what is the consensus on knob size from partspipe?  gotta get around to ordering one

finally got around to doing the last bit of wiring and pcb cleaning (ugh what a pain) and the initial bias setup and it works :D   now to just let it warm up to set the final bias and then we'll case it up

nah those I got based off the pics on diyforums...the stuff I asked about were things I couldn't make out in the pictures also pcb is stuffed just need to clean it and wire and bias it

awesome, thanks yet again

yah for the most part the entire thing is paint by numbers just a few things that I don't know   also same question regarding PF1 likely doesn't have orrientation but want to check before I blow it up if it does :D

now that you mention it I can see the silkscreen showing it's orientation now as well lol chalk that one up to it being far too late

Quote: Originally Posted by tomb Use the 10R. That's the best all-around choice. Don't ever use anything as high as 47R or 100R if you're interested in performance. It will really cut back the detail. A couple of caveats are that some people have detected a bit of hiss when using...

finally getting around to building my minimax and despite everything I've read I'm still confused about just what to use for RB14 I'll mainly be using this amp with my sr225s and vtg10's so I'm not sure if jumpering it would be best or if I should use either the 10r, 47r or 100r kiwame's I've...

i'd likely be interested in an extra psu or two if and when all the kits are gone and the extras remain to be sorted

Technical books online Neets Module 06-Introduction to Electronic Emission, Tubes, and Power Supplies

what are you using for the actual switches? I'm looking to build something similar myself but am terrible at actually sourcing parts.

kinda looks the same as emotiva stuff

i might have missed it in this thread but what are we looking at for price to build one of these?

"It's not my revolution if I can't dance to it." bonus points if you know who i'm quoting

Quote: Originally Posted by tomb Assuming your meter is OK, that measurement across R9 explains a lot. The voltage leg for R9 and the LED are taken directly from the USB power connection - no regulator involved. This means you're only getting about 3V (2.65 + 0.36) from your USB power...

awww, i had looked at that page when wiring it up yet somehow mixed them up. i'll swap it tomorrow after work and let you know

Quote: Originally Posted by tomb So, is the voltage across R9 about 2.35V? If you get that voltage across R9, then you have 5V from your USB. If so, it sounds like IC2 is a TPS9333, not a TPS93475. How about the pics? Sorry for the delay, had a busy couple days and had to...

Quote: Originally Posted by tomb Maybe post a pic or two and let us take a look? Meanwhile, just to make sure: 1. You're measuring the voltage at IC1 by measuring the ends of C11 (should be 3.3V)? 2. You're measuring the voltage at IC2 by measuring the ends of C13 (should be...

so got around to actually trying to get it to work today reflowed the regs, still both read 3.0 replaced them with another pair i had making sure to check part numbers that mouser sent me and still the same at this point i'm at a loss as my pc will just list "Unknown device" but still...

so it's definitely not the OS as it shows up as unknown device on an XP machine as well both regulators read 3.03 and 3.09 (depending on usb port, the higher being right off the motherboard rather than through front jacks) any suggestions on where to start looking for a solution?

Quote: Originally Posted by tomb I'm afraid you won't like the answer: the PCM2702 is only compatible with VISTA Business. Other flavors of VISTA won't work. From TI: http://focus.ti.com/lit/er/slaa374/slaa374.pdf a bit of a bummer but at least it may still work

so i finished my first bantam and it's having a few issues vista64 doesn't recognize it when plugged in and both of the regulators read 3.0 v i've checked all of the connections on the dac chip and reflowed them but still nothing, at this point is it likely the dac chip is dead or one of...

Quote: Originally Posted by tomb So, where's all the pics of builds from the kits and cases? Juaquin's the only one I've seen. waiting for payday.....and then mini,SS and a pair of bantams to be built also i've never seen anything nearly as well packed as my recent beezar order

Quote: Originally Posted by KONAKONA Hate to break up a great argument, but maybe things should be either sent to biggie as a PM, or just not posted at all. No use posting if your not biggie posting a update. Yes, that means this post is useless and vulgar as well. Because...

Quote: Originally Posted by -=Resonant_Rebel=- Like I said- this is no excuse for the behavior. Please read my post next time without bias. I, too, agree that it was far too long. And she did take a large loss for it- thank you for your time and judgment. Regards, Spencer D...