Coreyk78
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Well I just finished up my second starving student build, maybe a starving homeowner this time? I used a much smaller case this time around, a Hammond 1455L. I chose to use some 470uf 63v Nichicon KW caps and .22uf K42Y-2 PIOs. The pot is an Alps RK27 100k, I like this pot because it gives more usable volume adjustment than the 50k Alpha in my other build. I also sprang for some Cardas RCA jacks and I used the same Neutrik phono jack as in my first one. I got some 2" tall heatsinks this time, which I recommend, they stay much cooler.
Sound so far isn't much different than my first one, but its only been operational for a couple hours, so the caps aren't burned in yet, and I'm also burning in a new pair of tubes. I can tell that the Alps pot is better than the Alpha though, better channel balance, and it sounds smoother when adjusting volume.
And I see someone let the cat out of the bag about the tubes on ebid, haha, thats where I got the 7 I have, and I was going to pick up a few more this weekend because I saw he had other brands than RCA, but they were all gone!
Anyways, some obligatory pics, I think it turned out nicely.
Sound so far isn't much different than my first one, but its only been operational for a couple hours, so the caps aren't burned in yet, and I'm also burning in a new pair of tubes. I can tell that the Alps pot is better than the Alpha though, better channel balance, and it sounds smoother when adjusting volume.
And I see someone let the cat out of the bag about the tubes on ebid, haha, thats where I got the 7 I have, and I was going to pick up a few more this weekend because I saw he had other brands than RCA, but they were all gone!
Anyways, some obligatory pics, I think it turned out nicely.