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Dec 16, 2009 at 11:30 PM Post #6,093 of 9,811
Wow, never seen anything like all those tin-can OPAMPs and buffers
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A little something towards my next build...... my first set of FPE panels. I'm absolutely thrilled with how they turned out
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Dec 16, 2009 at 11:45 PM Post #6,095 of 9,811
That ppa is win.

Beefy, using the led-lit ring for the lock is a great idea!
It's gonna look very slick =)
 
Dec 16, 2009 at 11:53 PM Post #6,096 of 9,811
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v pretty what font is that? I am ordering up my panels in the next few weeks


Thanks! The font is Helvetica Light 1-stroke in the FPE design software.

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Beefy, using the led-lit ring for the lock is a great idea!
It's gonna look very slick =)


It is actually a dual-colour switch. If everything works as planned, it will be one colour for power-on and change colour when lock is achieved.
 
Dec 17, 2009 at 11:59 AM Post #6,098 of 9,811
Yep, in a HiFi2000 Pesante. I got two cheap as part of a group buy...... they are OK, but I would have been disappointed paying full price and full shipping. The black paint finish scratches far more easily than my el cheapo Altronics unit, tolerances are not great, and it is difficult to mount the FPE panels on the back due to the way the top and bottom wrap over the edges of the stock back panel.

I think HiFi2000 really shines more in the Dissipante and Galaxy lines......
 
Dec 17, 2009 at 12:07 PM Post #6,099 of 9,811
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I think HiFi2000 really shines more in the Dissipante and Galaxy lines......


SlimLine ones have the best quality, actually, but they're expensive.
I find Galaxy to be a good compromise.
 
Dec 17, 2009 at 12:09 PM Post #6,100 of 9,811
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SlimLine ones have the best quality, actually, but they're expensive.


Ah, I've never even looked at those
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Still, the Pesante are solid enough, HUGE internal space, and I'm hoping people are too busy looking at the pretty panels to notice the scratches on the top
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Dec 17, 2009 at 2:00 PM Post #6,101 of 9,811
The Galaxy I have here is built like a rock.
I really like the 10mil front panel options.

I have to pic up a Dissipante soon so it'll be interesting to see if they have the same solid feel.
 
Dec 17, 2009 at 2:27 PM Post #6,102 of 9,811
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...it'll be interesting to see if they have the same solid feel.


Far from it actually. I put 25+ 4mm extra screws in every Pesante chassis I use just to make it not fall apart. With the dissipante I go even further then that...
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Dec 17, 2009 at 3:23 PM Post #6,103 of 9,811
I think 25+ might be just a touch of overkill......
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The one area that really needs improvement is attachment of the bottom panel - it really needs to screw up into the bottom edge of the back panel for extra support. But considering I am not using the back panel, I don't have the option for extra screws there.

I might just pop an extra couple along the sides to attach the base......
 
Dec 17, 2009 at 3:33 PM Post #6,105 of 9,811
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You also need some way of adding strength to the front of the bottom panel so either fix it to the front panel or add a 90° aluminum angle over the middle section.


I don't plan on risking attaching anything to my new front panel
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...... maybe a strut attaching the bottom and top panels?
 
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