Everything posted by jose
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The Headcase Stax thread
Both options are good. If you have a tight budget, the SRX-P is a good candidate, I don´t think you will be disappointed. If you have money the Megatron is an incredible amplifier.
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RIP someone or another
Lo siento Antonio. Mis condolencias.
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What are you listening to Part the Third
Blur
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What are you listening to Part the Third
"Out of Africa" beautiful history and beautiful music.
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Megatron Electrostatic Headphone Amplifier
Why don´t you buy a good matched quartet and tests? You have several websites with good prices for JJ EL34
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Megatron Electrostatic Headphone Amplifier
Used a separated PSU (with a LM7912, LM317 or LM350 for example) If you're careful, you can use the floor of the box as a heatsink. For 300vDC, I used parallel resistors. I think it's even better than using only one resistance due to the heat dissipating.
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Megatron Electrostatic Headphone Amplifier
I think the offset depends more of the well matched tubes (in my case it was like this). This amplifier needs a very well matched octet and sorry but I think your valves are very badly matched. Regardless of this, you have to raise the voltage to 300v. I was working for a while with 290 volt but I finally increased it to 300v as it should be. I use a separate PSU for the heating filaments. I recommend that you carefully read the thread (especially the last post) so that you familiarize yourself with all the information there is about it.
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And now what did you do TODAY?
If you allow me to comment, I think you have done well. Having complicated situations at work is very hard I was dating for a few years with one of my colleague and when we broke (things in life) the situation for some years was quite tense. We are currently working together and the situation has normalized but it is true that for a while we both had a really bad time.
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Megatron Electrostatic Headphone Amplifier
Here when you measure both pins (same channel) you are measure the balance between - and +. If you want to measure offset you need to check each output with ground reference. Of course Maybe I'm wrong but if you have dudes about this you can use the search oprtion and read some many interesting treath about electrostatic amps. Are you using the LV for the heating filaments?
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Megatron Electrostatic Headphone Amplifier
Yep, each channel with ground. Sorry I got confused (HV vs LV) I used a large headsink on my Square maybe you can used this (mouser reference 588-EV-T220-64E ) on LV
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Megatron Electrostatic Headphone Amplifier
I answer based on the little knowledge I have. 1. Yes 2. You need lower resistor a bit 3. Yes 4. offset is measured with each channel with respect to ground. I'm not sure what you're doing (I think you're measuring the balance) 5. I use a large heatsink. maybe it would be convenient for you to think about that when you do your chasis. First check the offset, if it is low and the Bias is correct you should not have problems connecting your stax.
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RIP someone or another
Thanks Stan ! You made me dream of a world full of fantasy, with super heroes, villains and stories from other parallel worlds. This world is now a sad place without you, without your humor and your imagination. Luckily you left us a great legacy, your super heroes and your villains today cry for you ... and me too.
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What are you listening to Part the Third
Nice. Thanks !!!
- Happy Birthday Dreadhead!
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Now for something different...
Yesterday I was listening to the Square Wave with different headphones (hd800, W5000 ....) and I was wondering if the output impedance changes when changing the gain (Low to High)? I understand that if he does it, I do not know exactly how much or if the change is very radical.
- RIP someone or another
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What are you listening to Part the Third
A classic álbum (Vinyl re-edition ) with my Square Wave and HD800:
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The Multi Amp aka Dynalo Mk2
Very interesting this "protection" system.
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Good reflection Sechtdamon
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RIP someone or another
I'm so sorry Brent.
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The Multi Amp aka Dynalo Mk2
I ask from ignorance. I have the Dynalo MkII "normal" (TH components with SMD sand) and if I remember correctly, transistors were 40~45ºc and I already seemed very hot for to be SMD. I think the maximum temperature of the sand is about 150ºc but I wonder if this will not be bad for the other components or the pcb.
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The Multi Amp aka Dynalo Mk2
102ºc is not a bit overkill?
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And now what did you do TODAY?
Heal quickly!
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What are you listening to Part the Third
I had not had time to listen to this. For a moment I thought I was wrong and that it was a Zepp record. In some cuts, the voice is almost identical to that of Plant. Good discovery. Thank you
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What are you listening to Part the Third
Pianist Bugge Wesseltoft, bassist Dan Berglund and computer whiz Henrik Schwarz. "Trialogue"