I have had a tda7498 (sanwu board) and a tpa3116d2 board. I have sold both. Now I miss the sound of tpa3116 and want to buy a new board that doesn't need too much modding or a finished amplifier with case. Are yj blue board and breeze audio tpa3116 still relevant? Thanjs
Hmm.. just yesterday dug out my long shelved YJ blue board (I even slightly modded it.. IIRC)
Its Still fairly Crap.. instantly reminding Why I shelved it.
But in truth it was better than several other Chi Fi boards I had previously bought.
Which it why It was shelved, rather than immediately thrown away.
Turn on and Off noises. Harsh and arguably shrill sounds.
Fairly Unpleasant to listen to actually.
Mebe with really Dull speakers... it may be acceptable Or not?
Well worth the 10$ I paid for it. Which is to say not a helluvalot.
There are FEW if any Cheap *** Amps worth their almost free price.
There: Ain't No Free lunch.
Spend more and save some frustrations
Its Still fairly Crap.. instantly reminding Why I shelved it.
But in truth it was better than several other Chi Fi boards I had previously bought.
Which it why It was shelved, rather than immediately thrown away.
Turn on and Off noises. Harsh and arguably shrill sounds.
Fairly Unpleasant to listen to actually.
Mebe with really Dull speakers... it may be acceptable Or not?
Well worth the 10$ I paid for it. Which is to say not a helluvalot.
There are FEW if any Cheap *** Amps worth their almost free price.
There: Ain't No Free lunch.
Spend more and save some frustrations
Have a look here, you only need to throw out one chip that is on a socket, replace it by a real one, same type for less than one $ and you have a very fine sounding amp. Even for critical listeners, with a good PS, a real bargain.
New Breeeze Audio TPA3116 2.0 100W dual chip
New Breeeze Audio TPA3116 2.0 100W dual chip
Don't be Ignoring the Reality that only their 5532 chip is some bad clone.
Real ones ..are 1$ (+shippings)
But that the Far more expensive and important tpa 3116 chip (x2 🙂 ~ 5$ individually / 2.50$ in 4000 uint lots.
Are a Significant portion of even the Breeze Contraption's price, also that cases are usually the major proportion of the item's mfg costs,
further reducing money available to pay for Genuine bits.. Any of them.
IMO the reality of genuine parts fitted is slim to Zero.
Fact that it even powers up is frankly Amazing to me.
Just think what a circuit using Genuine / quality parts would sound like.
Probably Marvelous
Download TI's datasheet and peruse their "typical Application Circuit'.. the gold standard IMO.
But then it wouldn't be 20$ Would it??
Buy cheap... buy repeatedly .
Real ones ..are 1$ (+shippings)
But that the Far more expensive and important tpa 3116 chip (x2 🙂 ~ 5$ individually / 2.50$ in 4000 uint lots.
Are a Significant portion of even the Breeze Contraption's price, also that cases are usually the major proportion of the item's mfg costs,
further reducing money available to pay for Genuine bits.. Any of them.
IMO the reality of genuine parts fitted is slim to Zero.
Fact that it even powers up is frankly Amazing to me.
Just think what a circuit using Genuine / quality parts would sound like.
Probably Marvelous
Download TI's datasheet and peruse their "typical Application Circuit'.. the gold standard IMO.
But then it wouldn't be 20$ Would it??
Buy cheap... buy repeatedly .
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Yes, I agree with you...but there are some cheap amps that get a lot of praise, one example: the new loxjie a10
@Bare
My simpathy for anything Chinese gets lower every day, just like yours, I suppose. They even fake islands in the ocean...
But:
Do you have this amp from this eBay seller at home? Verified that anything is fake?
I have it here. For 22€ to my doorstep. Got a NE 5532 A DIP8 for 78 Cent (plus postage) from a German supplier that is in bussines for 30 years and got a reputation for delivering no fake parts.
The amp works well.
I could not even sell you the top of the amps enclosure for 22€.
But it works and, with the minor IC mod, sounds very well in a A-B comparison to something 20 times as expensive.
Maybe some parts are so cheap to produce, there is no way to save money by building them worse? Ever thougt that resistors, caps and diodes, if they basicaly work, are just OK parts?
Maybe all the expensive boutique special audio parts from European "High End" manufactureres are only fancy labeled standard industry quality?
That even caps with high inner resistance work well if you take 10 of them in parralel?
Maybe?
This amp is a very low priced quality part. I know it for me.
Maybe buy one and then criticize.
My simpathy for anything Chinese gets lower every day, just like yours, I suppose. They even fake islands in the ocean...
But:
Do you have this amp from this eBay seller at home? Verified that anything is fake?
I have it here. For 22€ to my doorstep. Got a NE 5532 A DIP8 for 78 Cent (plus postage) from a German supplier that is in bussines for 30 years and got a reputation for delivering no fake parts.
The amp works well.
I could not even sell you the top of the amps enclosure for 22€.
But it works and, with the minor IC mod, sounds very well in a A-B comparison to something 20 times as expensive.
Maybe some parts are so cheap to produce, there is no way to save money by building them worse? Ever thougt that resistors, caps and diodes, if they basicaly work, are just OK parts?
Maybe all the expensive boutique special audio parts from European "High End" manufactureres are only fancy labeled standard industry quality?
That even caps with high inner resistance work well if you take 10 of them in parralel?
Maybe?
This amp is a very low priced quality part. I know it for me.
Maybe buy one and then criticize.
Can you please send the link of the seller to check if it the same on the link? And what Germany supplier do you use? I am in Europe I can get it. Thanks
As desired, the eBay offer:
Digital Power Amplifier HiFi TPA3116 Stereo 2.0 Channel Audio Amp 100W+100W New 741722842126 | eBay
I buy sensitive parts at different sellers, like "Reichelt Elektronik". As far as I have experienced, they really try to get only quality parts, as otherwise they could close down.
NE 5532 A DIP: Operationsverstarker, 2-fach, DIP-8 bei reichelt elektronik
Digital Power Amplifier HiFi TPA3116 Stereo 2.0 Channel Audio Amp 100W+100W New 741722842126 | eBay
I buy sensitive parts at different sellers, like "Reichelt Elektronik". As far as I have experienced, they really try to get only quality parts, as otherwise they could close down.
NE 5532 A DIP: Operationsverstarker, 2-fach, DIP-8 bei reichelt elektronik
Thanks! I just bought this. Seems like the same?
NEW Digital Power Amplifier HiFi TPA3116 Stereo 2.0 Channel Audio Amp 100W+100W 741722842126 | eBay
NEW Digital Power Amplifier HiFi TPA3116 Stereo 2.0 Channel Audio Amp 100W+100W 741722842126 | eBay
the opamp in the amp or the new you bought?
nevertheless the opamp in the amp is grap - change it - i use 4562
chris
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Hi
If you look at the datasheet at the very last pages (packaging information) you will find the different "names" because of different usage - e.g. reel is for a mounting robot . the tapes for another mounting robot...
the sa version have a better temp range...outdoor usage
normally if you want to buy you can choose the cuted tape CT
chris
If you look at the datasheet at the very last pages (packaging information) you will find the different "names" because of different usage - e.g. reel is for a mounting robot . the tapes for another mounting robot...
the sa version have a better temp range...outdoor usage
normally if you want to buy you can choose the cuted tape CT
chris
See, the op-amp in your Breeze is only labeled NE5532xx.
In reality it is a .7 Cent industry op-amp that is maybe good enough to help read a sensor in a washing maschine. No special audio-op-amp. If you want to hear what the rest of the design is capable, change it for a real one. I do not belive that a more expensive OP-Amp will sound much better than a real NE5532. After all, this is a budget D-amp, no part in a high end chain. So, invest 1$ and get happy. Forget the xx behind the name, these are very small differences that don´t bother your aplication. Have a look with a magnification device at the (on the real part!) laser etched numbers and TI logo at the IC. If it´s printed or the TI looks more than some Chinese letter, it is fake, no question. Maybe read here about fakes:
Ti NE555 - real vs fake : weekend die-shot : ZeptoBars
By the way, don´t listen to any audio part at first start. Most electronics have had no burn in, not even a live test. There often is some run in effect. This does not take 100 hours as often told, but have it running over night with permanent, low volume music is a good idea. I have no reliable scientific explanation, but verified this in some A-B tests, that showed funny results. Even some OP-amps run temparatures of 150°C inside, only on microscopic small areas. So there might really be some "burn in".
In reality it is a .7 Cent industry op-amp that is maybe good enough to help read a sensor in a washing maschine. No special audio-op-amp. If you want to hear what the rest of the design is capable, change it for a real one. I do not belive that a more expensive OP-Amp will sound much better than a real NE5532. After all, this is a budget D-amp, no part in a high end chain. So, invest 1$ and get happy. Forget the xx behind the name, these are very small differences that don´t bother your aplication. Have a look with a magnification device at the (on the real part!) laser etched numbers and TI logo at the IC. If it´s printed or the TI looks more than some Chinese letter, it is fake, no question. Maybe read here about fakes:
Ti NE555 - real vs fake : weekend die-shot : ZeptoBars
By the way, don´t listen to any audio part at first start. Most electronics have had no burn in, not even a live test. There often is some run in effect. This does not take 100 hours as often told, but have it running over night with permanent, low volume music is a good idea. I have no reliable scientific explanation, but verified this in some A-B tests, that showed funny results. Even some OP-amps run temparatures of 150°C inside, only on microscopic small areas. So there might really be some "burn in".
Just want to share this with you! Today I have tried a real NE5532, the sound completely changes! Its now smooth! Not harsh anymore. Female voices were unbearable, and soundstage closed in, not anymore. Great amp for the money.
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