ablaze 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 thought I'd branch off from the PPA-builder's threads to post some pics of a my completed PPA I tried to follow Tangent's instructions and schematics as close as possible, and with the help of headfi-ers like ppl, morsel, arzela, tangent, voodoochile, and local guys firefox, jtfoo (<--- especially jt! ) and jason to name a few, its more or less completed. At least I'm listening to it now and it sounds great! fancy specs: PPA v1.0A board 1% 1/4W hand-matched resistors 4x1000uF 35v Panasonic FC caps 8x100uF 35v Nichicon UPL caps 9xPhilips 1uF metallised polyest box caps 12xHA3-5002 buffers (4 per channel) OPA637B for L/R channels OPA627B for ground biased to Class A with JFET cascodes separate opamp rails Alps Blue pot CMC gold-plated RCA jacks Cliff-UK non-locking Ni-Ag 1/4" headphone jack (hate locking jacks ) FEP teflon-coated solid-core bare copper hookup wires 2% silver solder used Teletron 24v DC linear regulated power supply Hammond 1455N1602 enclosure (not here yet) specs sound good right? haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ablaze 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 and here it is sitting naked since the Hammond isn't here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ablaze 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 and a pic of the power supply from my other thread: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barradio 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 Wah nice braided wires and how the sound? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blues 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 first thing first.. how does it sound with cd3k ? Better than your ex-gilmore V1 ? ? or the emp? Or... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 Congratulations ablaze. Acid test, compare it with the Gilmore Lite. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northern Oak 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 What did you use for the hookup wires? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ablaze 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 I'll leave the listening impressions to people more experienced ok. I refuse to comment on the sound, since I got no other amp to compare with Oak: FEP teflon-coated solid-core bare copper hookup wires Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 How much did it cost you in parts alone? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blues 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 hm..... that's hard then! I am dying to listen to it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Q00 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 Well done man! Looks smashing and i see u have replaced the slightly damaged blue box (dunno what those are). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ablaze 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 N@Z, probably near to $300. I lost count halfway and started buying EVERYTHING I needed regardless of cost Qoo, yeah replaced, so it looks prettier Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lekguan 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 ablze i awe your skills and the daring act. $300+ stuff DIY.. wow... I would be so afriad to fry 'em all. Very clean job Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ablaze 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 daring? nah..impulsive, foolhardy - yes of course it looks clean, the messy soldering's underneath Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matbon0013 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 ablaze, how come you're missing a few Caps? Like four to be precise Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
