I - as I mentioned before - call mine "chipamps" or even "chimps", why not, any name seems to be better than - aargh - "gainclone"...
(some are called "opa-amps", which is easy to understand, but "opa" also means "granddad" in German, so it can be missunderstood too...)
But , seriously, we should do a research / survey for a new and better name for that type of amp (power-opamp with very short signal and feedback paths and smallest possible psu caps), because there are chips in almost all the midfi setups and ghettoblasters etc.
ShortFeedbackPowerOPAmp = SFBPOPA
InvertedPowerOperationalAmplifier = IPOP
just a start...
Klaus
bye, bye "gainclone"
ugly monster:
The return of the giant gainclone...
The night of the living dead gainclone...
(some are called "opa-amps", which is easy to understand, but "opa" also means "granddad" in German, so it can be missunderstood too...)
But , seriously, we should do a research / survey for a new and better name for that type of amp (power-opamp with very short signal and feedback paths and smallest possible psu caps), because there are chips in almost all the midfi setups and ghettoblasters etc.
ShortFeedbackPowerOPAmp = SFBPOPA
InvertedPowerOperationalAmplifier = IPOP
just a start...
Klaus
bye, bye "gainclone"
ugly monster:
The return of the giant gainclone...
The night of the living dead gainclone...
As a non-native English speaker, I find the definition of “clone” from Oxford dictionary as the thing that seems to be an exact copy of another. Probably, it is where “Gainclone” came from...???
Re: Re: Where does the name "Gainclone" come from?
It has become accepted term for DIY projects that uses one (or in the case now of 'Bridgeclone' with multiple devices), of the National Semiconductor's Overture range of power chips. That includes LM1875, LM3875/8 AND LM-3886 etc.
Joe R.
peranders said:
It has become accepted term for DIY projects that uses one (or in the case now of 'Bridgeclone' with multiple devices), of the National Semiconductor's Overture range of power chips. That includes LM1875, LM3875/8 AND LM-3886 etc.
Joe R.
lohk said:
Chimps?
Sound like a species of monkeys.
I reckon it's probably too late, once the cat is out of the bag...
Joe R.
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=222172#post222172
The question came up again in an another forum about these false(?) pictures of a Gaincard. I wonder if anyone out there can open up a real Gaincard and take a photo so we can see the original box also and what's inside?
The question came up again in an another forum about these false(?) pictures of a Gaincard. I wonder if anyone out there can open up a real Gaincard and take a photo so we can see the original box also and what's inside?
Noone who has got "real" pictures where I can see the original Gaincard enclosure?
About reviews, don't trust them very much unless I have 100% confidence for the reviewer.
About reviews, don't trust them very much unless I have 100% confidence for the reviewer.
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