NO, this is used to drive speaker, not headphone

Both, I reckon. I may occasionally hook it up with the Yulong DAH1 `cause sometimes I'll be using the USB input from PC based sources, and when I'm spinning the turntable, I need the slight boost due to the low output from the CA640P (at least until bsl555 fixes that problem for me). And there's also the convenience of the wireless remote in using the Yulong. I'm a true couch potato.

But when I'm playing with my CDP I can get by with just a passive controller, so I'll have a volume pot added in at some point in time. At the moment, your passive preamp is doing the job extremely well with the TA2022s.

As for doing a buffer preamp...I think that's going a bit too far for my DIY capabilities.

Time for me to upload some pics....

i have bought a pair of TA 2024 for some time, 1 still in wrapping.. hehe

anyway...

poor TA2024 still in stock form

and it drives this...

got a ET 5 lineaum tweeter which i got it at very special price, but mid is a cheapo big magnet 4 incher more like a midbass... intend to replace with tangband aluminium 4in with phase plug cost approx RM180 from parts express


stuffs that i bought to add merry to the whole setup


i got this at a very special price too...not RM 58 as seen in pic...

but i think i bought a F- Elna Gold fake




got time to buy...no time to mod...haha

any recommendation for the input caps?

Monkey King,
Thanks for the post! Interesting stuffs you got there. You too have that F-ELNA eh? (fake ELNA)
I am using that F-ELNA as my input caps. Quite happy with it for the time being..
Welcome to the club!

yeah, i dont really trust local electronic shops, i used it as filter caps for my car tweeter (1st order config), in the end the tweeter goes bad....

plan to get a LC meter or just a capacitance meter... to measure caps....

by the way...i have something else to busy with...

in the midst of restoration.....

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Added on November 12, 2008, 11:32 pmoh yeah...the F-Elna i just got for RM1 /pc

This post has been edited by Monkey King: Nov 12 2008, 11:32 PM

Yeah. Quality/reliability are the main issues with our local suppliers.. So far I have been lucky
However I do have Vishay/ERO 2.2 uF caps which I will use before the F-ELNA starts to deterioriates..

That is after I have finish the on going projects associated with the T-Amp..
Do you mind sharing if it's T-Amp related?

heheh...placed order for a pair of 2.2uF 250V VISHAY ROEDERSTEIN
MKT1813

cost RM7.33/pc from Farnell...

waiting my orders to accumulate to RM 20 for free shipping....

Sounds good!
ahh RM20 can be easily achieved..

could this be used to drive Aego M?

Do you have any clue what you talking about? Do some reading first, if you don't know what you're talking about you better stay away from it

Dybre,
If you were to do a little bit of reading the question will be unnecessary! You do not owned an Aego M no?
Aego M is a powered speaker system. It has it's own amplifier therefore no external amplifier is required to drive it. Comprende?!

wow ta2024 driving dynaudio..tot they are hard to drive?

haha jazzy there are still some new comer, so ill start a new thread over the week end (my pc is down, using my gf bro pc on an off at night ), but wow 130 page in audiophile hard to believe there only few of us tht are really doing the posting spamerkah

yes march05, parts easily cost more then the board anytime...hahahaha

hey bro dybre...this is an amplifier, just like the speaker in your car needs amplifier (altho most ppl use the built in type in the cdplayer which offer far less SQ), ask your friend and see is there any1 playin with car audio, they whould know better

najmod and jazzy...hahaha i got lots of those pm, i guess answering them slowly will clear things up, some might just give up because it still sound complicated to them

xtorm,
just a suggestion.
in the new version 2 thread(you better start soon!), maybe you should compile an FAQ to avoid this unnecessary 'not so clever' questions..

alright bro jazzy...haha, or any1 wana start a V2?

btw monkey king...wah bro u from 1st batchler...haha hows the sound like? love the tweeter.... errmmm where is part express?

Is it general consensus that the Vishay 2.2uF is at the top of the list as replacement for the input caps?

Guys, I guess I can understand a bit of Dybre's confusion. This thread is too long! Even for me, it's hard going back through the 130 pages to pick up the relevant points. I'm eagerly waiting for xtorm to move to V2, with a nice summary of all the important stuff as the first thread.

bro March,
I'd say it is but then again it is all depends on your personal preferences and what equipments you are having and driving
I have great success with 10uF EPCOS in my system although when driving your HB during the first TT Session, not much 'impact' was heard..
A 2.2 uF would be a starting figure and if you could afford it, experiment with the different electrolytics/dielectrics then the play around with the capacitance for 'fine tuning'

Yeah.. a 130 pages is wayyyy far too long!

This post has been edited by jazzy939: Nov 13 2008, 10:45 AM

I’d say this thread is very alive.

A quick update from my end here: Since I have 2 T-amps but only 1 computer-notebook-style SMPS, I need to get another and had originally wanted to spend only RM33 for a similar unit. However, Lai convinced and bought for me a Meanwell S-50-12 SMPS instead. The difference in sonic quality is very substantial and the additional RM22 spent is well-worth.

Coincidentally, size (width and depth) of the Meanwell SMPS is identical to casing of my 1st T-amp and looks very much a dedicated external PSU specially made for my T-amp.

A pix:



This post has been edited by Y.C.: Nov 18 2008, 12:57 PM

Looks like it is!

So you're using the same SMPS that I am using, right? Excellent piece of hardware with 4.2A ready on tap!
Good work Lai!

I agree, as if the SMPS and the T-Amp was meant for each other!

Like the pix bro.. any close up shots?

Anyway,
I found a super duper CD mechanism that is now a CD transport feeding my pre-amp buffer, T-Amp via a DAC. So far, results has been encouraging. Will reveal more pending final audition and conclusion.
Super duper here means it's 'dirt cheap' and GOOD!

This post has been edited by jazzy939: Nov 13 2008, 12:16 PM

Parts Express

if only farnell does carry those exotic stuffs

hmmm... the pair of tweet i got it around the price of Logitech optical USB mouse...its new tho

how does it sound?

my old setup...Edifier S2.1 went to oblivion already....

oh yeah, anyone can recommend me a good SMPS for this T-amp

prefer a ready build ones.... no time to DIY

my current ones are actually 12V DC 3A is my general purpose supply...

This post has been edited by Monkey King: Nov 13 2008, 02:26 PM

Mean Well 12VDC 4.2A. RM55
I believe Y.C is using it too besides mysghooi and myself.

Get it from the shop next to NIXIE, Jalan Landak off Jalan Pasar KL. Sorry, can never remember the shop name!