Category Archives: Project
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Building Low Profile Amplifier
Posted on February 17, 2012 by Akita in ProjectDay 1. Let start the building process now. Fit in all RCA connector, binding post, IEC socket. Use the 1 inch crew for the IEC socket. There are some problem with the RCA chassis insulator (the red and white plastic ring). Because the thickness of the chassis is too thin, the insulator RCA socket can’t be clamp [...]
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Building Levelfive 2A3C SE Tube Amp
Posted on March 30, 2011 by Akita in ProjectAfter a long preparation, Here is the items I ordered. These are the parts need for building 2A3C tube amp. I have some kiwame, ohmite power resistor and Alps blue volume control here. For capacitor, I use Acoustic Tubecap, F&T, Obligato, ELNA Starget, WIMA MKP and Nichicon Muse KZ. All socket are gold plated and [...]
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Marantz tubed CD Player
Posted on October 12, 2009 by Akita in ProjectMarantz Compact Disk Player CD48 This is my first CD Player. It have been with me for about 6 years. I think it’s time to upgrade.
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Lilliput Valve Amplifier
Posted on September 9, 2009 by Akita in ProjectLilliput Valve Amp
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Hybrid Power Supply for RH807 SE
Posted on August 18, 2009 by Akita in ProjectCircuit I have build RH84 circuit and found that RH design perform very well. Last time, when the design published, it’s just a debate beyond forumer and today the RH design already become a history, a Proven History, and I have no reason why not to give another RH design a try, which call RH807. This amp should be able [...]
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Building Single Ended RH807
Posted on June 30, 2009 by Akita in ProjectA Contest of Endurance Building tube amp actually is an activity which require prolong effort or a contest of endurance. Plenty of time have been taken in observing others people work, reading at forums, exchanging email, finding the resources, the parts, studying circuit, topology, examining components likes capacitors, resistors, listening to critic …etc. DIY is just like [...]
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Building Vsps Board – Walkthrough
Posted on February 10, 2009 by Akita in ProjectSome basic guide for building very simple phono stage printed circuit board.
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Pawo with Fostex FE127e
Posted on February 5, 2009 by Akita in ProjectHalf to Done I’m doing a house keeping recently. After a few year of diy, I found that a lot of thing I build is half done or near to complete but still not completed. I have build the pawo with the Fe127 last year, early 2008. The sound stage of this loudspeaker is very good comparing to [...]
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The Infamous Tube Amp
Posted on October 16, 2008 by Akita in ProjectI read a lot of article from the web forum regarding to 6AS7′s tubes. This is really an infamous tubes with a lot of negative comments likes non-linear, very low mu, hard to drive, unmatched dual triode and high heater current. But comments is just comment, How it sound? We might not know if you haven’t listen [...]
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Turntable and Phono Stage
Posted on July 21, 2008 by Akita in ProjectLast month, I bid on a used Marantz TT180 turntable and I won. The seller stick the platter and tone arm with tape so that it won’t move when shipped. The idea was fail, the platter move out from where it sit and hit the cartridge. Luckly it didn’t bend the tone arm. After I [...]
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