Hi everyone....😉
Sorry to introduce myself so late but better late than never.
My name is Ricardo, I am totally hooked on DIY... (I know that now)....
After two years modding, I believe I have one of the best CD53 in the world.
I do know how to study and that gave me the oportunity to understand the principal basics related with analog and digital sound reproduction.
I am amazed with the quality of the information and knowledge available in this forum for free.
I am even more amazed with the unbiased unpretentious and very helpfull people I met in this Forum.
After modding the CDP, I built a Maggeddon for my TT and am waiting for my friends to develop a PSU / RIAA / PCB to upgrade my TT.
Thank you all for the precious support.
Regards
Ricardo
Sorry to introduce myself so late but better late than never.
My name is Ricardo, I am totally hooked on DIY... (I know that now)....

After two years modding, I believe I have one of the best CD53 in the world.
I do know how to study and that gave me the oportunity to understand the principal basics related with analog and digital sound reproduction.
I am amazed with the quality of the information and knowledge available in this forum for free.
I am even more amazed with the unbiased unpretentious and very helpfull people I met in this Forum.
After modding the CDP, I built a Maggeddon for my TT and am waiting for my friends to develop a PSU / RIAA / PCB to upgrade my TT.
Thank you all for the precious support.
Regards
Ricardo
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Hi, (belated) welcome to the forum .. that CD player looks like a transformer farm... a few extra power supplies added?
dave
dave
Hi Daveplanet10 said:Hi, (belated) welcome to the forum .. that CD player looks like a transformer farm... a few extra power supplies added?
Now it has 6 TX and 11 sregs, two clocks and a DOS..... Awesome sounding machine.
RCruz said:
I am even more amazed with the unbiased unpretentious and very helpful people I met in this Forum.
Ricardo
Hi Ricardo - and Welcome to diyAudio. Helpful people yes!! 😀
Unpretentious? Wellllll - for the most part

RCruz said:I am even more amazed with the unbiased unpretentious and very helpfull people I met in this Forum.
Well if I may say so, the most unbiased and unpretentious person on this forum.... Moi!
Welcome!
😉 JB
Thank you for welcoming me.
Not everybody is perfect but I seem to bump with the right persons.
Ricardo
Not everybody is perfect but I seem to bump with the right persons.
Ricardo
TEST:
In my prototype, the base of the positive follower Q19 was connected to the sources of the NJfets and the base of the negative follower Q20 was connected to the sources of the PJfets…. While this method works, there is always a small current diverted from the Jfet sources to the follower’s bases and due to NPN PNP differences, it is very difficult to stabilize the Vds on both NJfets and PJfets.
I hope this new method gathers enough interest to produce a fruitful discussion on how to best “drive” both cascodes simultaneously.
In my prototype, the base of the positive follower Q19 was connected to the sources of the NJfets and the base of the negative follower Q20 was connected to the sources of the PJfets…. While this method works, there is always a small current diverted from the Jfet sources to the follower’s bases and due to NPN PNP differences, it is very difficult to stabilize the Vds on both NJfets and PJfets.
I hope this new method gathers enough interest to produce a fruitful discussion on how to best “drive” both cascodes simultaneously.
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