that's damn Fugly!
just one thing - when Big Donut is not surrounded with big Faraday Case, it'll maybe result in need of greater clearance to surrounding apparatuses ........ (sources,preamps)
but , that's manageable
I haven't had much time to listen nor compare the sound, I'm currently driving my pair of ACA amps in balanced mode. I plan on "testing" the preamp for a month before I install it in the primary system with the Aleph J.
Since I removed the BZLS driving the ACA's, the BA2018 does not have the gain, yet it has a softness to the sound in comparison to the BZLS.
I need to spend time with a turntable connected to make sure the UFSP to make sure everything is good.
I'm very curious to compare the BZLS, the B1 Korg balanced line stage and the BA2018 with the Aleph J.
Then compare the B1 Korg, the BZLS and the BA2018 with the M2X.
I have a note pad next to my chair to record thoughts during the comparison. I'll post the results in the future.
I would like to thank mareli for his diagram to wire the inputs on post #1991 on the BA2018 thread.
Since I removed the BZLS driving the ACA's, the BA2018 does not have the gain, yet it has a softness to the sound in comparison to the BZLS.
I need to spend time with a turntable connected to make sure the UFSP to make sure everything is good.
I'm very curious to compare the BZLS, the B1 Korg balanced line stage and the BA2018 with the Aleph J.
Then compare the B1 Korg, the BZLS and the BA2018 with the M2X.
I have a note pad next to my chair to record thoughts during the comparison. I'll post the results in the future.
I would like to thank mareli for his diagram to wire the inputs on post #1991 on the BA2018 thread.
Fugly!
-why only 1 fuse?
ZM:
Both 200VA toroids are fed by a single Mark Johnson H9KPXG soft start board. So yeah, only dual mono from the toroids forward.
Vince and elwood625:
Thanks!
Regards,
Scott
Scott,
Congratulations on your successful build!
How does the amplifier sound with your Elsinore speakers?
Congratulations on your successful build!
How does the amplifier sound with your Elsinore speakers?
to keep things safe, put one fuse per Donut, after soft start, holders in case
that way back plate should stay nice, and you'll have safety
zman01:
Man, you scare me. Who remembers this stuff? The amp has only just been completed; I'll swap it in for the F5 V3s tomorrow morning, let it play quietly for a few hours and then give it a long listen. I'll report back.
Regards,
Scott
Man, you scare me. Who remembers this stuff? The amp has only just been completed; I'll swap it in for the F5 V3s tomorrow morning, let it play quietly for a few hours and then give it a long listen. I'll report back.
Regards,
Scott