[d-cee]

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Originally Posted by palchiu /img/forum/go_quote.gif I got my SXT2 Specical Edtion, pics will posts later. I ordered mine with full upgrade resistors and coupling caps.

where from? and how much was delivery?

 

[swt61]

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Originally Posted by palchiu /img/forum/go_quote.gif I got my SXT2 Specical Edtion, pics will posts later. I ordered mine with full upgrade resistors and coupling caps.

I would love to see pictures of your amp!

 

[tbonner1]

This amp looked very promising, then fell off the radar.

Any comments on sound quality?

 

[palchiu]

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Originally Posted by tourmaline /img/forum/go_quote.gif coupling caps are for tube amps. i didn't see any tube on the pictures of that tx2. I see these are used to tweak the low frequency sound. Your version might have better low frequency responce, tighter bass.

Sorry, my mistake!

SXT-2 is a SS amp.

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Originally Posted by cotdt /img/forum/go_quote.gif very interesting amp! hopefully the fan is quiet, though.

The fan isn't "on" all the time, should only turn when overheat or fullpower(use it as a speaker amp).

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Originally Posted by d-cee /img/forum/go_quote.gif where from? and how much was delivery?

I bought it from Master 甩袖湯, the only way to have the beast.
And my family hand carry for me, it's almost 20kg.

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Originally Posted by swt61 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I would love to see pictures of your amp!

Here we go~
Inside

VR is stepped, not ALPS. Resistors are Philips 1% and 0.1% for signal path.

The white MKP2000 caps is not standard

Nice finished.

Two box design, small one is power box.

Ha, pics with Supra.

See, bigggg.. heatsink in one piece. SXT-2 can drive speakers(8 ohms up).

 

[tourmaline]

looks quite nice. If the cooling fan is used to cool the transistors or mosfets, it's in favour of active cooling. I just made a custom active cooling system for my modded amp and it makes a huge difference.

I see there is some room to furhter enhance the amp. Hmm, i see the mosfets/transistors screwed to the bottomplate at the left and right near the parallel caps. That's why he's using a huge cooling system as bottomplate, to dissapate the heat of the transistors/mosfets. I am baffled as to why he is using active cooling in that particular place, since the transistors are not even close to the cooling system. Ah, i see, the fan sits there to actively cool the massive bottom heatsink. it was much betetr to put 2 cooling fans above the 2 x2 parallel transistors/mosfets. Direct, active cooling has huge impact on sound.

I would change the white caps for oils or teflon caps, they are in parallel. It will considderably improve sound quality.

powersection looks very decent though, i see elna cerafine's and black gates? Overall very decent.

If the amp is biased in class a, you would have at least 8-10 watts of pure class a power; with high efficiency speakers say above 90db, you could have a nice rig.

 

[null infinity]

How can we go about making this thing available to the HeadFi crowd without jumping through a ton of hoops?

edit : too everyone that is concerned about the noise of the fan, if it is loud, I'm sure it could be replaced with a top of then line unit relatively easy.

 

[kamal007]

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Originally Posted by null infinity /img/forum/go_quote.gif How can we go about making this thing available to the HeadFi crowd without jumping through a ton of hoops?

they look pretty nice..i want one too

 

[Agent Kang]

Attractive looking amp. How does it sound??

 

[cotdt]

palchiu, got impressions of the sound?

 

[slwiser]

Is there something hiding under that fan? Which direction is the air moving. Into the picture or out?

 

[minivan]

look like there's not much of chance of getting this product oversea,
according to this thread by the creator of this amp on :
http://www.erji.net/read.php?tid=126...toread=&page=1

it seem like it's a one man company. to order people have to line up in
the queue, and even their order are accepted, the waiting period is 2 months.
i just pm the designer, asking if he can ship oversea to australia

 

[palchiu]

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Originally Posted by tourmaline /img/forum/go_quote.gif looks quite nice. If the cooling fan is used to cool the transistors or mosfets, it's in favour of active cooling. I just made a custom active cooling system for my modded amp and it makes a huge difference. I see there is some room to furhter enhance the amp. Hmm, i see the mosfets/transistors screwed to the bottomplate at the left and right near the parallel caps. That's why he's using a huge cooling system as bottomplate, to dissapate the heat of the transistors/mosfets. I am baffled as to why he is using active cooling in that particular place, since the transistors are not even close to the cooling system. Ah, i see, the fan sits there to actively cool the massive bottom heatsink. it was much betetr to put 2 cooling fans above the 2 x2 parallel transistors/mosfets. Direct, active cooling has huge impact on sound. I would change the white caps for oils or teflon caps, they are in parallel. It will considderably improve sound quality. powersection looks very decent though, i see elna cerafine's and black gates? Overall very decent. If the amp is biased in class a, you would have at least 8-10 watts of pure class a power; with high efficiency speakers say above 90db, you could have a nice rig.

SXT2 is in Class-A, the heatsink is become warm(not hot) last night.
The caps are Silmic and LPO.
Output power:
Load resistance Balanced Unbalanced
(Phone jack) (High Idle Current/Low Idle Current) (High Idle Current/Low Idle Current)
600Ω 540mW/ 540mW 135mW/135mW
300Ω 1080mW/1080mW 270mW/270mW
120Ω 2700mW/2700mW 675mW/675mW
64Ω 5060mW/5060mW 1265mW/1265mW
32Ω 10125mW/2680mW 2530mW/2530mW
16Ω 7520mW/1340mW 7520mW/1340mW
(speakers) Balanced( Without common grand)
32Ω 10125mW/2680mW
8Ω 3760mW/ 670mW
4Ω(no suggestion) 1880mW/ 330mW

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Originally Posted by null infinity /img/forum/go_quote.gif How can we go about making this thing available to the HeadFi crowd without jumping through a ton of hoops? edit : too everyone that is concerned about the noise of the fan, if it is loud, I'm sure it could be replaced with a top of then line unit relatively easy.

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Originally Posted by kamal007 /img/forum/go_quote.gif they look pretty nice..i want one too

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Originally Posted by Agent Kang /img/forum/go_quote.gif Attractive looking amp. How does it sound??

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Originally Posted by cotdt /img/forum/go_quote.gif palchiu, got impressions of the sound?

Sorry, it's brand new one.

I will write a short review later, but English is a pain to me.

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Originally Posted by slwiser /img/forum/go_quote.gif Is there something hiding under that fan? Which direction is the air moving. Into the picture or out?

Under the fan did not hide anything. You may see the PCB.

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Originally Posted by minivan /img/forum/go_quote.gif look like there's not much of chance of getting this product oversea, according to this thread by the creator of this amp on : http://www.erji.net/read.php?tid=126...toread=&page=1 it seem like it's a one man company. to order people have to line up in the queue, and even their order are accepted, the waiting period is 2 months. i just pm the designer, asking if he can ship oversea to australia

Oversea order isn't the problem, but you need patience to waiting for.
The designer甩袖湯 will finish every SXT-2 by himself.

 

[cotdt]

does he ship to china? my relatives live there.

 

[palchiu]

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Originally Posted by cotdt /img/forum/go_quote.gif does he ship to china? my relatives live there.

He is in China.

 

[tbonner1]

I don't need to be teased anymore with things I cannot get without jumping through hoops. My ex-girlfriends have put me through enough of that for 5 lifetimes.