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Post by karma67 on Apr 5, 2021 17:50:14 GMT
as a test i could just bypass the switch and see how the 1 channel sounds before spending, makes sense yes?
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Post by rexton on Apr 5, 2021 18:12:46 GMT
Never really thought about this. Looking forward to your finding Jamie, good luck sir!
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Post by Bigman80 on Apr 5, 2021 18:26:59 GMT
as a test i could just bypass the switch and see how the 1 channel sounds before spending, makes sense yes?
You can bypass the switch to see how it sounds and I'd be stunned if you didn't notice an instant improvement. I only use Elma selector switches these days and for the stepped Attenuator too. Huge range of stuff out there from seiden etc, but the Elma stuff is reall good quality. |
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Post by karma67 on Apr 5, 2021 18:29:28 GMT
as a test i could just bypass the switch and see how the 1 channel sounds before spending, makes sense yes?
You can bypass the switch to see how it sounds and I'd be stunned if you didn't notice an instant improvement. I only use Elma selector switches these days and for the stepped Attenuator too. Huge range of stuff out there from seiden etc, but the Elma stuff is reall good quality. cool,i might try that then tomorrow,by the way what happened with your stoyan attenuator? found something better? i've gone back to my goldpoint one. |
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Post by Bigman80 on Apr 5, 2021 18:33:57 GMT
You can bypass the switch to see how it sounds and I'd be stunned if you didn't notice an instant improvement. I only use Elma selector switches these days and for the stepped Attenuator too. Huge range of stuff out there from seiden etc, but the Elma stuff is reall good quality. cool,i might try that then tomorrow,by the way what happened with your stoyan attenuator? found something better? i've gone back to my goldpoint one. Yes. Angus built one and it changed the game. It's built on the Elma switch and the uses the Goldpoint Wafers. He picked the Resistors personally after investigating the metal used for the metal film. Built with matching resistors per channel to four decimal places....He's a mad man but I tell you what, the image stability and channel separation is the best you'll find on any SA. You know what he's like Jamie, everything to the Nth degree! bigbird has one in his BT2. I'm sure he'll drop his 2p worth on it. The Stoyan one was a bargain but it's not in this class. Also, felt it had a bit of boom around the bottom end. Disappeared when I took it out. VERY musical though |
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Post by rexton on Apr 5, 2021 20:28:33 GMT
So what's now classed as "the best" step attenuator? I think I have Kosmo in my Croft at the moment.
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Post by Bigman80 on Apr 5, 2021 20:35:34 GMT
So what's now classed as "the best" step attenuator? I think I have Kosmo in my Croft at the moment. Angus's AWM-SA for me or you could always buy a Zfoil one at £3k.....it won't be as closely channel matched though 😉 Seriously, I've had multiple Khozmos.....they don't do anything wrong IMO. I haven't A/B tested them, but I did do an A/B with that one of Stoyans which I kept over a Khozmo 64 relay attenuator, then I A/B tested the AWM-SA and the Stoyan one, and it wasn't a good outcome for the Stoyan one. Personally, I think the AWM-SA is as good as it gets, due to the fact he went to the trouble of research almost every facet of the Resistors he picked. I didn't ask what they were but i do know they are Metal Foil. He then channel matched them to 4 decimal places. The thing is built with a proper engineering approach, like everything he does is. No foo. As for sonic signatures of resistors etc....at no point have I been aware of a signature with it. I have been through a lot of Stepped Attenuators and this one is going nowhere. |
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Post by sq225917 on Apr 6, 2021 19:24:00 GMT
Jamie I've got that Elma switch in my bits box 2x6 way. Used in a previous build, yours for twenty quid if you fancy it.
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