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Supertramp... Live in the City of Lights (IIRC)... Simple Minds as well (their live album in Paris) The Sensational Alex Harvey Band A Flock of Seagulls (I just love the guitarist's sound) thats all I can think of right now

Are the "opamps" typically used for this application something like the DRV-134? I have heard that these are not transparent (but have not heard for myself). That said, doesn't THAT Corp make some THAT opamps that supposedly are quite transparent in this application? Transformers, no matter how expensive, still have non-linearities AFAIK, so in actuality may not really be better for this application... That said, this entire post is from various reading and not based on personal experience. Quite possibly molto-FAIL Just curious for any more explanation...

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That looks really nice!

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Damn, nice work!

I thought those were the power transformers?

4700uf seems huge for coupling caps. If as you indicate these are 16V caps and are blocking 25V, they won't be (blocking) for much longer... Are you sure these are coupling caps and not power supply caps?

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Did you look at the suggested prices on those? Actually, I think I may have 3 of those around, forget where I got them from. Smeggy: Partsconnexion is having a Bargain Basement sale on odds and ends they have laying around, and they do have some feet that sound like they would be nice. Go here and click on the bargain basement sale thing to grab a pdf of what they have. Some machined aluminum feet (sets of 4 for $2 or $5). Maybe something in there you might like, though they seem to lack the bling factor you seem to be seeking to emulate

Yes. I figured it had to be something different than the TO3s I am used to. I couldn't fathom how you were going to do those Yes, design by committee is a big no-no in my eyes. Ironic that I am one of the committee voices

Looks very good Jacob. The only request I would have would be: on the input pads: could you add a ground pad so that a Molex KK 0.100" connector would also fit? I personally like using these over the Phoenix connectors. I'll have to look again, but I would think the TO92 regulators would fit the TO220 pads alright, and I don't like normal TO92 pads anyhow (if not inline, and too small). Otherwise, I agree with the other comments. I'm curious as to how Marc plans on mounting/heatsinking a TO3?

Season 2 started this past Sunday. Pretty intense episode, could be a good season.

I don't know what made you think they were sending an entire PCB (module?). It was pretty clear to me that they were just sending a single UltraAnalog D20400A module (more like an HDAM than a DAC chip). As far as trusting anything that is put up on AudioAsylum, do so at your own risk. Personally, I wouldn't. The technical level of many seems to stop at what kind of faceplate to use on their Oyaides...

See above. Jacob sez they are... The boards may physically be a little deeper, but that shouldn't matter.

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Yep. They are my favorite of what I have tried. I have one that will be going into the Dynahi I am building currently. TKD stands for TOKYO KO-KON DENPA. I have a datasheet on these if you want it.

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They do provide some conditioning/noise rejection as well. Like the dimmer in my dining room was causing noise in my system; Monster HTS2000 wouldn't take care of it. Switched to Brickwall; noise gone.

I think most were commenting on power cables, not conditioners. I personally use a Brickwall and wouldn't be without it. I also use a couple/three crump audio asylum power cables that i built back when I was asking the same kinds of questions, but would not attribute any sort of sound to them, beyond the fact that components do seem to work better when plugged in.

Oh come on, 3 feet of magic pixie dust infused uber copper gravel and irrigation tubing over standard home depot copper wire can undo all the bad that miles of aluminum and other crap induce...

That was something I always wondered about as well--why use L bracket and bend the transistors? I was thinking about getting aluminum about 3/8" thick x 1" or maybe a bit taller, mounting that to the heatsink and have the output devices stand straight up with the board running under the 3/8" piece. Possibly drilling and tapping holes into the bottom edge for the board to mount to?

Happy Birthday Chuck! One of my favorites: When Chuck Norris was driving he saw a sign that said, "Caution: Small Children Playing." So he slowed down, but then it occurred to him: Chuck Norris isn't afraid of small children.