tangent
Top Mall-Fi poster. The T in META42.
Formerly with Tangentsoft Parts Store
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The last full-size META42 I made for myself was way back when v1 was just getting started. And, I haven't actually seen that amp in months -- it became a demo amp and has been on tour since June or so. (jude?
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So what with a few new things happening in the META42 space and a few ideas I've borrowed or come up with, I decided I needed to make a second full-size META42 for myself. Herewith, my new pride and joy:
Front View:
Rear View:
Angle View:
Innards:
The daughterboard is a crossfeed board. Details to appear soon in a more appropriate forum.
You can see 4x stacked Elantec buffers which barely fit underneath the crossfeed board. All the other parts under there have more breathing room, though only the op-amp is really accessible without unbolting the crossfeed.
Thanks to Matthew Herndon for the basic case ideas. He asked me for an amp configured like this several months ago but then changed his mind; but I liked the idea enough to go ahead and order the parts with an eye towards building one like it anyway. Then recently, I saw a similar-looking amp here; I don't know if Matt talked to that guy, too, or if it's just an obviously good set of ideas. Anyway, I like this style a lot -- it's a really nice alternative to the look of amps in black Hammond 1455 cases.
So what with a few new things happening in the META42 space and a few ideas I've borrowed or come up with, I decided I needed to make a second full-size META42 for myself. Herewith, my new pride and joy:
Front View:
Rear View:
Angle View:
Innards:
The daughterboard is a crossfeed board. Details to appear soon in a more appropriate forum.
You can see 4x stacked Elantec buffers which barely fit underneath the crossfeed board. All the other parts under there have more breathing room, though only the op-amp is really accessible without unbolting the crossfeed.
Thanks to Matthew Herndon for the basic case ideas. He asked me for an amp configured like this several months ago but then changed his mind; but I liked the idea enough to go ahead and order the parts with an eye towards building one like it anyway. Then recently, I saw a similar-looking amp here; I don't know if Matt talked to that guy, too, or if it's just an obviously good set of ideas. Anyway, I like this style a lot -- it's a really nice alternative to the look of amps in black Hammond 1455 cases.