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Bijou All Tube Futterman Headphone Amplifier
Straight from memory so I might be off... I think the reason to use ecc99 together with regals mod is to keep the total current within the PS limits. C1 is futterman feedback, but Im not clear on its purpose.- vlb
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Bijou All Tube Futterman Headphone Amplifier
yiancar: I would start checking d1-d6. Use the dvm:s diode test function to test each diode for connection/correct voltage drop, with the amp turned off ;)- vlb
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Bijou All Tube Futterman Headphone Amplifier
Time for another question. Im using my bijou both as preamp and headphone amp. I dont think the 120uf cap should be used for a line load because of the low cutoff point. Is this circut a good solution? Can I feel safe operating the red switch with the amp turned on?- vlb
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Bijou All Tube Futterman Headphone Amplifier
Can anyone explain how the pase splitter (V1B) is biased? Is the plate voltage of V1A a few volts lower than the cathode of V1B?- vlb
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Bijou All Tube Futterman Headphone Amplifier
My power supplie's (almost) finished :) http://s13.postimg.org/etvcepmp3/2013_12_27_082.jpg There's a power switch in the electrical inlet connector, but do you think it would look better with a power switch in the front? If so any suggestions?- vlb
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Bijou All Tube Futterman Headphone Amplifier
Im finaly getting around to learn more about tube amplification :) Im tying to analyze my bijou but there is one thing (so far) I don´t understand. How does the value of c1 affect the amp? Thanks!- vlb
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Bijou All Tube Futterman Headphone Amplifier
Ivé built my bijou as dual mono with 2 hammond 370 daz. Ive done regals mods, increased size of caps in the audio circut and replaced elyts with film caps. Ivé also removed the cathode bypas caps and done regals mod. I know Im only using half of the aviable current from the PS, so the...- vlb
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Bijou All Tube Futterman Headphone Amplifier
I would suspect the fets since they seem to be most likely to fail. You can try to measure resistance at different places in the circut and compare to your working PS, I think thats a pretty good way when you don´t know what to do. Im thinking about the possibillity to dubble up the...- vlb
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Bijou All Tube Futterman Headphone Amplifier
Im sorry to hear that:P Of course I want it to be even more full and dynamic. But I dont want to build all this one more time. It would be pretty riddiculess too, some kind of dual mono, dual mono and a total of 6 chassis... Yes my 120uf is in C5 position. Since Im using Hd650 (330ohm)...- vlb
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Bijou All Tube Futterman Headphone Amplifier
Thanks, Im pretty sure it will look good when its all done... Im Using 120uf 900v film caps, Ive lso removed the cathode bypass caps and replaced c1 with 40uf film. Theese mods made the sound very controlled and dynamic. Next Im going to try if bigger caps at c3 and c4 will make a...- vlb
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Bijou All Tube Futterman Headphone Amplifier
My bijou is up and running again after a few mods. Now using 6n6p as output, I was really dissapointed as first, the sound was lifeless and sharp to the ears. After 20 hours burn its much better but still not sure if its better than ecc99. Im going to run it without chassi for a few weeks...- vlb
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Bijou All Tube Futterman Headphone Amplifier
Wow, you guys really master the art of casing. I hate casework and since I decided to go p2p and dual mono with separate chassis power supplys I have to suffer through a lot of it. And now I have to add an extra section to the amp chassi to house film capacitors and remote controll unit...- vlb
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Bijou All Tube Futterman Headphone Amplifier
Ill think I have to take a shot at the first one, familygate only have 250k log. The 250 lin seems to be rare. Can you recommend a good source for nobs? I think I want big metal nobs.- vlb
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Bijou All Tube Futterman Headphone Amplifier
Thanks Ive been thinking about ebay, but how do I tell a real alps from a copy?- vlb
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Bijou All Tube Futterman Headphone Amplifier
Im about to order parts from mouser to upgrade my bijou but Im having trouble finding a good 250k 2 channel pot for NFB, any suggestions? Im Also looking for a soloution to remote control the volume, but I have very limited space inside the casing. Krtzer, Bijou is great with my...- vlb
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