do I know if a level of performance can be not be so difficult to achieve in practice as to be practically unattainable, and if the level of performance is going to be perceptible or provide value to the consumer?


Now this may be heresy to ask this question on a forum dedicated to achieving the highest levels of audio perfection, but it is good for such evaluations to exist so that designs can be out there that can provide satisfactory or even excellent performance without extreme expense or difficulty.


As a wise old engineer once said: anyone can design a bridge to stand up, but only a good civil engineer can design a bridge to barely stand up.


After doing some searching out on the net, I was trying to find how much information there is on perceptible maximum permissible THD or other measures of distortion or noise (odd or even harmonics), amplifier slew rates, perceptibility of distortion in loud signals (sine wave or music), how well speakers can reproduce sound from voltage source inputs and current source inputs, what effect does speaker resonance have on audio perception, etc.


I realize there are probably very few objective ways to answer such questions, perhaps using psychophysical tests, for example A/B testing, and a lot of the audio business is marketing. Still, there are quantifiable measures of system performance, its just that it may not be that well understood how those measures relate to perceptual differences.


Is there some kind of compilation of research or bibliography of such research? How do other engineers go about obtaining answers to these questions? I would like to build a bridge that perhaps stands up perhaps more than BARELY but not for a hundred times the required load either.

I can't find Nichicon Fine Gold 100uF 63V (UFG1J101MPM) for my Meridian amplifier boards.

Any suggestions? TIA

I was at a house clearance place I visit every friday and saw this .. liked it and bought untested for £20. It I know it needs an new stylus but it does play records .. auto drop works etc.






After a nice soak with Servisol Super 10 the hum and crackle on the volume pot has gone. The left speaker sounds great but I think the balance pot is beyond saving. As you see it 75% over to the right before I get balance and the right speaker is a bit muffled but not bad.
It could be speaker, it may be going. If I turn the balance all the way to the right and crank up the power its loud.
But the balance pot is loose.
I'm thinking I need to replace it, what do the tech's think?

This thread is where we can discuss CFA and compare it to VFA in a friendly and constructive manner.

Good morning everyone..I had no idea were to post this topic but, here? I am looking at putting a capacitor on a tweeter at 6 DB on my speakers with a full range driver. I keep reading that the calculators online really don't know what they're doing and they can do the crossover wrong because you're not measuring them or measuring the drivers? I have a few programs I paid for that I can use..The driver am using is full range but, I want it not just for cosmetic looks but also for little bit of Sparkle On Top. Please let me what you think? Jeff

Hello,

I have an old modified CD player REGA Planet and i have bought an second hand DAC to connect digital gadgets to my rega amp and my totem arro.
Wen i connect the DAC, i notice some lack of Mids , its define and clinical but doesn't give me natural sound has the CD player DAC.
The Topping D30 have an OPA2134, what is you suggestions?
I have seen some reviews OPA627,OPA1622, MUSES8920,SOUND OPAMP V5i , MUSES02.


Or it will be better to throw away the topping.

thank you

I would like to build an amp by John Curl. The only one I see is on the class-a amplifier site. I could do the board layout only if it is ok with John.

Hello,

My 32 inch LCD TV's screen/panel got damaged and its not showing up picture well. Service guy told its not reparable and only option is to replace the LCD panel, with its cost and panel availability in question, its better to go for new TV.

Is there anything interesting we may make out of this TV, re-purpose or salvage any parts in it to make something useful.
We may get couple of speakers, but again it will be difficult to plan for a box for them without its specifications (ts parameters).

While looking in youtube/internet only thing i found so far is to re-purpose it as a big bright lamp, which is not much interesting or worth with the size of lamp we will be getting.
Is there any thing else we can do with it.

The Satori MW16P and the Peerless NE180 look very similar. Is this just coincidence or did the companies share info or parts etc? I find it awfully coincidental that these drivers from 2 manufacturers look so much the same.

Peerless by Tymphany NE180W-08 6-1/2" Fiber Cone Woofer Speaker

Satori MW16P Black Egyptian Reed Cone Woofer

I built this power supply years ago. Its 0-50V and 0-4Amp.
Its been serving me well.
I recently built a mosfet amplifier and decided to test it with my dual bench power supply.
I connected an 8ohm load and 1khz input signal to the amp, and powered it up.
Works great until i reach a certain output level. Then my bench supplies start dropping the voltage and my current limit drops down to 2 Amps from 4 amps.
I did notice that if I bypass the current sense resistor R8 with a piece of wire, the current shoots back up and I regain my full 50v output.
This tells me that there is an issue with the current limit circuit.
I can see a slight oscillation equal to the 1khz fed into the power amp input on the supply rails of my power supply.
I suspect that this is feeding into my current control circuit.
Is there a way to fix this on my circuit??. See attached.
I know its not a fault on my amp board as it powers and works fine on a commercially bought power supply.
Thank you!!

Got this GX-75 on my work desk and got the Service Manual in English, but can only find the user manual in German??
Could someone please share a copy of the English user manual.
Thanks in advance 🙂

I found this circuit of the amplifier board, do you think it will sound good?
Can it be better than Apex FH9\FH11?

Hey!

I am trying to get a low cost solution to play 8 independent audio streams over speakers.

I have been looking at the Octo Audio for the Rasp Pi, but I am mystified at how it works...

The idea I am working towards is having 8 speakers playing different .wav files (or 1 wav file with 8 channels). The 8 channels are going to have different delays built into them so they are being played at different times.

From an audio processing standpoint the way I understand it is:
1. There is the Pi audio processing that gets the signal to the RCA outputs.
2. The signal then gets sent to the speakers and it plays the music.

I think I have been able to read up on #1 and think I can get the audio sent to the RCA outputs, but I am not sure I understand #2.

I am really struggling to understand how much power I can deliver to 8 small speakers. Do I need to put inline amplifiers to each speaker?

Is there a better way to cheaply deliver 8 unique channels to 8 unique speakers?

I'm in the market for a new soldering iron. Something for doing simple crossover work and possibly some diy amp building and repair work in the near future.
The iron I have was a hand-me-down Weller WTCPN, I believe it's an early 80's unit that's seen better days. I'm looking for something a little more ergonomical.
I've set my budget around $150 USD or so. Models I've considered are the Hakko FX888D, Weller WE1010, KSGER T12, and the TS100, TS80P type irons. I'm also open to other suggestions as well.

Hi, I'm checking some 6h30n-dr valves of my bat vk51se preamplifier with an EICO MODEL628 tube tester with the specifications of the 6922 valve and they all give me good in the area of more than 80 life, but when I put them in it makes me noise when lowering and raise the volume or mute or change fonts.
I've bought macheted sovtek valves and they don't make any noise, but the sound isn't as good as the DRs.
Would there be some way to find out which valves are wrong with the EICO tube tester or in some other way.