Neurochrome Modulus 686 Monoblocks
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I picked up my 686 Monoblocks yesterday from Joe Henry in Coventry.
I could have built them myself, but when I got a look at Ali's Amps, that Joe built, build quality was first rate and Joe's pricing is fair, for the amount of work involved.
Without a decent place to work, I thought it was easier all round, just to buy them ready made.
Here are some pictures Joe took of mine during the build.
https://www.jkwynn.co.uk/686_Mono/Pics/686_01.JPG
Each unit has 188,000 uF of capacitors in the PSU.
https://www.jkwynn.co.uk/686_Mono/Pics/686_02.JPG
The toroidal transformers are 500VA
https://www.jkwynn.co.uk/686_Mono/Pics/686_03.JPG
Speaker protection is built in.
https://www.jkwynn.co.uk/686_Mono/Pics/686_04.JPG
Final soak test.
https://www.jkwynn.co.uk/686_Mono/Pics/686_05.jpg
The Amps are fully differential balanced circuits so just an XLR input.
https://www.jkwynn.co.uk/686_Mono/Pics/686_06.jpg
The fronts carry just an illuminated on/off switch.
https://www.jkwynn.co.uk/686_Mono/Pics/686_07.jpg
Waiting to be set up in my system, I need to build some stands, so each Amp can sit under its speaker.
Each produces 360w into 4ohm, which is what my Canton CT-1000 speakers present as a load.
They sound great out of the box, but presume they will smooth out a little as everything settles in.
https://www.jkwynn.co.uk/686_Mono/Pics/686_08.jpg
This is what I have in mind for the stands.