Guys do not lost time with small tripath ,I have amp32,amp11 and now the truepath from 41hz ,no story no game......
the amp32 is a toy with thin sound, the amp11 is perfect for money, power,sound , but the truepath (same belcanto evo2)sound wonderfull!!!!!
my experience but hope this helps...........
PS I use bypass 0,47 mundurf silver/oil at input
the amp32 is a toy with thin sound, the amp11 is perfect for money, power,sound , but the truepath (same belcanto evo2)sound wonderfull!!!!!
my experience but hope this helps...........
PS I use bypass 0,47 mundurf silver/oil at input
hi ,yes the 3 board PSU1 ,r-core 500va 30V ac ,|
output are 180-200w ,but there is a possibility with 5 resistor downgrade the power for ie 100w and use 300Va trafo.......
cold amp have an interesting smtp....
output are 180-200w ,but there is a possibility with 5 resistor downgrade the power for ie 100w and use 300Va trafo.......
cold amp have an interesting smtp....
hows the sound compare to amp 11?
i have amp6 and now planning to build amp10,
maybe truepath is more difficult to build and more expensive too im a beginner.
i have amp6 and now planning to build amp10,
maybe truepath is more difficult to build and more expensive too im a beginner.
I dont have amp11 at my home now....no a/b test, but I remember my music.....no story
I dont know if amp10 are superior to amp11 ..... thomaselliot have two amp10 in bridge mode and truepath ,and again no story
PS amp11 have smtp meanwell psu
I dont know if amp10 are superior to amp11 ..... thomaselliot have two amp10 in bridge mode and truepath ,and again no story
PS amp11 have smtp meanwell psu
I think on the paper amp11 are superior to amp 10 ,dual mono , separate chip for input and power ......but are all smd and there are two power chip to solder .....
I remember Thomaseliot's first response after finishing Truepath. He wondered if he would ever use the AMP10 again...
TA3020 has been used in several commercial designs that have been reviewed as being amongst the best of the best amps in the world...
I own two Truepath amps and have never heard better yet...
AMP32 is amazing for portable designs and blows any amplifier in it's size completely away, but horses for courses....
AMP10 is nice, much better than many midclass amps.
Truepath is really hard to beat, any commercial design that comes close will cost several times more money. But you need to be confident about your skills, experience with building amps is really necessary...
But as I always say:"most of the times you're too scared..."
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TA3020 has been used in several commercial designs that have been reviewed as being amongst the best of the best amps in the world...
I own two Truepath amps and have never heard better yet...
AMP32 is amazing for portable designs and blows any amplifier in it's size completely away, but horses for courses....
AMP10 is nice, much better than many midclass amps.
Truepath is really hard to beat, any commercial design that comes close will cost several times more money. But you need to be confident about your skills, experience with building amps is really necessary...
But as I always say:"most of the times you're too scared..."
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So is it the best of the 41hz.com solutions in terms of sound quality?
Is it even better than the 2024 chip? The latter can really sing with the right speakers...
Is it even better than the 2024 chip? The latter can really sing with the right speakers...
If your looking for the Tripath TA3020, look at the Motorola DCP-501 HT receiver - it has 5 channels of the TA3020 and can be had for less than $100 shipped on ebay.
The Moto Unit has a crappy preamp/DAC section, a DVD player, Tuner, that you SHOULD just toss. Just remove and rehouse the 5 channel Amp board. The amp board are clamped onto a large heatsink... and has a power supply board with a 500VA toroidal tranny. Real cheap stuff for modders/tinkers.
I have two of these units (10 channels of TA3020), and haven't had the time to rehouse/mod the units since building my UCD400s...they are just sitting in my closet...maybe next week...
The Moto Unit has a crappy preamp/DAC section, a DVD player, Tuner, that you SHOULD just toss. Just remove and rehouse the 5 channel Amp board. The amp board are clamped onto a large heatsink... and has a power supply board with a 500VA toroidal tranny. Real cheap stuff for modders/tinkers.
I have two of these units (10 channels of TA3020), and haven't had the time to rehouse/mod the units since building my UCD400s...they are just sitting in my closet...maybe next week...
HI
Is not only the chip that made difference ,the 41hz pbc board are 4 layer ottimized separate ground,with 66k-1Mhz swicthing mosfet this made the difference,separate supply for imput stage,component on board are good quality(panasonic) ,smd resistor are 0,5% ,toroid have litz wire....the sinergy are very important
the same for the tree PSU board
HI tom ,post an 41hz forum ,there is a section....
Is not only the chip that made difference ,the 41hz pbc board are 4 layer ottimized separate ground,with 66k-1Mhz swicthing mosfet this made the difference,separate supply for imput stage,component on board are good quality(panasonic) ,smd resistor are 0,5% ,toroid have litz wire....the sinergy are very important
the same for the tree PSU board
HI tom ,post an 41hz forum ,there is a section....
Yeah, built quality and everything seems a class better than the older kits.
The price is certainly very attractive. Seeing that the 41hz kit with PSUs costs something like 250 euros, I think about 400 euros total should do it.
The price is certainly very attractive. Seeing that the 41hz kit with PSUs costs something like 250 euros, I think about 400 euros total should do it.
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Yep, it's soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much better than the tiny 2024, you simply won't believe...
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Stop reminding me, I still have to finish building something out of the DCP-501 I bought from you way back. It fits nicely into a 2U chassis. I may have to shield the transformer being so close to the amp, but we shall see. Only modifications I have planned is to replace the coupling caps, and double the power supply capacitance. I'll be soldering the output terminals directly to the pins of the relays, to avoid the long PCB traces. I wouldn't call the transformer 500VA though. It is smaller and wound with thinner wire than my 400VA Plitron.john65b said:
In progress...
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To keep this slightly on topic, I don't think the DCP-501 and the Truepath can be considered equal simply because they use the same driver IC. The Truepath is clearly a very well thought out design, and I don't doubt that it will make a spectacular amp, especially for the price.
Ha! I wondered what you up to with that amp...you have not yet heard it sans all the craap (preamps section, DVD, Tuner, etc)??
I have yet to dive into mine too.
Truepath looks nice tho...
I have yet to dive into mine too.
Truepath looks nice tho...
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No, haven't hooked it up yet. If it sounds as good as my heavily modified Sonic Impact amp then I'll be perfectly happy. I suspect it may sound even better though.john65b said:
It's really strange that not many people have built the Truepath.
I'm still waiting for a friend to finish his UcD amp and decide which way I'll go...
I'm still waiting for a friend to finish his UcD amp and decide which way I'll go...
Yes. I think becouse is not cheap,
97€ amp,100 trafo,140 3psu board + big case...near 400€....good skill...
97€ amp,100 trafo,140 3psu board + big case...near 400€....good skill...
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