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It appears that it trys to get new content from whatever area you are in, If you are in PMs, it tries to get new PMs, etc. It should always fetch new forum content, not be tied to the area you are currently in.

I've been using the "Mark items as read" at the bottom every day or so, which helps.

Maybe not in the same league (but maybe they are?) Odyssey Stratos. Like this one: My link Or if you wanted a hybrid (tube front-end), Counterpoint SA-100 or SA-220. Here is an upgraded one: My link EDIT: Odyssey is Symphonic Line RG1 IIRC

If that is typical of the quality of the forum at gizmodo, it makes head-fi look inviting Bunch of whiny bitches...

I always thought that 6Morons was an apt name for that site. This confirms it.

I think those are the prototype through-hole files that I have. They don't match the gb board exactly. I tried contacting Jacob, but no response. I used the contact link through HC... not sure if that is a PM or email. If anyone has his email address, we could use the eagle files for both versions. Any other documentation he might have (BOM for the SMD version, etc.) would be gravy. I asked Kevin and he doesn't have them.

Doesn't take much translation: buy more (new) downloads, and oh yeah, you'll need some new hardware too As far as they're concerned... win-win

Gotcha. PM incoming...

Happy Birthday Dan!

Happy Birthday!

^ probably the best compromise if you want to be able to run either way and there isn't a more elegant solution. Once I do some listening to it, I would probably decide I liked it one way or the other anyway and tweak it for that. End of problem. The FET instability is more worrisome however. I've kinda put this down for awhile, but am interested to see what you encounter when you get a board (or more) built up and start looking at it.

Interesting post from Allan Wright on diyhifi regarding the apparently religious use of the 5532/5534 in digital equipment output stages... My link

No PPC Mac either. But very cool nonetheless.

Happy Birthday!

I'm sure it does, and that is the reason for an opamp that can run from 30V rails. I still prefer to get offset as low as possible before relying on the servo for clean-up. And 160mV doesn't seem low to me. I can adjust it out via the pots, but there wouldn't be any quick switch between the two modes. I know Kevin told me you would need the servo for the local feedback option, so maybe there isn't any way to balance things out for low offset (without servo) for either feedback method simultaneously.

I usually used TL071s on 15V rails, like all Dynalos.

How are you guys coming along on the production version Doug? I was just over at my brother's briefly yesterday, and he is still enjoying his immensely. Thanks for letting me in on the proto phase!

Tested it out this morning. A slight amount of tube hiss (barely audible with head < 12" from speaker), but no hum. Gone at all gain settings. And this is with the tubes cold, so it should decrease after a bit of warm up. I need to publicly thank Alan (VivaVee on diyaudio) for his help in finding this. He is the same person who helped me fix my brother's power amp as well. Good guy.

Please fix that! Make it stop, please...

Looks decent. I don't have any experience with them, but Ayoue seems to be well thought of. Price looks good as well. I would think this would be much easier than the flood and suck method, particularly in clean up Another plus for being able to localize the heat rather than having to heat the whole board up (toaster oven).

Happy Birthday Colin!

Still trying to decide whether to swap out the PCB with one I did a couple of years ago. Looking it over again, it has a couple of minor errors on it, but I think I can work around them. I didn't check the stock tube layouts in Eagle, and this turned out a bit small on the pad circle. This socket will fit, but I'd rather use the Azuma socket that is in there now, and it doesn't fit. I also don't think I will put the two 500V Cerafines like the one pictured in, but will use the Panasonics pictured on the board. The old board is coated with Q-Dope... not dirt http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac31/Pars1746/Counterpoint%20SA5/new_PSU_PCB.jpg http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac31/Pars1746/Counterpoint%20SA5/PSU_PCBs.jpg

Happy Birthday Steve! Glad I didn't open this thread at work

Looked like that to me too, curled up on the sigma22... it doesn't run THAT hot! I see you have the AA HPA in prominence as well still

Sorry, fresh out of scotch Probably good advice. Point to point isn't likely to happen in this given the form factor (think '80s Threshold preamps with their brick PSUs; then think of stuffing a full tube pre and tube rectified PSU into that form factor) and resale value, so I pretty much have to deal with what I have. Corrected (for the .1 version) schematic