Yes, i have no doubt that Colin's product is offering good value.
I just meant to say that similar options are not available on these shores
As long as the better sound is not just caused by the price tag...
A lot can be just a matter of personal taste. Some might even prefer the IC opamp version. I've gone with fully discrete class A biased boards. Others can even go with tube input buffers. That's the beauty of this module. You can get unlimited sound profiles from these amps by tweaking the buffer.
No plan for a speakon output version?
I fail to understand why these are not more widespread in the hifi world...
I mean, even if your speakers have normal terminals, speakon is still the most convenient and efficient way on the amplifier side.
You can buy a ready made speakon cable of double the length you need, cut it in half and voilà, you got yourself a pair of speakon/bare wire speaker cables...
By the way Colin, as you also provide a nc400 assembling service, what is your take on the nc500 vs nc400 debate?
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Speakon version, well I'm small and hand build these so we can offer bespoke versions. One of my supplier caries them however I don't think they would be widely accepted in the HiFi world.
As to the NC400 vs NC500 debate can not comment not heard a NC400 have some coming in this week to engineer the case layout etc. My main priority at the moment is final production versions of the of the NC500's.
Speakon version, well I'm small and hand build these so we can offer bespoke versions. One of my supplier caries them however I don't think they would be widely accepted in the HiFi world.
As to the NC400 vs NC500 debate can not comment not heard a NC400 have some coming in this week to engineer the case layout etc. My main priority at the moment is final production versions of the of the NC500's.
True. They make too much sense, and smell too much of pro audio - what do professionals know about audio anyway?
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OP here..
I've been sitting on the fence for a while, but would be well tempted by a pair of your NC500 amps. I would like them to have XLR input, Speakon output, your normal switched IEC socket for mains and a 3.5mm jack for SMPS standby input (J5:1 on the SMPS1200). Please?Speakon is not my preference, I prefer bare copper stripped speaker cable into terminals, but nice if there is an option
Mr Boggit, would you customise your offering of nc500 per Buyer, at all? Like if we supplied you our preferred Connector bits (IEC, Speaker wire terminals, XLR socket etc) for a reasonable fee?
Only reason I ask, am not really a fan of Brass-Gold, prefer Copper-Gold connections.
Thanks
Mr Boggit, would you customise your offering of nc500 per Buyer, at all? Like if we supplied you our preferred Connector bits (IEC, Speaker wire terminals, XLR socket etc) for a reasonable fee?
Only reason I ask, am not really a fan of Brass-Gold, prefer Copper-Gold connections.
Thanks
Me and my big mouth, yes its all entirely possible give me 2-3 weeks to get the core product ready. I think its an area I can really have an advantage in. Its exactly what I do with my speakers, customer spec finish, customers become friends, I send them pics at all the build stages. I'll look at the implications possibilities. I have been working on the Stereo version today getting the layout correct with all the factors coming into play, cables, heat, neatness, front and back switches, noise, safety, rear I/O not to mention screwing the feet in avoiding all the modules! Luckily I was a electronics production engineer many years ago.
Stereo prototype version of the NC500 running after a couple of days hard slog, 330mm wide same design case as the 240mm wide Mono Blocks. Both 280mm deep.
just needs a few adjustments to the XLR input positions. Now need to source or make the correct length cables. The original idea was to have an ON OFF switch on the front with blue LED. I may try a normal switch with a blue LED pointing down out of the base of the case, so will illuminate just behind the bottom of the face plate and shine on the surface you place the amp on. So couple of questions 1) ON OFF switch good idea? 2 The glow underneath the front good idea? Will upload a picture later Photo bucket is down.
just needs a few adjustments to the XLR input positions. Now need to source or make the correct length cables. The original idea was to have an ON OFF switch on the front with blue LED. I may try a normal switch with a blue LED pointing down out of the base of the case, so will illuminate just behind the bottom of the face plate and shine on the surface you place the amp on. So couple of questions 1) ON OFF switch good idea? 2 The glow underneath the front good idea? Will upload a picture later Photo bucket is down.
So here is the pic, back to the LED I would hate to copy them even though it was an independent idea. Its like poking a Hornets nest! Back to the drawing board! The flash really show up dust etc, well its a prototype and has been handled a lot. Still waiting for the milling machine to arrive so we can start the customisation of the front panel. Plus all the programming for the holes in the base and back panels.
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I toyed with the idea of a bead blasted piece of plexiglass under the case with leds shining into it.. It would "glow" blue ( or whichever color you choose) and not be a bright stand out light. Softer more pleasing.So here is the pic, back to the LED I would hate to copy them even though it was an independent idea. Its like poking a Hornets nest! Back to the drawing board! The flash really show up dust etc, well its a prototype and has been handled a lot. Still waiting for the milling machine to arrive so we can start the customisation of the front panel. Plus all the programming for the holes in the base and back panels.
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Boggit, the price difference between the stereo and dual mono version is so small that most people will probably go with the dual mono.
Why not only use a single SMPS for the stereo version and decrease the price some more?
When used with a >6 ohm load a single SMPS 1200 is sufficient.
What is the gain when using the factory buffer? Can it be changed?
Why not only use a single SMPS for the stereo version and decrease the price some more?
When used with a >6 ohm load a single SMPS 1200 is sufficient.
What is the gain when using the factory buffer? Can it be changed?
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