Tubes, Batteries and Fleas

ALL212
ALL212 Posts: 1,577
edited September 2013 in 2 Channel Audio
Last winters project (due to severe home budget restraints) was a build of the Bottlehead Quickie. Poor thing has had no mate.

Behold the beauty of tubes, batteries and the fleas!!

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5 watts each - the house is a rockin'!! :redface:
Aaron
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    edited September 2013
    Nice! How often do you need to change the D size and 9v batteries at the full power?
    Trying out Different Audio Cables is a Religious Affair. You don't discuss it with anyone. :redface::biggrin:
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
    edited September 2013
    Would love to get my ears on that! You did a great job on that! How does she sound?
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  • ALL212
    ALL212 Posts: 1,577
    edited September 2013
    Well - I took them off the Realistic mini-monitors (Thanks DKG999!) they were testing on and threw them at the DQ-10's. I'm not going to be bothering the neighbors with this rig but Holy Cole sounds like she's sittin' in my lap!!

    Ahhh...let's see GA - gonna be a bit of a roady to get here before I shut 'er down to get some sleep but drive quick and you're more than welcome to bring your ears!

    Batteries - I really couldn't say. I've ran the pre on some other stuff just for fun but never ran it long term. When I finished this setup I put new ones in just so I wouldn't have to troubleshoot a battery issue if something was wrong.
    Aaron
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited September 2013
    Al, that looks quite pretty. I would love to play with some of their gear sometime...
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,498
    edited September 2013
    So that's the secret lab project! Very nice job!

    So if you add more D batteries would it be 10 watts each?:rolleyes::biggrin:
    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited September 2013
    Very cool.I assume there is some silicon attached to those heat sinks?
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  • ALL212
    ALL212 Posts: 1,577
    edited September 2013
    Don't need no stinkin' D's! :eek:

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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited September 2013
    Al: what are those amps attached to it?
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • ALL212
    ALL212 Posts: 1,577
    edited September 2013
    FTGV wrote: »
    Very cool.I assume there is some silicon attached to those heat sinks?

    2 each IRFP240 Mosfets - these are the Pass Amp Camp mono's.
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  • ALL212
    ALL212 Posts: 1,577
    edited September 2013
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    Al: what are those amps attached to it?

    Bottlehead Quickie for the pre and I'm scaring the DQ-10's to death with them now. Not hard to clip these little guys on speakers like that but...did you know the volume can go "down" as well as "up"!!??!! :rolleyes:
    Aaron
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,498
    edited September 2013
    FTGV wrote: »
    Very cool.I assume there is some silicon attached to those heat sinks?

    (Fred, this is that Aaron guy I was telling you about).:biggrin:

    He posted some tease pics in the RAS sub forum. I thought he was building a class D amp.
    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,498
    edited September 2013
    I gotta get up that way soon to hear all the things you built since the last time you built stuff. Did you get your cable back? Blake has it from the last Saturday Chi town record store crawl day.
    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • ALL212
    ALL212 Posts: 1,577
    edited September 2013
    No cable yet but I know where he lives...I'll send Guido over...

    I'm not in a hurry. They'll show up.

    Just let me know when you have a free day and I'll see if I can be here too. Otherwise just knock and tell them you're the stereo inspector, remotes are on the desk!

    Class D...jeez...gonna take your picture down from the wall now...:cry:
    Aaron
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited September 2013
    ALL212 wrote: »
    2 each IRFP240 Mosfets - these are the Pass Amp Camp mono's.
    Ah Ok It looked like it said Pass but was'nt certain.
    SCompRacer wrote: »
    (Fred, this is that Aaron guy I was telling you about).:biggrin:
    Oh that guy.:eek::eek::lol:
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  • CoolJazz
    CoolJazz Posts: 570
    edited September 2013
    Great job! Sweet lookin' with those chassis in red!

    I've bought the boards for a rainy day and so far only looked at the chassis. When I have time, I'll have to put them together. Should be about 2017 I figure..... :rolleyes:

    ENJOY!!

    CJ
    A so called science type proudly says... "I do realize that I would fool myself all the time, about listening conclusions and many other observations, if I did listen before buying. That’s why I don’t, I bought all of my current gear based on technical parameters alone, such as specs and measurements."

    More amazing Internet Science Pink Panther wisdom..."My DAC has since been upgraded from Mark Levinson to Topping."
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,498
    edited September 2013
    ALL212 wrote: »
    Class D...jeez...gonna take your picture down from the wall now...:cry:

    Class D is an in thing now.:cool: But then what are you gonna use for a dart board?:question::lol:
    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    edited September 2013
    ALL212 wrote: »
    Don't need no stinkin' D's! :eek:

    Big+Battery+1.jpg

    :lol: Battlefield Battery?

    A bunch of Lithium ion cells makes a nice small rechargeable battery. :evil:
    Trying out Different Audio Cables is a Religious Affair. You don't discuss it with anyone. :redface::biggrin:
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited September 2013
    Very cool Aaron. Hope to get my ears on it.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • ALL212
    ALL212 Posts: 1,577
    edited September 2013
    CoolJazz wrote: »
    Great job! Sweet lookin' with those chassis in red!

    I've bought the boards for a rainy day and so far only looked at the chassis. When I have time, I'll have to put them together. Should be about 2017 I figure..... :rolleyes:

    CJ

    I have components left over - I can't handle not changing something when I build. Resistors and caps for sure - maybe some wire. It won't be the entire BOM but it'll be a start.
    You interested?
    Aaron
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited September 2013
    I'm going to guess those RatShack mini-monitors never sounded so good! Very cool! I now have space and time for a workbench that I can start working on my box of Dynaco parts, and see if they can assemble themselves into a couple of amps!
    DKG999
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    Music System: Magnepan 1.6QR, SVS SB12+, ARC pre, Parasound HCA1500 vertically bi-amped, Jolida CDP, Pro-Ject RM5.1SE TT, Pro-Ject TubeBox SE phono pre, SBT, PS Audio DLIII DAC
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,802
    edited September 2013
    I have had an itch for a Quickie for a long time ;-)
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited September 2013
    THAT is super-cool.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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