ckng 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2003 (edited) Hi, Just came across this. A new META42 design - PIMETA : PPA-Inspired META42. This is supposedly based around the PPA topology. http://www.tangentsoft.net/audio/pimeta/ Somehow tangent has not updated his main page yet, but I got linked from his parts shop page. Regards CK (Edited typo : should be PPA-inspired, not PPL-inspired ) Edited October 22, 2003 by ckng Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Q00 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2003 i wonder if by ppa inspired it has bass boost? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ckng 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2003 (edited) No bass boost. Basically a META42 using PPA topology and BUF634 buffers. I started another thread in Headfi here: www4.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=545872 Maybe can think of it as a "PPA-Lite". Regards CK Edited October 24, 2003 by ckng Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rameish 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2003 (edited) Now I'm really confused ass the ppa was based upon the META42. See: http://elvencraft.com/ppa/ Edited October 23, 2003 by Rameish Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ckng 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2003 Now I'm really confused ass the ppa was based upon the META42. See: http://elvencraft.com/ppa/ PPA based upon original META42, but the circuit topology was modified to have ground buffer, isolated power rails etc. Then PIMETA is based off this new PPA. Yeah, goes rounds in circles. Regards CK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Q00 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2003 so the PIMETA will have ground buffers and isolated power rails? wish they could add in the bass boost *sigh* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ckng 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2003 so the PIMETA will have ground buffers and isolated power rails? wish they could add in the bass boost *sigh* PIMETA has ground buffer, but no isolated power rails. Bass boost? Maybe can try adding it yourself the PPA way and see if it works? Regards CK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Q00 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2003 wish i could solder up myself a board... too bad im all thumbs! Plus, id fry myself trying to figure out which part goes where.. Back to topic, i think tangent learnt some tricks with the ppa and found that he could make an already good meta even better... who knows maybe there might be a P-MINT soon... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ckng 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2003 For those interested in bass boost, morsel and tangent (the M and T in META42) has mentioned in the head-fi thread that it is indeed feasible to add bass boost to the PIMETA (and possible the older META42) via a sort of daughterboard. See this for details. Regards CK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Q00 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2003 Good news!!! i wonder if anybody will get round to actually building it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ckng 0 Report post Posted October 25, 2003 (edited) Good news!!! i wonder if anybody will get round to actually building it? Not sure about down here, but people in head-fi are already starting to build it. Regards CK Edited October 25, 2003 by ckng Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
