You did? I was there around 1230 to 2 pm.. it was drizzling. U should have called me!
NIXIE is not along Jalan Pasar per se.. it's off Jalan Pasar. The road is Jalan Landak

Most other shops selling from RM80 onwards.. some not even Mean Well!

The name of the shop is WIZE INTELLIGENCE SDN. BHD.
Got to meet the leng-lui (Cherry) today, she's few months pregnant! hahahaha

RM58 is not too bad lah for a 3A

Elna Cerafine is affordable and sound performance is I'd say value for money

Eh, don't la like that bro..
We're here to share mah... incl. pix!

Yes, I am beginning to notice!!!

I do not want xtorm to have so high hope, however there was another young leng lui which I did not catch her name!:P
I did asked her but.. forget lah.. me old oledi..

It is actually OPPOSITE the MAIN entrance of PUDU PLAZA!

It's just a term I use gabanyayaya.. you'll see it later

Eh? Only tomorrow? Hearing IS believing huh?

Leng lui is leng lui lorrrr

ongbs,
The ID is 8.37mm and the OD is 15.37mm.
The black one looks like it is of different material than the green one?
Mine is also painted light green but one side is painted brown.
You don't have anymore of those black donuts, no?
I think on the grren, you need more turns ler..

Are you using a linear PSU? Whats your 'tank' cap value there?

Yes yes saw that input caps! Better huh? Value?

ongbs,
why don't you use all black donuts?

actually you can overlap the coils..

So your input caps is 2.53uF total?

I put in a ELNA 2.2uF on Board 1.. obviously better that the yellow stock caps.. the sound is more lively!

Here's the pix...



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oh ya just like I did!
so, which one is better?

So ditch the green ones and totally use all blacks!

Not much DIY on the T-Amp today.
I was rebuilding the PSU for my external DAC.
Then a friend drop by to mod his external DAC also.Fix a new coax RCA socket of his Marantz CDP.
And was listening to some great CDs using his front end and my T-Amp..
What a great Sunday afternoon!

Welcome to the CLUB, Gabanyayaya!

Hey top of the morning to you!
The board is basically ready to be planted..
Just did not have time to prepare the casing for it. Was busy with a guest yesterday.
Hopefully will do it sometime this week.. hehe.
Whats your progress?
BTW, I have stop counting the burn in hours.. I have exceeded 50hrs..

Whoa.. thats a 'neat' trick... sort like a blind test eh?

Aha! The T-Amp Bi-Amping Club! Nice to know you're 'upgrading' hehehe

Y.C.,
Looks like you've concluded your T-Amp review..

Guys, I will be away for a few days. I may not be able to log in after this. Will log in as soon as I am back form 'work'..

Anyone planning to go to JP this weekend?

xtorm, you must have 'over burnt'..

It definitely will if they're still contemplating! Last nail to the coffin

I'm going to miss you guys and thread too! Not to mentioned my T-Amp!

Not to worry, few days will be over too soon, especiallyif you're having a good time..

Be good guys! Keep on burn in'

Hi there fellow T-Amp-ers!

Looks like I didn't miss much here
No.. I am NOT back yet. Just that I have an internet access where I am at this point of time
Can't stay away from the thread for too long huh..

So far, nothing 'new' on our T-Amp scene eh..?

Gabanyayaya, is he buying one since he's joining the club? He has been quiet these past 2-3 days...

The last thing I did before going away to my second board is to install a 10,000uF capacitor across the power supply input. Probably need to 'burn in' that cap too before any sonic improvements/or otherwise is heard!

I have checked the voltage/current drop when playing (really)LOUD.. none detected by my DMM..

Still on power supply, during switch ON the voltage peaks to 19VDC for few milliseconds! Don't know if this would be harmful to my little marvel in the long run. Also during this time, the DC volts across the speaker terminals maxed out about 2.4V, just for a very brief moment. This explains the speaker 'pop'/thump sounds..This worries me more..

Speakers wise, I momentarily disconnect them before switching ON. Have not come up with anything with the power supply surge...

Anything on your side guys? Y.C./ongbs/xtorm? Sorry if I missed out anyone else but it's only the FOUR of us?

It's a big NO NO!
The input of this T-Amp is DC biased, hence the presence of the input caps!
However, there are other Class D designs that do away with such a limitation..
On the bright side, you can use the opportunity to 'finetune' the sonic character of this T-Amp, similar to tube or opamp rollings..
This is what makes it interesting in the quests to get the right kind of tune in your system..

PEAK HOLD feature of the DMM

Dunno yet.. will do that when I get back!

Terribly quiet eh this thread

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Hehe..
While away, finally I have some time to think about a lot of things, T-Amp included! More little mods coming up..

Anyway, just got back from 'shopping'.. managed to buy some jazz CDs with 'high resolution recording'
It really sounds great/different from the 'normal CDs'.. The shop was using a Cerwin Vega speakers with a BMB sub.. I am sure it will be even better on my T-Amp system!
Will post some pictures in my ALL THAT JAZZ thread..

I know xtorm burnt himself out.. He has not recovered huh? Heyy xtorm, you better get in here.. could be 'TWS'- Thread Withdrawal Syndrome'.. hahahaha

Any of you read the T-Amp vs GainClone thread in diyaudio.com? What you guys think?
For the sake of 'fun' and satisfying my curiosity, I might be making one GC see if it's worth the money, like our T-Amp.. I just got hold of a torroid tranny.. time to get the soldering iron HOT again!
Any of you guys have a GC/Listen to one?

Hehehe.. it's ok.. need to know that you're still 'alive'.. hehehe
So, anything interesting development on your T-Amp? My T-Amp is taking a 'break' while I am away.. hehe

YEah.. some of the comparison/argument seems valid.. Again there are many variable factors involved.. bottom line is again, its just a guide. At the end of the day let your ears.. or rather you wallet decides...

Oh really? Hmm time is more 'manageable' here than back home
I believe I am experiencing the same too! After more than 50 hours, after testing with some audio files that is really bass heavy, it seems to me like I am having a sub!
The bass now is really well extended.. very low without being boomy or loose.. the windows and doors were actually vibrating from a few watts of power... I was imply amazed! Before this I had a sub installed. Now it's even better! No sub!

You think the GC would be better? Maybe.. The GC is not perfect, so is the T-Amp.. It is just something that I think is worthwhile comparing to since both are chip amps.. also I already have the components in hand, just a PSU to fire it up... Nahhh I don't think I can ditch any of them or any of my stuffs.. especially the T-Amp! Still holding the No.1 spot.. hehe.

Any new development on your side? Don't la work too hard... All work and no play make... well you know how it goes...