TSSA v1.7 review
So I have started my review of the amplifier on my forum. It is in French but you can have the page translated easily. I will translate here later on.
Here you can check it out. I'm currently at the burn in stage but it is moving forward with good results so far
Amplificateur Current Feedback TSSA
Ciao!
Do
So I have started my review of the amplifier on my forum. It is in French but you can have the page translated easily. I will translate here later on.
Here you can check it out. I'm currently at the burn in stage but it is moving forward with good results so far
Amplificateur Current Feedback TSSA
Ciao!
Do
Hi Do,
I am REALLY interested in your experience with this amp, specially the comparison with First One, as that is my current amp.
Mark.
I am REALLY interested in your experience with this amp, specially the comparison with First One, as that is my current amp.
Mark.
I did not compare to first one, but compared to originAl vssa from Lazy, there was no comparison, and thT was with v1.6
From Pinnocchio:
"The soundstage is pretty amazing, I would say as deep as with the NX amp Bonsai and wide as the VSSA"
"The soundstage is pretty amazing, I would say as deep as with the NX amp Bonsai and wide as the VSSA"
I have a lot of ongoing audio project here.
I will add a decent preamp also. I have a lot of stuff in my toolbox for this....
Several semi RF design have given me a lot of knowledge on how to design circuits, so more to come.
I will add a decent preamp also. I have a lot of stuff in my toolbox for this....
Several semi RF design have given me a lot of knowledge on how to design circuits, so more to come.
I am not good with audio descriptions. The VSSA sounded flat and slow in comparison. TSSA was airy and fast. Analogue guys call it PRAT. Not as much soul as my favorite Class A amps, but very close. To my ears, VSSA was not in same class. I liked v6 enough that the supposed improvements in v7 having me dropping some coin on custom cases.
Sonny, I too would like BAL to SE conversion module to use with the V1.7. I am considering a transformer based approach, but this seems to fly in the face of this design. I have found too many advantages in my situation to balanced cabling not to try to implement it in all my system components.
Sonny, I too would like BAL to SE conversion module to use with the V1.7. I am considering a transformer based approach, but this seems to fly in the face of this design. I have found too many advantages in my situation to balanced cabling not to try to implement it in all my system components.
I have updated my review for those who are interested. This amplifier is a real marvel!
Thanks
Do
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I am a very happy man.
Final comment after 30 hours burn in: "From what I've heard so far, this amp is in my top 5 but also in the top of the pyramid!" (I have tried to translate it from french, so it right Dominic?)
Final comment after 30 hours burn in: "From what I've heard so far, this amp is in my top 5 but also in the top of the pyramid!" (I have tried to translate it from french, so it right Dominic?)
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This is how it Can be done with BL drive module.
I will get the heatsinks drilled at Fischer as i already had destroyed one! :/
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neat. I'm thinking of just keeping the BLs at the rear by the connections and being able to switch between dual SE standard signal and BAL Pro mode signal. In that I lay no quality subjectives. Pro is just standard signal +6 dB (x2) balanced.
Since I dont like cinch I use 1 x 4 pin XLR for Dual SE and 2 x 3 pin XLR for balanced pro signal.
That is my standards. Regarding sex I am more open.
Hi sonny
Second payment sent by today
Total for
4x v1.7 module
2x BL drive
2x power supply board
1x soft start
Second payment sent by today
Total for
4x v1.7 module
2x BL drive
2x power supply board
1x soft start
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For my preamp design
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This module can be used after an volume potentiometer.
It is a CFB design which means it needs a feedback resistor in unity gain mode.
It is power full enough to drive headphones.
It only needs +/-15VDC and at least an feedback resistor.
It contains 119 discrete parts per channel.
1/3 is the housekeeping to get the module running stable.
Module size is 50.8mm x 81.3mm
Each module cost 81€/module.
I am making a mainboard for it as well.
It is a CFB design which means it needs a feedback resistor in unity gain mode.
It is power full enough to drive headphones.
It only needs +/-15VDC and at least an feedback resistor.
It contains 119 discrete parts per channel.
1/3 is the housekeeping to get the module running stable.
Module size is 50.8mm x 81.3mm
Each module cost 81€/module.
I am making a mainboard for it as well.