Gilmore Lite

[navman]

I just built my Gilmore Lite kit. Took a while to get all the parts, but was worth the wait. Very easy kit to build.I am not good at reviewing audio equipment so this is not a formal review.

I used it with a slim Sony portable connected (digital out) to a Scott Nixon TubeDac kit. The headphones are Grado SR80. I tried my new (almost not used) Sennheiser 580 and didnt like them as much.

The only other experience with headamps are a WAD HD80 and a still non functioning Millett hybrid (which I need to just toss out).

The Gilmore seems to have gobs of detail. Non fatiging detail. The WAD 80 in comparason is a wee bit more "tubey" (but not in the perogative sense). It has a good volume range. Excellent seperation. Dead quiet silences. And is extremely revealing. I think you really need good source components. I tried it with the headphone out of an old Philips mp3 player my daughter has and it even sounded "high end" when connected to the Gilmore.

Kit building is addictive.

 

[navman]

How would you compare teh sound against each other?

 

[navman]

Must be the most boring post on the forum!

 

[MisterX]

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Originally Posted by navman Must be the most boring post on the forum!

Not quite but close.

Some amp Pr0n could help.

We LOVE to see naked amps around here.

 

[donunus]

I wonder if there are huge differences in sound if the gilmore lite that headamp makes is modified with better parts.

 

[Postal_Blue]

Dude your title should read deadthreadeous revivus.

 

[robm321]

Congratulations on the build. The GL is a very nice amp.

 

[Pars]

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Originally Posted by donunus /img/forum/go_quote.gif I wonder if there are huge differences in sound if the gilmore lite that headamp makes is modified with better parts.

Like what?
HINT:

1. there aren't any caps in the signal path, so put the BlackGates/VCaps, etc. down...
2. resistors are already Dale RN55/RN60s so not alot of room for improvement there
3. best route for improvement is probably in doing either a full Gilmore PSU (or buy a DPS if you can) or something like an amb sigma22.
4. better pot than the Alps blue... TKD, stepped, etc. might be worthwhile

Sorry dead thread...

 

[donunus]

got the DPS already

 

[FallenAngel]

Did you build a Dynalo or buy the Gilmore Lite? I'm assuming the later and there really isn't much room for improvement (at least not any that are better than just building a brand new Dynalo with your own parts). The only thing I can imagine is changing the Panasonic EVJ to an Alps RK27, just make sure it fits. There are a few PSU caps and they look like Nichicon UHE already, not really worth upgrading.

 

[MisterX]

I would second replacing the pot but replacing the caps and resistors with boutique parts is not worth the effort


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they look like Nichicon UHE

They look like Panasonic FC series to me

 

[FallenAngel]

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Originally Posted by MisterX /img/forum/go_quote.gif They look like Panasonic FC series to me

I was thinking it might be FC but then I thought "why?", FM is better and cheaper.

 

[luvdunhill]

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Originally Posted by FallenAngel /img/forum/go_quote.gif I was thinking it might be FC but then I thought "why?", FM is better and cheaper.

FC might be cheaper if you have loads of them lying around, or bequeathed by a dead uncle... better? that's debatable...

 

[MisterX]

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Originally Posted by FallenAngel /img/forum/go_quote.gif I was thinking it might be FC but then I thought "why?", FM is better and cheaper.

lol, the FM's are a bit of an oxymoron as far as parts go.
And maybe in a little corner of the world someone is sitting there laughing their ass off thinking those idiots are talking about capacitors in a picture from two years ago.

 

[FallenAngel]

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Originally Posted by MisterX /img/forum/go_quote.gif lol, the FM's are a bit of an oxymoron as far as parts go. And maybe in a little corner of the world someone is sitting there laughing their ass off thinking those idiots are talking about capacitors in a picture from two years ago. I don't even use them anymore.

Well.... you can't leave us hanging, what is it that you've switched to