Well, I wouldn't call a gc cheap, a bargain maybe, but not cheap (in my case anyway; it's those cotton-pickin' power supplies that double or triple the initially favourable price!).
And, of course, there is always so much temptation to build another that for a lot of people buying gc parts becomes a monthly outgoing
Goodbye, spare cash!
And, of course, there is always so much temptation to build another that for a lot of people buying gc parts becomes a monthly outgoing
Goodbye, spare cash!Well as far as the cost of the P/S i use batteries,BUT by the time you install relays, timers, case and along with the cost of the batteries i doubt that i am ahead of the game (cost wise).
Better components will make the sound different, but is it a better sound? I believe thats up to the individual and what sounds best to them.As i hear 47 labs uses carbon resisors , i use them.I spent some of my hard earned money (sold an oil well) and bought some higher end resisors and caps.Well it sounded brighter but with either the Fe103e horns or the Fe-168e sigmas,more brighteness is not something i am looking for.I did not notice any difference with the BG vrs nichicon caps.I even eliminated the caps on he P/S pins and just used a 1 uf(mylar) between the pins and had the same
results.
ron
Better components will make the sound different, but is it a better sound? I believe thats up to the individual and what sounds best to them.As i hear 47 labs uses carbon resisors , i use them.I spent some of my hard earned money (sold an oil well) and bought some higher end resisors and caps.Well it sounded brighter but with either the Fe103e horns or the Fe-168e sigmas,more brighteness is not something i am looking for.I did not notice any difference with the BG vrs nichicon caps.I even eliminated the caps on he P/S pins and just used a 1 uf(mylar) between the pins and had the same
results.
ron
Of course it is all relative! But for the quality of sound we should be looking for, this is 'cheap'. Any amp requires a PSU (batteries or otherwise) and if you costed up the many other designs of DIY amps you will find that the basic IGC is cheaper than most, if not all of them.
(And I don't have any oil wells to sell off!) 😀
I've looked into the caddock resistors and Allied (where I will buy from) doesn't have 220k, but they do have 200K will that affect the gain much? I have chosen not to use a pot, so I should use a 56K to ground, right? What range is acceptable for this resistor? Should I use caddocks all around or what would sound best? I'll have caddocks, standard carbon and some allen bradley(I think).
Thanks, Nate
Thanks, Nate
If you can't get 220K for the feedback, I would prefer 240K or 270K to 200K - ie a bit more gain than a bit less.
That 56K (instead of the pot) could be anything from 47K-100K and any type that you want but I would use a standard metal film in that location.
That 56K (instead of the pot) could be anything from 47K-100K and any type that you want but I would use a standard metal film in that location.
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