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Hmm stock i found it grainy and almost noisy so to speak. The bass was a little weak and it felt a little uncomfortable to listen to at times. The biggest thing to benefit from the tant's was the bass, it seems to pack a far bigger punch now without being overpowering, i still need to purchase some blackgates for the opamps power section though that is soon to be taken care of. The highs still sound tangy with harsh notes but that is a common pitfall of the lm3886 gainclones, ill look into all that once this project is finished as it isn't going to be the final amp in the set up.
Im definitely in need of a new opamp, how much are these? the shigaclone is my source so im pretty confident in it's quality, i think once the blackgates are on and the new opamp is installed the power amp will be the weakest link so it will be time to move foreword with the amp10 side of things, one amp at first then another soon after, i cant bring myself to bye 2 at once! One thing im undecided about if im honest is the need for a opamp on the DAC for long term plans, is it really needed along side a active preamp and power amp or is it overkill, i definatly want a pre so its something ill have to decide sooner rather than later.
Here is my new 75Ohm high grade DIY digital coax interconnect, made today
New trafo does the job nicely, will be housed seperatly to the DAC along side all the other trafos the system will need.
Tants installed and on the go
close up
And my shiga playing my backup of War of the worlds, a real treat to listen to on this system, its my benchmark as i know it well.
Well there she is, im finally making some progress again, kills me to have it sitting aside idally but money makes the hobby go round unfortunately!
Im definitely in need of a new opamp, how much are these? the shigaclone is my source so im pretty confident in it's quality, i think once the blackgates are on and the new opamp is installed the power amp will be the weakest link so it will be time to move foreword with the amp10 side of things, one amp at first then another soon after, i cant bring myself to bye 2 at once! One thing im undecided about if im honest is the need for a opamp on the DAC for long term plans, is it really needed along side a active preamp and power amp or is it overkill, i definatly want a pre so its something ill have to decide sooner rather than later.
Here is my new 75Ohm high grade DIY digital coax interconnect, made today
New trafo does the job nicely, will be housed seperatly to the DAC along side all the other trafos the system will need.
Tants installed and on the go
close up
And my shiga playing my backup of War of the worlds, a real treat to listen to on this system, its my benchmark as i know it well.
Well there she is, im finally making some progress again, kills me to have it sitting aside idally but money makes the hobby go round unfortunately!
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