Salas hotrodded blue DCB1 build

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#1,746
Hi Salas,
Does the made/brand of PS cap make much difference in the hotrodded blue DCB1 design ? Doesn't the shunt reg shielded the buffer from ESR and ripples? I am think how expensive Caps like MUNDORF M-Lytic AG vs reasonable cap like Pana or CDE will make much different here? Any comment?

Thanks
 
#1,747
In my experiments the CCS damped down the discretion between capacitors quality significantly than perceivable in raw supplies. Their impedance can still interfere to an extent though. Enough members maintain they can still subjectively pick several capacitor models out in their DCB1 builds. I would certainly advise a renowned good LowESR industrial capacitor like Panasonic or Nichicon for all the known reasons as a minimum.
 
#1,750
Cd to receiver to Speakers. Crappy receiver, but I think it showed the same character of total lack of slam. I don't remember doing any rewiring, except changing a pair of rcas on the buffer, which seems to me, was wired in a same way as before🙂

I've checked phasing with HI Fi news test LP. Sounds allright. It's uber weird that both speakers are showing same impotence.
 
#1,754
Swapped in all possible combinations... Neither of them brought out the slam. Speakers are tri wirable, so I've tried using just the bottom end to see if it's alive at all. Let's say it's working, but the sound is very veiled, not rythmic at all on a track it should be. But again I'm not an expert of listening just to bottom end.

Next step opening cabinets? Can't believe this. So one more question. Do all 4 female sockets on buffer have to be joined through grounding via one wire? Or just left and right of input and output separately as I have now.
 
#1,756
I've tried passive stage. Awful! I've tried my work mac direct to amp. It gives a temporary illusion of firmness but my guess it's coming from midband. Otherwise all the same. I've tried both full output on soundcard and software attenuation, and vice versa.
 
#1,757
LET THERE BE LIGHT!:xmastree:
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Done! Thank you so much, guys! 🙂


Can I ask you something? But, please, forgive my english...
I will get to stage 2 hotrodding (600mA), but I really can't understand the principle of this, because I'm electronic newbie...
Let me explain: if the jfets will anyway absorb the same amount of mA, what changes giving more current to the psu?
What gives the result of more sound quality in this, giving to the PSU current that fets anyway don't need?
Could you please explain?
Thank you very very much!
Regards!
 
#1,758
The PSU Mosfets work on ranges that they conduct more and the PSU becomes lower impedance, everything works in heavy current mode around it. The filter capacitors, the Tx, the diodes. The signal does not sake them the least at such humongous power difference. DCB1 is a huge symmetric shunt power supply with a DC coupled tiny buffer at its end in essence. Brute force approach. Like those NASCAR things. Add your favorite Rock n' Roll soundtrack.
 
#1,760
Salas said:
The PSU Mosfets work on ranges that they conduct more and the PSU becomes lower impedance, everything works in heavy current mode around it. The filter capacitors, the Tx, the diodes. The signal does not sake them the least at such humongous power difference. DCB1 is a huge symmetric shunt power supply with a DC coupled tiny buffer at its end in essence. Brute force approach. Like those NASCAR things. Add your favorite Rock n' Roll soundtrack.
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Thank you very much, Salas!🙂
Now I'm even more tempted by Stage 3....
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.

:redhot:😀
 
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