screamer
02-10-2009, 16:46
Hi All,
I'm a new member here. I'm in the process of burning in a Sabre 32 9018 from TPA.
Cold. straight out of the box it sounded real nice. Different from my standard reference TDA1541A,(old Joe Curcio design w/ 12AT7 output stage), but nice nonetheless. I've been looking to get the most out of this and contacted Paul Hynes about his regulators. Paul suggested that I join this forum and ask Leo about the regs he's using. Since I don't have a ton of cash to drop into this unit at the moment, I'd like to start w/ the regs that'll give me the biggest bang for the buck. Leo what are your thought's on this?
I'm working on a tube output stage using a 6SN7, but it'll be a redundant output stage since the IVY is now incorporated into the DAC board. I haven't figured this out just yet. It'll give me something to occupy my mind.
I bought a case on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=190337152183&ssPageName=STRK:MEAFB:IT
This case is a wee bit small especially for the tube stage, but perhaps it can go in a seperate chassis. I want to include an isolation x-fmr, but the case is even too small for that unless I can find one that's very tiny. Anyone have a thought / source? I'm desperate to get the boards out of my dog hair filled environment. It's like the wild west w/ sage brush rolling around here, no matter how much we vacuum. Two GSD are responsible for all the hair.
In any case, if there's anyone who's done any worthwhile improvments to this unit I'd love to hear about it.
Thanks Guys,
...screamer
I'm a new member here. I'm in the process of burning in a Sabre 32 9018 from TPA.
Cold. straight out of the box it sounded real nice. Different from my standard reference TDA1541A,(old Joe Curcio design w/ 12AT7 output stage), but nice nonetheless. I've been looking to get the most out of this and contacted Paul Hynes about his regulators. Paul suggested that I join this forum and ask Leo about the regs he's using. Since I don't have a ton of cash to drop into this unit at the moment, I'd like to start w/ the regs that'll give me the biggest bang for the buck. Leo what are your thought's on this?
I'm working on a tube output stage using a 6SN7, but it'll be a redundant output stage since the IVY is now incorporated into the DAC board. I haven't figured this out just yet. It'll give me something to occupy my mind.
I bought a case on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=190337152183&ssPageName=STRK:MEAFB:IT
This case is a wee bit small especially for the tube stage, but perhaps it can go in a seperate chassis. I want to include an isolation x-fmr, but the case is even too small for that unless I can find one that's very tiny. Anyone have a thought / source? I'm desperate to get the boards out of my dog hair filled environment. It's like the wild west w/ sage brush rolling around here, no matter how much we vacuum. Two GSD are responsible for all the hair.
In any case, if there's anyone who's done any worthwhile improvments to this unit I'd love to hear about it.
Thanks Guys,
...screamer