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Post by julesd68 on Aug 8, 2022 20:59:49 GMT
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Post by mikeyb on Aug 8, 2022 21:57:52 GMT
There’s a 686 built by Joe Henry for sale on PFM and Audioaddicts for nearly £600 less than retail. Here it is: audioaddictsforum.com/thread/2513I know those that have them really rate them, think Firebottle has a 286 and Oliver (Bigman80) has a 686, I’m think Phonomac might have one too. |
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Post by bigman80 on Aug 9, 2022 9:50:52 GMT
Here's mine. The build consists of a 2x300va O-CORE transformers wired for anti-phase, 8 Kemet Slit caps, 2x 686 PCBS, PC-CCC solid core wiring, soft start module, WBT sockets, and full aluminium enclosure. It's the second one we've built and I am yet to hear an amp that can beat it. A lot of the performance hindges on the power supply, as the PCBs themselves are pretty much in the top percentile of measurable performance. Tom Christiansen reckons that SMPS have no bearing on the sound, but I disagree. The original one I had came from Tom, with two SMPS. We took the SMPS out and fitted a simple toroidal power supply. Big improvement.          |
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Post by julesd68 on Aug 9, 2022 12:55:49 GMT
Lovely stuff Oliver, all looks very neat indeed.
Certainly on a list of amps I'd like to hear when I can.
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Post by bigman80 on Aug 9, 2022 14:59:56 GMT
Lovely stuff Oliver, all looks very neat indeed. Certainly on a list of amps I'd like to hear when I can. You are more than welcome to visit and have a listen 👍 |
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Post by julesd68 on Aug 9, 2022 17:47:18 GMT
I'd like that!
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Post by bigman80 on Aug 9, 2022 19:41:49 GMT
Just drop me a message and we'll arrange something. |
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