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DIY Audio Forum » Headphone Systems
2d ago
We all have a junk drawer and if you build electronics it could have some interesting leftovers. Mine has some space charge vacuum tubes, germanium transistors and other bits. I'm also in need of a headphone amp to drive 32 ohm cans, so the goal here is to spend close to zero and make something that sounds good.
I'd like to start by acknowledging Pete Millet's 12AE6A space charge vacuum tube headphone amp design as the inspiration for this project. However, I did redesign the cathode...
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DIY Audio Forum » Headphone Systems
1w ago
Hi,
Does anyone have the schematic for this module sold on Ebay?
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DIY Audio Forum » Headphone Systems
2w ago
I'm designing a DAC + HPA based on TPA6120 with the XLR output level of 4Vrms and PSU voltages of +/-15V. I'd like to use TPA6120 in a differential configuration (see attached TPA6120 circuit) taking an input differential signal directly from the XLR output after a XLR LPF (see attached XLR circuit).
I noticed that the absolute maximum differential input voltage rating for TPA6120 is 6V (see attached TPA6120 Absolute Maximum Ratings table). I assume it's 6Vpp, not 6Vrms.
Questions:
1. When...
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DIY Audio Forum » Headphone Systems
3w ago
I'm planning to build this minimal circuit. The source is an I-out DAC. One opamp creates a virtual ground–strong enough for 32ohm HPs to sit on, the other a DAC filter+driver for the headphones.
The main candidate has been the OPA1622 so far, for its large output current. Then I discovered the OPA1688, weaker but maybe enough for me and easy to solder. Also good with capacitive loads. Simulating both I found something puzzling...
Crucial here is that DC offset is extremely low I guess...
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DIY Audio Forum » Headphone Systems
3w ago
Hello,
I was listening to a headphone amp today, which was quite good. The maker says it is an IC amplifier, DSL differential line driver like TPA6120, but not the TPA6120, something better.
I was told the output impedance is very low too.
I could not compare it to any other amp, but I know it was good to listen to.
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DIY Audio Forum » Headphone Systems
3w ago
Oups. I fell into the rabbit hole of electrostatic headphones. Those estats sound really nice to my ears!
Estats work at high voltage and low currents, so they can (and should!) work directly off the anode(s) of some nice vacuum tube(s). No transformers getting in the way!
There are a few estat tube amps out there. However, I could not find one that fits my needs (or wishes). The amp should be somewhat compact, and I want an output stage using directly heated triodes (DHTs). So I started...
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DIY Audio Forum » Headphone Systems
3w ago
Hi,
Does anyone have the schematic for this module sold on Ebay?
Thank you in advance ..read more
DIY Audio Forum » Headphone Systems
3w ago
I'm in the process of building an Aikido OTL headphone amp and thinking of add a pair of VU meters, just for the look.
The driver board I intend to use is this one: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1668490787...HbusGwtRI-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
My question is whether I should connect the meters to the RCA input (fed from a 2Vrms output DAC) or headphone output?
And of course, most common question...
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DIY Audio Forum » Headphone Systems
3w ago
Hi fellow experimenters.
This simple project unexpectedly turned into an educational experience for me, so why don't I share some of it.
I bought this amp as a kit from Ebay (the build photo below) as it looked inviting to be rewired into a composite which I wanted to make one day. Very good examples can be found here on DIYA and elsewhere. Design of the kit however included questionable approaches and was lacking such critical things as rail decoupling for opamps and the TPA6120. Those...
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DIY Audio Forum » Headphone Systems
3w ago
I'm a relative novice building a TPA6120A2-based headphone amp for fun and for personal use.
Suppose I have a 4S Lithium Ion battery pack, giving a nominal 14.8V, though varying between 16.8V and 12V dependent on state of charge. Which of the following power supply approaches would you favour:
(a) Simple resistor-based rail-splitter to give an unregulated +/- 7.2V (approx) to the opamp.
(b) Simple rail-splitter followed by low drop-out regulators to +/-5V.
(c) Use an isolated DC-DC...
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