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Impedance Issues |
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This
is the first in a series of texts dedicated to the advantages
and disadvantages of DIY audio, which will end with several
proposed projects. DIY, or Do
It Yourself, as everything else, has both advantages and
disadvantages. Its chief advantages are: Lower cost. You
pay less than you would normally pay for equivalent quality
ready made products, and it's not at all uncommon to pay
1/6 or 1/7 the price of high end quality audio...
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| DIY – Pros and Cons |
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This is the first in a series of texts dedicated to the advantages and disadvantages of DIY audio, which will end with several proposed projects. DIY, or Do It Yourself, as everything else, has both advantages and disadvantages. Its chief advantages are: Lower cost. You pay less than you would normally pay for equivalent quality ready made products, and it's not at all uncommon to pay 1/6 or 1/7 the price of high end quality audio... [more] |
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Universal Power Supply |
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How many times have
you wondered how nice it would be if you could have a pet power
supply, one you can change into almost anything in terms of
supplies, and one you could tweak to kingdom come? How many times
have you suspected existing power supplies of being inadequate, or
not audiophile enough? Well, your worries are over (I hope). The
same problem has been nagging at me too, and some months ago, I
decided to stop it. It took me long enough, I know, but hey,
sometime is better than never...
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Designing your own power supply |
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Ever since I wrote my
first texts on power supplies, I have been answering queries about
them. It's not that I'm tired of it, it's just that a general
approach is much more practical. Another problem is that people
always ask me "What's that component, …?" So, to avoid that, I have
provided lists of materials used AND hi resolution schematics,
downloadable at will...
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Specifications And How To
Understand Them |
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There is much
misunderstanding regarding specifications, in both directions - in
understanding what they mean, and consequently in the ability, or
much more frequently, inability to interpret their real meaning and
implications.
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