Thanks for a great insight again. I was going to dip my toe into the DIY single driver smallish floor stander. Is there a design and driver you could recommend? Many thanks.

@DIY-AUDIO

8 ай бұрын

Personally one of my favourite small builds that sounds great is this one : kzread.info/dash/bejne/h2Rlpo-rkta1cc4.htmlsi=3FCXCSxDm1eDi8CE The drivers chn-50 are linked in the description.

I have a set of Boston A25 speakers. Would you say this is a suitable amplifier? Great overview video.

@DIY-AUDIO

19 күн бұрын

Must admit I don't know them. Guessing depending on wattage of your speakers you will be fine. I like the slightly warmer sound that you get with tube amp for my full range drivers. I've not tried it on two way speakers.

I agree. For me, a remote control is also essential. I want to put this down in my garage. Also considering the Aiyima D03. I'd rather also have physical tone knobs like this one does. But I'm worried about the tubes. Do they break easily?

@DIY-AUDIO

4 ай бұрын

They are glass so if you hit them hard probably. If it's for a garage, your gonna get a lot of dust in it so would consider something else. It's a great unit tho and of all the small amps I've tried last year it's gotta be my favourite!!

I have the exact same one powering a pair of Yamaha NS45 tower speakers and it fantastic. I prefer the sound of the little Douk against my old Yamaha RX V461 Receiver. However, the Douk gets a little warm after a while... not much but if you put your hand on it you can definitely feel it. Anyways, I was just wondering if there is any difference in sound quality among the different inputs: USB vs OPTICAL vs RCA etc... Thanks and nice video.

@DIY-AUDIO

6 ай бұрын

Hi, agree with you and it does get warm, thankfully not alarmingly hot though!! In regards to tbe different outputs, i have really only used the rca and bluetooth and streaming through the rca i find is better sounding than the bluetooth but thats likely that the DAC in thr streamer is a little better than the onboard one. Cant comment on the usb and optical as not used!

Hi, I have a nexus APD43A amp, but my turntable seems muffled as regards treble/high notes when playing vinyl. Im trying to work out what to do. Is it the turntable, or needle, or would one of these added to the set up, give me what is lacking and actual adjustment availability, as the nexus has no treble knob. Any advice greatly appreciated as im baffled?!

@DIY-AUDIO

3 ай бұрын

Hi Grant, baffled too I am afraid. Just Googled it and could be an issue with the needle. Other than that, and maybe borrowing a friend amp to see if maybe it's an issue with yours?

@grantsmith1837

3 ай бұрын

@@DIY-AUDIO thanks for your response. I inherited the system, so it's never been serviced, so could be that. But CDs sound fine. So it must be the needle or a turntable upgrade maybe. I know the amp was good in it's day, and turntable although not top of the range, was a decent one. I'll try needle first. Regardless, would having one of these extra amps improve sound?

Is the high distortion in in the sound demo because of the phone recording? How’s the dynamics and sound stage in this amplifier? Can it handle not efficient speakers?

@DIY-AUDIO

2 ай бұрын

The music used for the demo is only some loyalty free stuff form KZread so, not going to hit high bit rates. The dynamics and flexibility is good with the bass and treble actually making a difference and the sounstage from the speakers I used is very good (full range though and fairly sensitive). Not sure how it would cope with not very efficient speakers but does give a lovely warm sound.

@JamesBond-gg4wg

2 ай бұрын

@@DIY-AUDIO Is it similar to the AIYIMA T9 pro in its sound quality and performance?

I have the Pro model coming in the mail... Do you think I should bother linking my Topping E30 II? If yes, then in Preamp mode or pure DAC?

@DIY-AUDIO

2 ай бұрын

All I can say is try both. I have no experience of the E30 but would hope it's for a better Dac inside that this. Experiment with it and let us all know!!

Do you get the full 200w with the power supply that comes with it ?

@DIY-AUDIO

4 ай бұрын

No, not with the power pack it's supplied with but not far off I would say and to be honest I don't know anyone who would have power on max anyway😁

@DSJOO7.

4 ай бұрын

@@DIY-AUDIO Very true but it just seems a bit of a cop-out. If you've got something and you're selling on the premise that it's 200 w why not send it with the correct power supply that can actually make it perform how it's supposed to again 18 lb charger would fix this and it again. It's a lot of product for the money small and compact and they've got one on eBay brand new for £80 at the moment

Nice but stop making annoying mouth noises

@DIY-AUDIO

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for that!