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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2019 19:27:42 GMT
As promised, I have built up this cheeky preamp whilst I await deliveries of cable!!! Sounds great for under £30!   12 sided diceIt not pretty but it's going to love in the garage system so it doesn't have to be. |
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Post by Bigman80 on Apr 9, 2019 19:48:43 GMT
As promised, I have built up this cheeky preamp whilst I await deliveries of cable!!! Sounds great for under £30! 12 sided diceIt not pretty but it's going to love in the garage system so it doesn't have to be. Looks very neat to me. Never seen an Allps Blue on a PCB. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2019 19:58:58 GMT
As promised, I have built up this cheeky preamp whilst I await deliveries of cable!!! Sounds great for under £30! 12 sided diceIt not pretty but it's going to love in the garage system so it doesn't have to be. Looks very neat to me. Never seen an Allps Blue on a PCB. I hadn't either so when I saw it all for £10 delivered, it was a no brainer. Its tidy "enough" for the moment. I'd like tighter twists on the wires so will do that at some point and get a volume know that fits 😂😂 Sounds really decent in the main system, so much so, I've left it in for a couple of hours. It doesn't have the huge soundstage of the DCB1 with Khozmo but it's very acceptable. Id been told by a couple of folks that the SPOTFIRE didn't play very well with passives but I'm not getting that here, sounds good. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2019 20:12:59 GMT
That pcb certainly makes life easier 👍. (It’s a lot tidier than mine 😔)
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2019 20:24:56 GMT
That pcb certainly makes life easier 👍. (It’s a lot tidier than mine 😔) As long as it works, you've done a good job. That's my opinion on DIY stuff. PCB was a nice little touch, makes it look a little more polished but it's just visual niceness rather than beneficial in any SQ way. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2019 20:31:05 GMT
And after all the rude things you said about ALPS pots.  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2019 20:39:59 GMT
And after all the rude things you said about ALPS pots. Absolutely Geoff and I stand by what I said WHEN people say an Alps Blue is all you need. Its just not! There are levels in this game and the DCB1 is ahead, easily but for £10, for a second system or back up, it'll do a job. Happy with it and yes, it's better than I remember but the entire system has come a long way since then so I suspect that has a lot to do with it. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2019 20:53:17 GMT
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Post by antonio on Apr 10, 2019 5:03:23 GMT
The KISS principal, looks nice to me.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2019 5:36:17 GMT
I'm still using my "4 resistors in a box" . Potential divider soldered in before the output of my cdp. Changing volume is no problem, a quick process of desoldering and soldering a different value of resistor in. So simple even my kids can do it.
Maybe i will upgrade from the welwyn rc55y i have in there now to something more exotic.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2019 6:45:18 GMT
Changing volume is no problem, a quick process of desoldering and soldering a different value of resistor in. So simple even my kids can do it. Perfect, so all you have to do when they have a party is hide the soldering iron... Sometimes the simple answers are the best |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2019 9:19:20 GMT
I'm still using my "4 resistors in a box" . Potential divider soldered in before the output of my cdp. Changing volume is no problem, a quick process of desoldering and soldering a different value of resistor in. So simple even my kids can do it. Maybe i will upgrade from the welwyn rc55y i have in there now to something more exotic. What values are you using? That's an approach I'd like to try |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2019 9:24:15 GMT
The KISS principal, looks nice to me. It actually sounds better than a couple of more expensive units I've tried. Not necessarily more transparent but more enjoyable. I'm eating my words on this Alps blue 😂😂 |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2019 16:05:01 GMT
I'm still using my "4 resistors in a box" . Potential divider soldered in before the output of my cdp. Changing volume is no problem, a quick process of desoldering and soldering a different value of resistor in. So simple even my kids can do it. Maybe i will upgrade from the welwyn rc55y i have in there now to something more exotic. What values are you using? That's an approach I'd like to try 10K and somewhere around 700R. Welwyn rc55y come in some odd values. You may have to experiment with the second value . When i removed the output stage from my cdp i had to increase it a little (used to have 604R) |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2019 16:42:16 GMT
What values are you using? That's an approach I'd like to try 10K and somewhere around 700R. Welwyn rc55y come in some odd values. You may have to experiment with the second value . When i removed the output stage from my cdp i had to increase it a little (used to have 604R) Cheers, I'll look into that. |
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Post by Bigman80 on Apr 10, 2019 17:39:57 GMT
The KISS principal, looks nice to me. It actually sounds better than a couple of more expensive units I've tried. Not necessarily more transparent but more enjoyable. I'm eating my words on this Alps blue 😂😂 It’s all down to the PCB lol |
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Post by firebottle on Apr 10, 2019 19:35:35 GMT
He's gone colour blind, it looked like an Alps Black when I saw it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2019 20:10:17 GMT
Definitely blue!!
It sounded great untill I put the DCB1 back in. JEEZ! The PIAB is now permanently living in the garage system.
This DCB1 is unlike anything I've heard. Superb.
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