PaganDL
Headphoneus Supremus
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One day maybe people, one day maybe.
Bedtime with CDM sylvania gold brand 6021, AKG k3003i from my IPod touch 5th gen. Spotify Viva Latino playlist. I guess I will get no sleep tonite. These Sylvania gold brand 6021 make the CDM sound like a full size tube amp! These tubes are my favorite pair of tubes out of my collection.
My guess is that ALO still has the wall wart available. Just contact ALO through the company website and ask. I did that some time ago when I couldn't find my charger.Loving my CDM with the campfire audio atlas! also have the noble kaiser Encores, and while they are more transparent/airy/analytical, they sound almost sibilant after the atlas. atlas is nicely cohesive, firm and controlled, punchy, smooth, and pairs really well with the CDM once the tubes are fully warmed up!
That said, quick question - as I use the CDM at work, but charge at home, I find myself running out of juice towards the end of the day. I don't want to lug the CDM *and* the charger to work, and I cannot seem to find a spare charger to order on the alo website.
I happen to have one of those "universal AC adapter" thingies that go up to 12V, and has a tip that fits size/polarity of the CDM.
My questions:
1) Can I use the 12V adapter to top off the battery? CDM itself indicates 12.6V input, wondering if 12V is acceptable or not.
2) The ALO-provided ac adapter wallwart has an LED to indicate charging/completed. Is this LED color triggered via current draw, or is the overcharge protection / logic circuitry in the wallwart itself? i.e, were I to leave the CDM charging via the "dumb" universal AC adapter, would I explode the 18650s by overcharging them (if that's possible? sorry, not an EE).
Thanks all!
Thanks for the clarification! I wasn't totally sure if the CDM had built in overcharge protection. In general, my experience with universal chargers hasn't been too good. Maybe there are some ok ones, but the tip adapters on the ones I have tried we're not very good quality and did not always fit well. There's a good reason to pay a bit more and get higher quality chargers that exactly match the specs your device needs.Please note that the charger for the CDM contains the circuitry which determines when to stop charging the battery. You would need to replace it with a charger that also has this circuitry. Most universal chargers don't have this.
ALO does carry replacement chargers, I just recently ordered one from them. I think their website is just janky sometimes.
Please note that the charger for the CDM contains the circuitry which determines when to stop charging the battery. You would need to replace it with a charger that also has this circuitry. Most universal chargers don't have this.
ALO does carry replacement chargers, I just recently ordered one from them. I think their website is just janky sometimes.
Ah, here's the link to the order page: https://www.aloaudio.com/shop/amplifer-charger/
Telefunken, Mullard, Valvo! I've been holding on to these for a minute! 10 new set of tubes delivered today