Hi ong you sure cannot get the binding post in Ipoh ah? I get it in Ipoh leh. But now I already buy the last two pair from that shop. May be we can share share the experience when I get my T-amp.

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Added on August 20, 2008, 8:42 amHi sifu here. which type of wire is recommended to build up this T-amp. The 12V and speaker wire?

mysghooi,
I am using a 3A power supply to feed the T-Amp, so the cable that I am using is rated at 5A.
Speaker cables, I am using my existing QED79 speaker cable and a set of TRANSPARENT speaker cables.
Do not sacrifice the quality of the speaker cables here. It would help in tapping all the T-Amp capabilities! 

wah good stuff wor

tripath are famous cos they sound really nice, duno abt other tho...

my supplier got 200w ta2022

btw some search online found tht 2024 is much closer to tube amp sounding then ta2020, but 2020 is an all rounder

Found this MONO class D module over the internet with the following spec.:

300W@8Ω

THD+N: 0.05%

SNR: 100dB

BW: 20Hz~45kHz@10W

η：92%@8Ω；88%@4Ω

Over load protect

Offset adjustable

Soft start 

Ada orang minat? 

Minimum power for a stereo module is 200W@8Ω! 

No price was quoted/given...

...my supplier got 200w ta2022

btw some search online found tht 2024 is much closer to tube amp sounding then ta2020, but 2020 is an all rounder

Ha ha ong you can try to search some more shop. There might be some in other shop near the yang kah sam road there.

Found this MONO class D module over the internet with the following spec.:

300W@8Ω

THD+N: 0.05%

SNR: 100dB

BW: 20Hz~45kHz@10W

η：92%@8Ω；88%@4Ω

Over load protect

Offset adjustable

Soft start 

Ada orang minat? 

Minimum power for a stereo module is 200W@8Ω! 

No price was quoted/given...

Andy,
I'm sure Charlize can drive some relatively low efficiency speaker.
Just last week-end, I brought the Charlize over to have a listening session at a friend抯 place. His set-up was pretty good and comprises of :-

a.) CEC belt drive CDP (can't remember exactly which model)
b.) Unison Research Simply 845
c.) Focus Audio 58 Sig. speakers

Assortment of power-cord, interconnect and speakers that are expensive.

Played a couple of songs including Patricia Barber's 'Live: A Fortnight In France' CD. Listening to the U.R Simply 845 was quite satisfying. However, swapping the Charlize against the Simply 845 into the exiting set-up simply was experience to be-hold.

The piano simply sounded more 'real' compared to the Simply 845. The Charlize puts the whole sound-stage into a much clearer and better perspective. With the Charlize, I was virtually transformed into the same hall where Patricia was performing. In comparison, the Simply 845 portrayed a somewhat smaller picture of the performance that I felt is not in the correct proportion.

The owner of the set-up was simply stunned by what he heard from the Charlize, which cost a fraction of what he paid for the Simply 845. I was told the speaker was rated at a low of 85dB.

To my ears, and to the ears of many others who've written to me about these amps, the TA2020 based amps like the Charlize and AMP6 have a fuller, bigger sound than the TA2024 amps like the Trends, Sonic Impact, Super-T, Fenice20 etc.

But the TA2024 seems to be the winner for the micro details, that certain magical thing that it's hard to put a finger on. Magic is about as close as I can come to describing it. The sort of thing that triode lovers rave about. Though they don't really sound like triodes.

So you pays your money and you takes your choices.

The Charlize and AMP6 have a wonderful rich midrange and good solid bass. The Trends has a certain "je ne sais quoi" detailed magic.

So I think it comes down to taste, your system and what is important to you. I tend more toward the big bass and full midrange, but do understand the desire for that ethereal magic of the Trends. Is there a chip with both?

In most cases, the power supply will make more difference than the chip. Input caps matter, too.

Sorry if that isn't much help, no clear winner. But for me there isn't. That has been my experience and that of many others I've talked to.

I tend to listen to the TA2020 simply because it will play louder.

For info of all: A DIY Charlize (TA-2020) monoblock available for sale for RM480 where owner claimed amp was built with premium parts of Blackgate N capacitors, Jensen paper-in-oil capacitors, Aircore inductors, heavy duty gold plated RCA jacks and binding posts and Hammond metal casing all costing more than RM1,200 excluding labour charges.

Interested, check this out: amp

Tempted and drooling....       jazzy, you think this could be a good audiophile sounding kit or just excessive of useless power???? What Tripath chip it based on? Price????

BTW jazzy is is possible for you to look for me a set of 20μF Polypropylene Capacitors in JP? Any ideas how this will cost???

This amp can be used as sub woofer amp
might get one for "play play" if the price not too high

Wah this thing seen with a lot of juice to drive the speaker don't know how is this will sound.
If the price is good I might get it from you jazzy939.

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Added on August 20, 2008, 9:04 pmHi what transformer to you recommend for this T-amp? and how do it sound?

Charlize T-amp is with the TA-2020 chip with max output of 2 x 10W into 8ohm and 2 x 20W into 4ohm.

In a 2005 TNT shootout where 4 different T-amps were compared, the reviewer preferred Charlize over others. See link: here.

Charlize is a product from diyparadise and available either in finished product at RM1,000 or in kit form at RM350.

And at such prices, I felt Charlize could not be compared to the TA-2024 kit at only RM55.