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kevin gilmore replied to the thread KG CFA3 headphone amp.this is not a heathkit. nor is it as well documented as some of the nelson pass stuff. its also not one amplifier. its a range of... -
kevin gilmore replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.both of those stax transformer boxes pre-date current stax headphones by more than 35 years. its not a good idea to have a capacitor on...
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kevin gilmore replied to the thread HeadAmp CFA3 Headphone Amp - The Official Thread.what hair? definitely a benefit to going bald :(
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kevin gilmore replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.you spend all that money on good transformers, at least get a decent stax jack.
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kevin gilmore replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.the megatron is a dc coupled output. there is a cap between the gain stage and the output stage. phase is 3 degrees at 20 hz. many...
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kevin gilmore replied to the thread KG CFA3 headphone amp.some of the older tube preamps (conrad johnson etc) did have output voltage swings of 30v or more. but only into very high impedance loads.
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Installed 10,000uf slit foil super tech caps (licensee of the DNM technology http://www.dnm.co.uk/capacitors.html ) Quite an...
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Great design from Headamp! Really really glad that a lot more people can experience one of the best (if not THE best) headphone SS amp...
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kevin gilmore replied to the thread KG CFA3 headphone amp.so this is at the moment the only zero feedback headphone amp available. the voltages required to get the distortion very low and...
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kevin gilmore replied to the thread KG CFA3 headphone amp.the gsx mini has a lot less gain than the cfa3. and here lies the problem. if you turn down the voltage gain a bunch, you still have...
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kevin gilmore replied to the thread KG Megatron vs KG Stax T2.OK, first its megatron (one word) not MT. not "mega tron" not "mega-tron" notice tron is copyright disney. and robotron (the pc version...
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kevin gilmore replied to the thread KG CFA3 headphone amp.its just like the dynaco stereo 400. its not a heatsink. its a record (lp) rack. search the web for the stereo 400 manual. it talks...
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kevin gilmore replied to the thread KG CFA3 headphone amp.you cannot do that. lots of ground loops. many dead components. 2 grlv require 4 seperate secondaries. synchronous rectifier boards...
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kevin gilmore replied to the thread KG CFA3 headphone amp.each grlv will require 2 x 24v or 1 x 48vct for regulated voltages of 28v.
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kevin gilmore replied to the thread KG CFA3 headphone amp.there are lots of reasons to use pure silver in teflon wire. solders real easy when you make a bend, it stays bent. can't corrode, and...
