From my humble budget and hands to the basement of good sounds...
13EM7 spud mono blocks using ideas from many and all the best parts I had laying around
In the background are Frugel Horn XLs...the Preamp is an Aikido, the DCP is vintage Magnavox
wowww congrats, I like the unique design of the mono blocks, they looks like a speaker box somehow but in this case the "sound come from within"...
...nice love itThat's the tube in the photo correct? I've read about that, probably on Peter's site. I'd be interested in more impressions.
Thx for the eye candy.
That flat glassy thing with the green-blue light is the tube, correct.
I have maybe 3 or 4 headphone amps lying around and this one was bought and assembled as I thought I had wrecked the tube in the Millett's line-amp, so I bought two more, just to find that the first tube was alive and well.
I have a pair of cheap headphones used solely for listen to videos on Youtube and firstly use them for an objective judgement of the amp is not reasonable. The only thing I can say is that the I had no problem listen to it but, sorry, I cannot give any details, apart from the fact that it could play pretty loud.
Nice build!
Care to share some more info on this "Incredibly Brilliant and Totally Original World's Most Awesome Regulator Ever" ?
Thanks. This is a clone of a commercial product that evolved from a thread here on diyaudio.com. I need six of these and couldn't justify buying them at the asking price.
What you see here cost me about $40 complete.
A web search for "LT3080 Maida" will take you to both the diyaudio.com thread and the manufacturer's website.
The manufacturer has claimed the circuit is his intellectual property. I recognize his copyright for the board layout but dispute that he owns the circuit. Since I followed his board design closely (or at least the top layer since I've never seen a photo of the bottom), I will not share my design files, much as I would like to.
I'm thrilled to have discovered the amazing EDA-to-fab-to-mailbox process and wanted to share my result. For a variety of reasons I prefer not to mention the commercial product or its manufacturer by name. I do think perhaps he gives himself too much credit. YMMV.
The circuit seems to be pretty standard stuff, so don't worry about that aspect.
Copyright for the board layout only applies if you use his original artwork.
If you do your own layout, even if it looks similar, that is fine and proper.
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Adagio tone correction preamplifier
Finished, tone correction preamplifier, schematic, ADAGIO from DR. Bora Jagodic (R.I.P.) . First was built, in 2010 with good results, so I decided to build, another one, with good, quality, components . Pic's from inside tomorrow.
Finished, tone correction preamplifier, schematic, ADAGIO from DR. Bora Jagodic (R.I.P.) . First was built, in 2010 with good results, so I decided to build, another one, with good, quality, components .
Pic's from inside tomorrow.Attachments
Thanks for the comment. I've designed a new PC board from scratch without reference to the other design. I imagine it will perform adequately. This should avoid any claims that it is a derived work.
I need to think about the pros and cons of releasing this given the complaints that might result.
Adagio inside
And inside pic's .....
Regards,
Alex
And inside pic's .....
Regards,
Alex
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Thanks for your comment. Finder it's a step relay to switch mains transformer on and off. Coil rated 230Vac , one push it's on, and the second push it's off .
Like the part on the bottom of the PCB away from the heat of the tubes . Very well done unit.And inside pic's .....
Regards,
Alex
