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Hal Rockwell · Jun 27, 2014 at 10:27 AM

Wanted to get your opinion on the matter. I plan on cutting the chassis along the black lines and cover it with a piece of a plexiglass sheet so that the insides of the amp can be visible. I think it will look great with that blue led light. What do you think?

ClieOS · Jun 27, 2014 at 10:31 AM

Should look great, but I wonder if it will affect EMI shielding or not.

delrosa81 · Jun 27, 2014 at 11:02 AM

I supply transparent PET sheets that are conductive and very good for EMI shielding with resistance at < 5ohms/sq inch. It can be laminated onto clear acrylics with light transmission of 80%+++

Hal Rockwell · Jun 27, 2014 at 11:21 AM

clieos said:
Should look great, but I wonder if it will affect EMI shielding or not.

I can probably use it without the chassis for a day or two to see how much will it affect the EMI shielding.

Hal Rockwell · Jun 27, 2014 at 12:00 PM

delrosa81 said:
I supply transparent PET sheets that are conductive and very good for EMI shielding with resistance at < 5ohms/sq inch. It can be laminated onto clear acrylics with light transmission of 80%+++

How much will it cost me to get those sheets? All I need is a sheet of 6 by 6 centimeters in size.

delrosa81 · Jun 27, 2014 at 12:23 PM

hal rockwell said:
How much will it cost me to get those sheets? All I need is a sheet of 6 by 6 centimeters in size.

We usually sell in master rolls of 600mm x 200Metres. But let me check whether I have FOC samples for you cos it is really small.

Hal Rockwell · Jun 28, 2014 at 5:57 AM

Took the E12DIY out of its chassis, turned it on and plugged some iems in. Turned the volume way up and attached it to my cell phone. Made a couple of calls while the iems are in my ears and heard no static or anything. Does it mean that even without the chassis, the E12DIY is EMI proof?

ClieOS · Jun 28, 2014 at 6:56 AM

EMI also depends strongly on the opamp and buffer combination. You might get great EMI result on one combo and bad EMI result on another. i.e. one of the reason FiiO changed the original opamp oi the E12 after the first batch is actually to address EMI issue.

Deterministic NL · Jun 28, 2014 at 7:31 AM

Think I may have hit an awesome Opamp / Buffer combination. Running a couple OPA627 soldered to one of the blank single to dual adapters in the E12DIY kit.

I personally think the OPA627 with the HA-5002's is the best thing I've heard to date and OPA627 blows the MUSES chips away by a considerable margin to these ears. Wow.

Do try the OPA627.

John

ClieOS · Jun 28, 2014 at 8:43 AM

Actually I currently have the OPA627 + HA-5002 in my E12DIY too. Though I won't go as far as saying it blows MUSES away, I do agree it is one of the really good combo.

Hal Rockwell · Jun 28, 2014 at 12:41 PM

Now my E12DIY is truly DIY. Took me a couple of hours to make but I'm really pleased with the results and I think that have enough space to fit inside any opamp+buffer combo I please.

CH23 · Jun 28, 2014 at 3:38 PM

clieos said:
Well, if you still can't find a pair by mid July, I'll probably reopen my HA-5002 build thread then.

I'm can promise you now that i won't be able to find a soldered pair at all, at least not with your help... If you do start that thread, be sure to mention it here

hal rockwell said:
Now my E12DIY is truly DIY. Took me a couple of hours to make but I'm really pleased with the results and I think that have enough space to fit inside any opamp+buffer combo I please.

Looks good!

K.T. · Jun 29, 2014 at 2:03 AM

deterministic nl said:
Think I may have hit an awesome Opamp / Buffer combination. Running a couple OPA627 soldered to one of the blank single to dual adapters in the E12DIY kit.

I personally think the OPA627 with the HA-5002's is the best thing I've heard to date and OPA627 blows the MUSES chips away by a considerable margin to these ears. Wow.

Do try the OPA627.

John

OPA627 is a must try. Definitely in the same league as MUSES02, IMO, and betters it in some ways.

I'm very glad to have this as an option.

Loquah · Jun 29, 2014 at 5:25 AM

k.t. said:
OPA627 is a must try. Definitely in the same league as MUSES02, IMO, and betters it in some ways.

I'm very glad to have this as an option.

What do you prefer about it to the MUSES02? The MUSES02 will cost me $136 shipped from Mouser so I'd much prefer the 627s if they suit my tastes!

CH23 · Jun 29, 2014 at 5:28 AM

loquah said:
What do you prefer about it to the MUSES02? The MUSES02 will cost me $136 shipped from Mouser so I'd much prefer the 627s if they suit my tastes!

How did you come to that number? crap that's way expensive.

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