My 12 step program has gone awry

ALL212
ALL212 Posts: 1,644
in DIY, Mods & Tweaks
Must have clicked on something…

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I guess as long as it’s here I might as well keep going.
Aaron
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,917
    You're going to need more wood.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,395
    12 step programs are overrated. Can't wait to see the step by step build.

    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 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul!
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 9,077
    You got that Bottlehead sale email too!

    You get them kits quicker now they are located in IL. :D
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,682
    It’s the crack….
    "....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: 1,644
    I’ve had enough crack. B)

    This one’s the Moreplay.

    Should I be concerned? This upgrade board is called out as the “claymore”

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    Aaron
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,917
    Be afraid, be very afraid...
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 9,077
    edited November 28
    Just avoid squeezing the M57 clacker, if included with kit.

    I'm anxious to see an upgraded base.
    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: 1,644
    While pondering the plate color and base wood thought I’d start with the upgrade PCB.

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    Aaron
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  • invalid
    invalid Posts: 1,439
    Is this the Bottlehead preamp with a 6v6 power tube?
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  • ALL212
    ALL212 Posts: 1,644
    Yepper.
    Aaron
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  • ALL212
    ALL212 Posts: 1,644
    Paint job done.

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    Aaron
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  • ALL212
    ALL212 Posts: 1,644
    Enough for today.

    Not stock:
    Power switch is a Cherry, not a big deal but the one that comes in the kit tends to melt if you leave heat on it too long.
    Input terminals and the Goldpoint selector were pulled from a scrapped passive pre experiment that worked but provided no sonic improvements (and way less gain) then any other.

    I’m going to try and stream in the upgrade kit rather than build stock and then rip/replace.

    So far no additional cost but there are some upgrade caps on the way.

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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,628
    I have the Foreplay II and to my ears and for the money. It is a great sounding tube preamp. Wish it had a remote control though.
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 9,077
    edited December 2
    Next time you buy paint, check the expiration dates first. :D

    Looks good! I was going to do my Otari faceplate and rack mounts with Rust-Oleum Textured Black. The face plate cleaned up nice, so I was just gonna do just the rack mounts. I shook the can really good, it started spraying then the feed tube clogged. I just used the Behr old rubbed bronze paint I had used for the head cover and returned the black for a refund.

    Not my Otari deck, belongs to Nashou66 at AK, but this is what the textured black finish looks like.

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    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: 1,644
    Can’t say I’ve had that kind of paint problem…yet!

    Power supply basics done. 330v DC where it should be. It’s just a bit high but I have no load at all on the transformer.

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    Aaron
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  • invalid
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    Making progress.
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  • ALL212
    ALL212 Posts: 1,644
    A bit more but have to stop as I’m awaiting some caps.

    So far voltage checks are good and I’ve yet to pick up the hot stick by the wrong end.

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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 9,077
    What caps do you need? You bailed me out with some. If I can I will.
    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: 1,644
    Got some 2.2uf 250v film caps coming down from Madison- should be here tomorrow latest.

    Thanks fer the offer but I’ll wait it out. Best I do this slowly anyway
    Aaron
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