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| Simplest Linear PSU? @itsjustme "This means he wants his transistors to have three long legs rather than three short tabs. Period. End" That’s quite some black and white thinking. What I said implies a lot of things so let me clarify : 1. I don’t like the sound of ... | |
| Simplest Linear PSU? Yes, and there are no serious audio-grade SMD components, so as people miniaturize or design complex circuits, audio quality will suffer with these and there is no way out. Thats my only point I was making. | |
| Simplest Linear PSU? @charles1dad Eventually as a consumer it becomes subjective, like shopping for tubes or negative feedback. Many LPS that are designed for audio by well meaning people still use filtration or regulation, and to some, that can feel like the life get... | |
| Simplest Linear PSU? @charles1dad The best thing you can do is upgrade as many components as you can on your SMPS to audio-grade, and you will be blown away with the results of even just a few. Which really means, how bad they are to begin with. | |
| Simplest Linear PSU? @mijostyn Its for a recording studio not audiophile den, so its unavoidable with certain creative tools. | |
| Simplest Linear PSU? @itsjustme That is right - complex things like R2R require SMD and because of that, they can sound pretty bad even if they improve some aspects things. I compared the Mola Mola Tambaqui ($13k) over a $2k AKM-based DAC I modded with as many high en... | |
| Simplest Linear PSU? @pwayland yeah, I'm checking out Andy's PSU kit! | |
| Simplest Linear PSU? @itsjustme Well to be clear - simple is not always better no, but SMD packages and their industrial solder joints wreck havoc on audio information. (As well as their non-audio grade THT versions). And not amplitude measurements, but sonic informat... | |
| Simplest Linear PSU? Thanks. Teradak looks interesting. I’ve found that, being able to upgrade every component around a transformer can yield better results than a great transformer with a lot of junk around it. I read the audiobacon article a while back, but almost ... | |
| Good cassette player? Thanks eveyone I'm looking into a Nakamichi.. I've restored some music gear from that era and pretty familiar with the internals.. I recapped some yamaha gear with Audio Note and other stuff. The boards are really easy to work on. I think I shoul... | |
| Can anyone identify this inductor? Well I can't be sure of the leads (crossover glued in place to the PCB), but it looks identical to the photo I posted but with 30 windings that I can count. Has the same Lundhal (F) marking but no logo. Sounds like its just a high quality inducto... | |
| Can anyone identify this inductor? Well I looked closer and its not that exact Lundhal. Its slightly larger and only has 30 windings, which seems much fewer than all their others. I can’t identify the core material - that one I mentioned for tube mics says 10x the THD than normal M... | |
| Can anyone identify this inductor? Amphion. But there are no photos online, probably because the crossovers are tucked way inside and strongly glued in. When I asked them about it, they declined to answer.😏 | |
| Can anyone identify this inductor? I just happened to discover it. Its a Lundahl which was rebranded to the loudspeaker company, maybe a slightly custom one, but markings on the label and the rest of it is identical. Its in the crossover. Lundhal says : Tube microphones. Si... | |
| Can anyone identify this inductor? So what are the benefits to lowering the DCR? I'm trying to back-engineer the decisions they made on this crossover. I am somewhat new to them. thanks |