Absolutely!
As the system performance goes up, bottlenecks appear all over. Solve the obvious ones.
As the system performance goes up, bottlenecks appear all over. Solve the obvious ones.
Speakers were and likely will be the bottleneck of the chain.
Absolutely. And having enough $$ to buy good ones ! OEM speakers are getting ridiculous expensive.
All the while using cheap junk Asian drivers. Polk/KLH driver quality is "dollar store level". Especially the tweeters !
OS
In my experience, the weakest link is often the recording. I don't upgrade equipment because the problems are not on my end. 🙂
Ed
Ed
Alan Parson was good (as rock music recordings go). The best recordings are minimally-miked because those have the ability not to sound like reproduced sound. Then, the weaknesses of the second link (speakers) become apparent.
Ed
Ed
Hi EdGr,
There are some very clean recordings out there. Upgrading some equipment is very audible.
Alan Parsons is one that lays down clean tracks. Motown wouldn't be - lol!
There are some very clean recordings out there. Upgrading some equipment is very audible.
Alan Parsons is one that lays down clean tracks. Motown wouldn't be - lol!
Recordings vary widely in quality. Only really good recordings are not the weak link. The order seems to be recordings (weakest), speakers, analog source, digital source, and amplifier (strongest).
Ed
Ed
Hi Ed,
I think it would actually go along the lines of speakers (the average ones), analog source, recorded media or digital source (some are pretty bad), and amplifier. On average of course. Some folks have darned good speakers but the average speaker isn't something I'd want to listen to. By the same token, I have heard some awful amplifiers. Same for analogue sources, big difference between an open reel or Nakamichi working properly, and a "double trouble" cassette deck. Some tuners are good (Revox), some pretty terrible. So a hard and fast list is difficult.
-Chris
I think it would actually go along the lines of speakers (the average ones), analog source, recorded media or digital source (some are pretty bad), and amplifier. On average of course. Some folks have darned good speakers but the average speaker isn't something I'd want to listen to. By the same token, I have heard some awful amplifiers. Same for analogue sources, big difference between an open reel or Nakamichi working properly, and a "double trouble" cassette deck. Some tuners are good (Revox), some pretty terrible. So a hard and fast list is difficult.
-Chris
Hi Guys,
I've got a question about the transformers used in a Wolverine. Let us assume there is a dual mono power supply. With approximately 71 V rails each of the two transformers will have dual 50 V secondaries at 5.0 A. One of the two transformers will have an additional 9 V secondary at 2.0 A used to power a diyaudio speaker protection circuit. If one channel's transformer has a VA of 500 and the other has a VA of 520, will this impact the performance of the amplifier in any way?
I have not ordered transformers yet. I'm considering Audio Grade Toroidy transformers.
Let me know if this is a dumb question, or if it could cause me problems.
Many thanks,
John
I've got a question about the transformers used in a Wolverine. Let us assume there is a dual mono power supply. With approximately 71 V rails each of the two transformers will have dual 50 V secondaries at 5.0 A. One of the two transformers will have an additional 9 V secondary at 2.0 A used to power a diyaudio speaker protection circuit. If one channel's transformer has a VA of 500 and the other has a VA of 520, will this impact the performance of the amplifier in any way?
I have not ordered transformers yet. I'm considering Audio Grade Toroidy transformers.
Let me know if this is a dumb question, or if it could cause me problems.
Many thanks,
John
hi, i have a question about placing resistors and diodes around C102-3, C106-7 caps
i have a lot of 270uF 12.5mm dia caps for that positions, but if i'll use them, there is not enough space for R101/4, D111/112, D113/114, D105a/106a and maybe R102/103. I plan to mount those elements at the bottom side of the board.
Board will be mounted perpendicular to the heatsink. boards ef3-3 and ef3-4
are there any caveats that should taken into account?
i have a lot of 270uF 12.5mm dia caps for that positions, but if i'll use them, there is not enough space for R101/4, D111/112, D113/114, D105a/106a and maybe R102/103. I plan to mount those elements at the bottom side of the board.
Board will be mounted perpendicular to the heatsink. boards ef3-3 and ef3-4
are there any caveats that should taken into account?
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John,
I would most likely keep the transformers identical and with the least amount of secondaries, but not because of the possible impact in the performance(BTW no performance impact) , but because I like to keep things simple.
my question is more towards lack of space between components
resistors and diodes are touching capacitors
placing them at the bottom side would partially fix this. but BOM shows different components values depending on mounting style (parallel vs perpendicular) and this might be connected with how air cools components (my assumption)
so don't know how different placement might impact my build 🙂
resistors and diodes are touching capacitors
placing them at the bottom side would partially fix this. but BOM shows different components values depending on mounting style (parallel vs perpendicular) and this might be connected with how air cools components (my assumption)
so don't know how different placement might impact my build 🙂
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Thanks asuslover. If I do that, how do you propose I power the Diyaudio Speaker Protection Board? Use a separate small transformer? It requires 12VDC to power the relays.
John
If someone wants to sell off their fully built Wolverine amp boards please PM me and we can discuss and preferably from the US.
Thanks
Thanks
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I do, but do not want to ship it.
https://www.diyaudio.com/community/threads/wolverine-and-vfet.415797/#post-7799988
https://www.diyaudio.com/community/threads/wolverine-and-vfet.415797/#post-7799988