Salas' shunt reg. Could have gotten the number wrong. Too many variation. I use a variation of it in my 6v6 pre
It is his sslv1.2. If you mean the 6v6. It is a pre designed by salas as well. I am a groupie of his 😀
The modular horns sound system is in top notch tuned and measured shape by now. Amps sorted out and compared. Thus the ground is prepared for better evaluations. First folded simplistic channel is laid out p2p. The hobby work continues tomorrow. Greetings from Poros island.
I am taking pics but I only have a notebook with me without the camera's USB cable. I will post them when I will be back along with the story. Folded will be 2SK369 input for a Shelter cart on a VPI. There is the system's normal simplistic for comparison, the system already rips with vinyl as it is. I had chosen to use a grand scale diy system that I have personal knowledge of, plus investing some dedicated time in a relaxed environment thanks to George, to give you guys the phonos evaluation and/or final tweaks. I think its the most adequate procedure.
Very nice system. Double 12" midbass horn. I am in process on some 416 MLTL and Iwata with Altec 288. Havent decided on the super yet. I will be trying out my RIAA on my brothers SOta with ortofon Bronze cartridge.
Its windy today but not cold, few weak showers too. I am right on the seashore.
The horns are bit lifted for avoiding interference from the midbass cabs as Lynn Olson said to do and there is 1A bias TSSA SMD and through hole amp by Sonny at Sito we run now and the Baby Huey you saw in the link. Mics checked and in room power evened out.
The horns are bit lifted for avoiding interference from the midbass cabs as Lynn Olson said to do and there is 1A bias TSSA SMD and through hole amp by Sonny at Sito we run now and the Baby Huey you saw in the link. Mics checked and in room power evened out.
Hi Salas
I hope you've been doing something usefull today...
...and not spending it down the beach, in your shades & shorts.
( just jealous; even colder in Londinium today )
Guess at George's, the Baby Huey warms things up in the evenings !
( Baby Huey & SUPER-Simplistic...Yeah ! )
Cheers.
Si.
I hope you've been doing something usefull today...
...and not spending it down the beach, in your shades & shorts.
( just jealous; even colder in Londinium today )
Guess at George's, the Baby Huey warms things up in the evenings !
( Baby Huey & SUPER-Simplistic...Yeah ! )
Cheers.
Si.
Hi George
What do you have there, on your #26 line-amp between the valves ?
Are they some kind of variable resistor ?
( am I nuts ? )
Cheers
Si.
What do you have there, on your #26 line-amp between the valves ?
Are they some kind of variable resistor ?
( am I nuts ? )
Cheers
Si.
Hi Ricardo
EUREKA !!!
Your question about 'quality' low-noise, low-value wire-wound resistors got me thinking.
As you know I am keen to use WW's to banish resistor-noise.
It seems to me the only way forward.
I got out about 200 low-value WW's I have in stock & started to measure them.
They were all 4.7 Ohms ( I liked your idea of 2 in parallel ).
These are 5% tolerance components; the batch I have, seem to be coming up at about 4.8 or 9 Ohms each.
This gives about 2.5 / 2.4 Ohms; about the 2.3 Ohms in 'the Wallace' schematic.
About 5 hours later.....Zzzzz.....
.....I thought.....DIY !!!
Why not just MAKE the resistors !!!
I think I could make a 100% accurate & matched set of source-resistors here on the kitchen-table.
Non-inductively wound on Teflon; potted in resin; and also non-magnetic.
( magnetic stuff seems to worry audiophiles; although I've never known WHY ? )
What you think Ricardo ?
I have no Simplistic at present to try them on...
...If I hand-made a set of source-resistors, would you be interested to test & try them out, if I mailed them to you ?
I also have some 70s' high-precision WW miniature instrumentation potentiometers; which I think might be very good for 2nd stage source-resistors, for accurate gain-setting.
What you think ?
Is 2.3 Ohms the optimum value for 1st stage source-resistors ?
Of course, I know the regular Simplistic is 33R & 39R.
Cheers.
Si.
EUREKA !!!
Your question about 'quality' low-noise, low-value wire-wound resistors got me thinking.
As you know I am keen to use WW's to banish resistor-noise.
It seems to me the only way forward.
I got out about 200 low-value WW's I have in stock & started to measure them.
They were all 4.7 Ohms ( I liked your idea of 2 in parallel ).
These are 5% tolerance components; the batch I have, seem to be coming up at about 4.8 or 9 Ohms each.
This gives about 2.5 / 2.4 Ohms; about the 2.3 Ohms in 'the Wallace' schematic.
About 5 hours later.....Zzzzz.....
.....I thought.....DIY !!!
Why not just MAKE the resistors !!!
I think I could make a 100% accurate & matched set of source-resistors here on the kitchen-table.
Non-inductively wound on Teflon; potted in resin; and also non-magnetic.
( magnetic stuff seems to worry audiophiles; although I've never known WHY ? )
What you think Ricardo ?
I have no Simplistic at present to try them on...
...If I hand-made a set of source-resistors, would you be interested to test & try them out, if I mailed them to you ?
I also have some 70s' high-precision WW miniature instrumentation potentiometers; which I think might be very good for 2nd stage source-resistors, for accurate gain-setting.
What you think ?
Is 2.3 Ohms the optimum value for 1st stage source-resistors ?
Of course, I know the regular Simplistic is 33R & 39R.
Cheers.
Si.
IIRC, ecdesigns used mobius loops for his IV resistors over at the very long "Building the ultimate NOS DAC using TDA1541A" thread. Search for mobius loop resistor in diyaudio forums and start digging. 🙂 A couple of threads pop up.
In all honesty, we are talking very, very, very minimal effects of inductances at these low values and frequencies. It might concern me if I was building a UHF circuit! 😀
In all honesty, we are talking very, very, very minimal effects of inductances at these low values and frequencies. It might concern me if I was building a UHF circuit! 😀
Hi kstlfido
Thanks for the 'mobius loop resistor' tip.
Yeah...I figure inductance just aint an issue as well...
...people seem to 'worry' about it though...
...so of course, I start worrying AS WELL !!!
DdaaaRrrrr !
Cheers
Si.
Thanks for the 'mobius loop resistor' tip.
Yeah...I figure inductance just aint an issue as well...
...people seem to 'worry' about it though...
...so of course, I start worrying AS WELL !!!
DdaaaRrrrr !
Cheers
Si.
Those precision WW pots might be good for that purpose and even for cart load setting... good
Thank you for the offer... I am using 3.9 ohm for Rs in my actual build... it is sounding so good I can not imagine what it would be with some ww Rs 🙂
In this case minimal size matters.
Let us wait for Salas report and final schematics so we can decide what values we need.
