Y.C.,
Wahhh no wonderlah you are 'sold'..
At RM6.50 from Farnell, I think its a 'steal'..
For the pot, I can't help much as I don't use them at this point of time

Further update:

I took xtorm advice and remove stock caps from the 'virgin' second T-Amp board...
Bear in mind, this second board has 0(zero hours) burn in..
Plug in the board and... voila!
My jaw kinda dropped! Now the low end frequencies are somewhat 'heavier' and almost full bodied.. it definitely sounds better than my first T-Amp that has clocked 11 hours of burn in... Is this the same T-Amp?

I think the problem is the polarised 1uF input caps that came with the T-Amp.
I will remove the polarised caps only on the 1st. T-Amp and re-connect the two big yellow unpolarised caps in parallel, we'll see whats gonna happen next... 

Here's the moded second T-Amp:

some how I'm in the corner between gainclone and tripath.....which choice should I choose....???

Hi all sifu here, can this T-amp power up by using my Honda EX5 battery?

Surgeon General Department Warning: May Induced UDMS(Uncontrolled DIY Mod Syndrome)
Observation Report
5 hours burn in has lapsed, for a total of 7.
These are the findings:
Caution: References were made to original report, hence,

1. Feels like a thin 'veal' was removed from the soundstage.(probably due to the added burn in hours)
2. Cleaner, tighter, well controlled response esp. vocals and highs (added caps)
3. An impressive separations of instruments. (similar to ori)
4. Bass is a little bit defined, just a touch. A little too 'bland' for my taste. (almost no change)

Conclusions:
1. With 2uF NP there's just a touch of sonic differences from stock configuration.
2. Removal of the polarized 1uF cap is recommended.
3. Patient 2 is now in better shape and performance, will kick ass soon! 
4. Will induce Patient 1 to carryout transformation as per Patient 2 or better! 

Details and informations are true at time of writing.

End of Report.

xtorm,
risky? hmm maybe. but personally I wont do it

Yes.. its all about high quality caps and that yellow thing although acceptable, can be better! 

That 10uF that I use does reduce the 'brightness' as compared to using just 2uF.

I have this wild idea about bi-amping; the amp feeding the tweeter will have 2uF input caps,while the amp driving the woofers will have a 10uF input caps! 

Since I already have that configuration, I will do that!!! 

Hi, can i know this T-Amp is more likely to audiophile ? Or more like car power sound?

Quite tempting, i been looking for the T-amp chip for long time. gonna hold my desire first, need to save up some money before getting crazy into DIYing again.

Jazzy939: inductance meter is not cheap toy, if u consider china brand is different issue. but why not consider getting a digital scope?

bro ah....not many ppl here got their t-amp kits on hand....that's why most of the time we are running "3 men show"
you faster sell more amp then here will look like "share market" liau 

bro wui223,
the inductance meter would be a whole lot cheaper than the digital scope, yes?

the T-Amp is an almost ready product. Just plug(PSU/battery,input and speakers) and play.. 

Found this LC meter kit... interesting..  USD59.95 +12 shpg.

hey modder, u build one, then i pay you double the cost lah can?
order from internet would costs me almost $500.

While waiting for my T-amp to arrive, I worked on the casing for it - a Rosewood jewellery box box measuring 8" x 5". I manually drilled some holes to fit in the speaker binding posts and RCA connectors and all this without proper tools, just using screw drivers of various sizes. I Would need another hole to fit in the DC current connector at one of the corner on the same side as these holes.

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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! 

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.