The Singing Bush

[04dgmsilv]

Thanks, yeah I'm not even on the scale on the heatsinks, can leave hands on indefinitely. Case is pretty big.

 

[Zen Mod]

Fugly!



inform us, when you connect it to main speaker setup

 

[Monk55]

Thanks, whenever you have some time, appreciated. In another development, and because I like to blow fuses, hooked up the other channel and exact same behavior as first channel. Good to see Monk’s up and running looks like the same PS boards.

04dgmsilv,
Be aware using star nuts on the Thatcher PS board as I found out the hard way they can contact the + mask & really be exciting. I had to go back & use much smaller securing hardware.

 

[04dgmsilv]

Thanks Monk, good catch I’ll double check that.

 

[Monk55]

damn ZM came during the night and mounted damn Keratherm under my mosfet! What’s a person to do?
🤣🤣🤣
But the second bush is up and singing!!

 

[Zen Mod]

both authorized and non-authorized (first one all 6L6, second one all ZM):

 

[Zen Mod]

https://www.diyaudio.com/community/threads/list-of-zm-projects.375782/post-7190988

(above 350F leaves are falling off )

 

[Monk55]

Wow that was fast. 👍🏻

 

[Monk55]

Full temp final adjust.
B+ 65.4vdc
Ugs 34.37
Iq 460mv
460/2 2.3a

 

[JeyDee]

Full temp final adjust.
B+ 65.4vdc
Ugs 34.37
Iq 460mv
460/2 2.3a

Pretty god da*n cool if you ask me 🙂👍

(And Slightly hot heatsinks)

☕

 

[nicoch58]

Full temp final adjust.
B+ 65.4vdc
Ugs 34.37
Iq 460mv
460/2 2.3a

soo sexy

 

[Zen Mod]

Fugly!

 

[Monk55]

Toasted for 5 hours. Now on to set-up & listening!
Huuummmm what’s next?
P.S….darn missed a screw 😵‍💫

 

[04dgmsilv]

Beautiful job Monk! I’ve been enjoying my build in the big system for a week plus now. Did some measurement, distortion spectra, etc all very similar to ZM posts, so I drug it upstairs. Main system has JBL 4367 and I had been mainly using LuDEF and SissySIT for the last year or so. Sounds amazing! Sissy-esque with much more bottom end grunt on these speakers.

Thanks again ZM, appreciate your help in guiding us rookies through these builds!

 

[Zen Mod]

 

[Monk55]

I’ve gotta say…the sound is very detailed & smooth…room is 🔥nicely.
I’ve gotta say the sound rivals tubz for sure. AJ on bottom end of SLOBs…dual mono Wayne pre.
Jeeezz I love DIY…did I mention dead quiet between songs!!
Enjoy your Holidays

 

[Zen Mod]

 

[JeyDee]

Yeah! But. I still have got to let it rest. I simply cant settle for a PSU-voltage just yet…

But, i am in no real hurry. Things could be a lot worse. Still got them twin parallel coupled Aleph J’s now playin. 🥰

Progress report 1: Somewhat Paralyzed by to many voltage options 🎷 🎸

 

[Zen Mod]

I've sent you that arm shell and cartridge by mistake

feel free to send them back

 

[Monk55]

HaHaHa…ZM turntable kit. Love it!