spritzer Posted January 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Reasonable minds differ on the 007 v 009 issue. Best to try both if you can. They do sound quite different. Arguing is half the fun... My point really is that moar money isn't always better in this world so try before you buy. I also think the 009 would have been a whole lot better with slightly different voicing in the same way that the SR-007Mk1 is miles better than the Mk2. People also said I was nuts about that particular bit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beefy Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 My point really is that moar money isn't always better in this world Blasphemy! Burn him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted January 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 I'll step into the rack-oven in the morning and see if 280°C can change my mind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Birgir is your T2 up and fully functional? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted January 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 95%... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blubliss Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Arguing is half the fun... ...blah, blah, blah...People also said I was nuts about that particular bit... With these two statements I concur wholeheartedly I love posting the opposite of the great and renowned spritzer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Sawyers Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 95%... Good luck! You've been through the wringer a bit on your T2, although most of us have. Mine (touch wood - as I do every time I change volume) hasn't missed a beat after multi silicon death through the dreaded counterfeit 2SC3675's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milosz Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 You are all entitled to your wrong opinions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted January 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Good luck! You've been through the wringer a bit on your T2, although most of us have. Mine (touch wood - as I do every time I change volume) hasn't missed a beat after multi silicon death through the dreaded counterfeit 2SC3675's. It's been a painful birth but then again I get easily distracted and go work on something else. Too many projects, too little time and I'm always adding some random crap to the list. This week has been mostly spent finishing a preamp based on a 25$ ebay kit and buying parts for a Hiraga Class A amp to drive the LCD-2's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 (edited) Reminded myself how awesome the T2/009 combination is last night while working and drinking. Thanks again for your design efforts Kevin and Birgir, and for building me an amazing amp, Kerry. Edited January 24, 2012 by Voltron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted January 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 I approve of this message!!! I'm just marveling at how good the LCD-2 is though that is mostly due to the MSB dac finally running at full tilt... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 What happened to get the MSB running better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted January 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 The USB input finally started working. I thought it was possessed at one point but it's just super picky about the cables used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachku Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Iridium To change tack, anybody have suggestions as to what combinations of 6DJ8 and EL34 work well, especially with the SR-009? Finally found somebody to build a T2 for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedefede Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 I am starting to build an ackodac, and will use twistedpears IVY-iii as an IV (as well as a "new take D1" later on). http://www.twistedpearaudio.com/docs/linestages/ivy3_schematic_1_0.pdf IVY-iii has 22R resistors on the balanced output from opa1632, to "help drive capacitive loads". Does T2 count as a capacitive loads?? (due to C10/11) peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin gilmore Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 With the 10k input resistors on the T2, the 22 ohms would have no effect. The 22 ohms should really be 50 ohms to be able to better drive high capacitance interconnect cables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoaMat Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 I finished the building of my T2 clone a week ago. The building process went very smoothly and the amp have played just wonderful until last evening when a “gunshot” was heard and there was just noise in the phones. The PSU 60 Volts section measured almost 100 V, just a few volts less then unregulated voltage. May it be the TL783 that has given up for some reason? I took a 60 V supply that was at hand to get all voltages correct from the PSU and connected the Amp. Left channel worked as it should – right channel was dead. Right channels active batteries measure 523 V (-510 and +13 vs ground) and 546 V (-533 and +13 vs ground). All LEDs are lit except D10 and D11. What could be the problem with the right channel? HELP wanted and needed! Joachim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin gilmore Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 Q11,Q12,Q25 or a tube let loose is first best guess. Plate voltage on that tube is likely to be +500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoaMat Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 Thanks for your advice Kevin. I´ve changed tube and replaced all three transistors – Q11, Q12and Q25 but the problem is still there. The plate voltage is as you predicted +500 V. What could next step be? I guess that the faulty 60 volt supply is due to something happened in the amp or could it be that a -300 V and -600V from the PSU have caused problem with the amp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin gilmore Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 The tube is not pulling current, and you need to look at the cathode voltage to figure out why. Top of the batteries should be +200, you might want to look there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoaMat Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Now I´ve done some measurements (I work slow - I´m just an uneducated amateur). Output +: Anode -460 V, Cathode -500 V; LEDs D10, D11 no light Output -. Anode +490 V, Cathode -318V Batteries top voltage +10 V and bottom -500 V. Input stage first tube cathode -27 V, second tube cathode -20 V and gate -19 V. Current thru R9 15 mA and R10 6 mA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerry Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 You probably have a few issues, but I agree, check why the batteries are not sitting at +200V on the top. Look at Q4 & Q5 to see the gate (~ 200V) and drain (~ 250V) voltages. If the gates are around 200V then Q4 / Q5 are likely at fault, if the gate is sitting near 10V then Q1 - Q3 are likely having issues and possibly D1 though the diode is is less likely. Another thing you can try is to use a diode tester against all the combinations of the three pins per device. Check from the good channel to the bad channel. You will likely see differences (shorts, leakage or non-conductive issues) on the bad channel. If anything looks different between the good and bad channels, then replace that device in the bad channel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoaMat Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Thanks Kerry, yesterday I concentrated on the input stage and I replaced Q1,2,3 which didn´t solve a thing (trial and error, not so intelligent). Top batteries voltage are at +10V and Q4/Q5 gates are at -15V. D1 gives the right base voltage and hopefully the Q1,2,3 are OK. What brings the U2 anode voltage down to -15V when it should be around +200V? What effect do Q34,35,36 have, the current thru R9 is 15 mA and R10 is 6mA. edit: one more thing – will a faulty Q4/5 have effect on U2 anode voltage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoaMat Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Kerry, I red your post at 7 in the morning Swedish time. After a few hours of thinking and reading schematics and not getting any viser I did follow your advice to use a diode tester. And whips I found a K216 - Q26 - behaving different to the functional channel, replaced it with the very last spare I got. Now the T2 is playing just wonderful. That diode testing method will be my first choice next time, it´s like a Swiss army knife. When starting the diode test the whole process took less then one hour to get the amp playing. Thank you very much. That goes to all you other people out there, no names, that have contributed to the forum. I´ve read posts forwards and backwards and that have made it possible for me to build the T2. Well, maybe one person should be remembered - Dr. Takeshi Hayashi. Dr. Kevin Gilmore – thanks for your GKSSHV it´s a lovely amplifier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerry Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Great news! Also, just to answer your earlier question regarding the function of Q34 - Q36, they form a servo referencing the bottom of the batteries to set the where the input tubes sit. A defective Q26 can definitely have an impact on that servo. It's all one big system - very slick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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