Very warm smooth airy sounding. I looking for the good iv like this for my tda1387 too. Can u share schematic tube iv thanks.
@thomasdiyaudio535314 күн бұрын
What is your email address?
@hybirderic19 күн бұрын
See most of your videos, I hope I have your know-how! Do you live in Taiwan, HK or Mainland China?
@thomasdiyaudio535319 күн бұрын
Hong Kong. Some of the projects I have done are also available in finished product on Taobao or AlieExpress by various suppliers. Have fun.
@hybirderic18 күн бұрын
@@thomasdiyaudio5353 the tube dac in this video, can also find in Taobao? Can I buy ur design when you finish the PSU?Tube Dac is hard to find, most of them are too expensive.
@thomasdiyaudio535317 күн бұрын
@@hybirderic Where do you live?
@hybirderic16 күн бұрын
@@thomasdiyaudio5353 北京
@thomasdiyaudio535315 күн бұрын
@@hybirderic thomaschan1010 my WeChan ID
@simonzinc-trumpetharris85225 күн бұрын
Way overpriced. I expect more than veneered MDF for that sort of money.
@bpalphaАй бұрын
Excellent! 👍
@willwill5595Ай бұрын
The music sounds spectacular on my usually crappy tablet speakers! Wowsers! Mids and highs are exceptional on my tablet speakers like never before!
@mfr58Ай бұрын
Great crossover improvement, but the overhang of the cabinet around the baffle will cause diffraction issues also the bass/mid driver could have been rebated flush. Nit picking, but you went to such lengths to optimise the design.....
@thomasdiyaudio5353Ай бұрын
Thank you for your input. This DIY is based on the original Audio Note AX Two produced in Denmark (early days when AN started selling speakers). Baffle position of the latest AN speakers is different.
@basukisugito8929Ай бұрын
MIssion 700?
@thomasdiyaudio5353Ай бұрын
Don't understand what you are asking.
@ganalaser71692 ай бұрын
Which one is best. pcm1794 or es9038pro and why
@thomasdiyaudio53532 ай бұрын
I haven't tried 1794 yet so I don't know.
@anjovandijk97972 ай бұрын
Beautifull voice
@anjovandijk97972 ай бұрын
what are your thoughts about the balanced clone version of which I think of buying vs this unbalanced version.
@thomasdiyaudio53532 ай бұрын
I don't have power amp or CD player with balanced interface hence I don't know how they will sound like. If you do go ahead with the full version (both balanced and RCA interface), please let me know your listening experience.
@tipok19292 ай бұрын
Hello! When you turn it on for the first time, do you need to press the Power button or will it turn on by itself?
@thomasdiyaudio53532 ай бұрын
There is a power press button which I need to press in order to turn on the DAC.
@tipok19292 ай бұрын
@@thomasdiyaudio5353 Thanks a lot, friend!
@user-dapeng6612 ай бұрын
What preamp/amp setup were you using for this recording ?
@thomasdiyaudio53532 ай бұрын
DIY FM255 and FM711 mono blocks.
@user-dapeng6612 ай бұрын
What output transistors were used in the 711 ?
@thomasdiyaudio53532 ай бұрын
TTC5200, 10 pieces per channel. 20 pieces matched for 2 channels.
@ahmeda30503 ай бұрын
Where can I buy this DAC and whats the exact brand name / model. I'm assuming it supports MQA/etc... I would be streaming TIDAL via USB from a mini PC. My KRELL amp also has XLR inputs and outputs.
@thomasdiyaudio53533 ай бұрын
I bought it on Taobao in China and it is also available on AliExpress. THe brand is BRZHIFI and the model is SU10. Happy shopping!
@glennollvid41473 ай бұрын
2:37 do Think it possibel to make diy crossover for Audio Note AN/E ?? By the Way thanks fore youre video Glenn from Denmark 😊
@thomasdiyaudio53533 ай бұрын
Absolutely yes. The trick here is to find the drivers. ANK sells them but are rather expensive. It seems they are produced by Scan Speak but I have yet to find the model number. If you give me your email address, I can send you the schematics of the crossover and the dimensions of the speaker for AN-E. It's on my to do list.
@bcy0073 ай бұрын
請問這個唱盤你覺得符合個價位表現嗎?謝謝你
@thomasdiyaudio53533 ай бұрын
I paid about US$200 for this. Inside there is a shielded power transformer with linear power supply (low cost major brand CD transport/players usually use switching power supply). One of the best deal I ever had.
@troutnut683 ай бұрын
Did you make this preamp yourself?
@thomasdiyaudio53533 ай бұрын
Yes, I did. I bought the PCB on Taobao, then sourced all the components and put everything together. Very satisfying with the sound quality.
@Greenfield1293 ай бұрын
Fun project
@thomasdiyaudio53533 ай бұрын
Yes, indeed. Classical example of how to apply theory in the real world.
@prateepcharoensap14853 ай бұрын
I love this DAC because 1. AKM Chip. 2. USB Armaner .❤❤❤
@gino32863 ай бұрын
hi first of all congratulation for your excellent creations and systems From your other videos i understand you have a great knowledge of preamps What would be your first choice for a solid state line preamp ? i like natural and 3D sound a lot Thank you very much gino
@thomasdiyaudio53533 ай бұрын
Each of the preamp I have built (tube and solid state) is very good with its own sound signature. If you have to ask me, my personal preference of solid state is the Goldmund 27. It pairs well with solid state power amp and probably best with Goldmund (I do plan to build one when I got a chance). I am using the Goldmund 27 to drive my vintage 40 years old Leach power amp as my TV/video sound system which I use almost every day. If you want just vocal and simple classical music, then I would high recommend Audio Note all the way. Preamp, power amp and speaker. I have videos of these. Absolutely stunning. You can't find anything else with this musicality.
@gino32863 ай бұрын
@@thomasdiyaudio5353 Good morning and thank you very much for your very kind and valuable response I know Audio Note and their great sound but they are out of my league Speaking of the Goldmund, I see that there are clones both to be assembled and already assembled Personally I was looking at some Accuphase clones of which I saw in a video very good measurements such as perfect square wave response from 20 to 20kHz. If I think that I hear 14kHz at most I'm studying the Goldmund carefully, the schematic of which I found online I see it has a first stage buffer - volume - output stage Few preamps have an input buffer which I think is beneficial Thanks again and best regards gino
@thomasdiyaudio53533 ай бұрын
@@gino3286 MBL6010 also has a buffer stage. I am considering to build one for my friend.
@thomasdiyaudio53533 ай бұрын
@@gino3286 By the way, Audio Note amplifier circuit design is very simple. Component count is rather low. It's the power supply a bit complicated.
@gino32863 ай бұрын
@@thomasdiyaudio5353 Good morning and thanks again for your very kind help i have seen the MBL and my guess is that is very good indeed I only listen to CDs and files as final amplifiers i am quite satisfied my obsession is the line preamp It is very important for the overall sound I really like the sound of the tubes but it's the high voltages and high output impedance that worry me My power amps have even 5K of input impedance Very low As for the pre-amps design, I'm confused by the fact that some have only one transistor, others as many as 30 I would tend to be minimalist like Nelson Pass' bride of zen who uses just one mosfet per channel! but 7 times voltage gain is too high I prefer max 3 times voltage gain However, I am very fascinated by clones of famous preamplifiers such as the Goldmund and the Accuphase I don't know whether to throw myself into an already assembled clone I'm still studying Thanks again and best regards gino
@mingtaklee69623 ай бұрын
在耳机聽来己很好声, 佩服
@thomasdiyaudio53533 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@marcelocendoya54864 ай бұрын
Are you driving the AN AX Two with the Leach amps?
@thomasdiyaudio53534 ай бұрын
In the video, I used DIY FM255 and FM711 to drive the AX Two. This was when I first finished building the speakers. Afterwards, I have been using my DIY Meishu Tonmeister 300B to drive the AX Two. This is now my reference setup for vocal.
@marcelocendoya54864 ай бұрын
Dear Thomas, the info you post contains an error. Booth the original version of the Leach amplifier (1976) and the 4.5 version (2000) were created by the same person, the Professor W. Marshall Leach, Jr. who died in 2010. Anyway, the amp is a very good sounding one.
@thomasdiyaudio53534 ай бұрын
If this is the case, I should apologize for my misunderstanding and mistake. Did you build any of his amplifier?
@marcelocendoya54864 ай бұрын
I'm thinking about building a lower power (50W) version of the Leach amplifier.@@thomasdiyaudio5353
@sergiopaez59534 ай бұрын
What transformers do I use for these amplifiers?
@thomasdiyaudio53534 ай бұрын
AC32V x 2, 3A
@sergiopaez59534 ай бұрын
32? O 36?
@thomasdiyaudio53534 ай бұрын
32@@sergiopaez5953
@tartaramtar99594 ай бұрын
Hello. How does it compare to brzhifi su-10?
@thomasdiyaudio53534 ай бұрын
In my system, they sound very similar. Probably due to the same analog output design. The SU-10 AK4499EX sounds slightly brighter on the high end while the NXC02 is more all round, nothing stands out significantly while the sound quality is very good. This NXC02 costs me US$250 which is within range of the SU-10 with external linear power supply.
@ryanho29684 ай бұрын
Kenny G
@matthewtaylor73555 ай бұрын
Do they sound
@thomasdiyaudio53535 ай бұрын
Yes, and they actually sound slightly better than the original one.
@ChicagoRob24 ай бұрын
@@thomasdiyaudio5353 The Mundorf caps will make a big difference.
@thomasdiyaudio53534 ай бұрын
Yes, they do.@@ChicagoRob2
@thomasschafer72685 ай бұрын
😮tge inductor positioning is suboptimal. 1flat and the other should stand upwright
@thomasdiyaudio53535 ай бұрын
Thanks for pointing out.
@edwardcase4 ай бұрын
they are far apart
@thomasschafer72683 ай бұрын
@@edwardcaseno .not enough distance. And where is the Problem
@Chuek-WaiTai5 ай бұрын
Nice amp. Sound nice. Where can the circuit be found? Thanks.
@thomasdiyaudio53535 ай бұрын
【淘宝】m.tb.cn/h.5sg4T4Ecqs2MA1s?tk=du3JW8tdup8 CZ0001 「DIY英国原装AUDIO NOTE MEI SHU AN300B单端合并后级PCB套板」 点击链接直接打开 或者 淘宝搜索直接打开
@eirastephane6 ай бұрын
Please note, this DAC has an annoying beug in optical mode, the coach who must change the source or the filters.The problem was sent to the seller, but he doesn't know how to fix this, the remote control is useless.Videokzfaq.info/get/bejne/b5uPhbJi0sW8mmg.htmlsi=U1vdFIudnMBBseO0
@thomasdiyaudio53535 ай бұрын
I only use coaxial and I haven't tried the optical input. Thanks for your feedback.
@eirastephane5 ай бұрын
@@thomasdiyaudio5353 The DAC Brzhifi SU10 is full of beug, the seller is in very bad faith, you should not trust this brand
@eirastephane5 ай бұрын
@@thomasdiyaudio5353 This brand is not serious, do not invest in this model, it is not serious, it is the first time that the 4499EX chip does not sound as it should, the engineers are bad.
@trieukhanhduy4 ай бұрын
So do i, i can't use the remote. And i can't find driver in english version
@eirastephane4 ай бұрын
It is a brand that is not serious, several people buy brzhifi, but the engineers are zero and the brand will not last long I regret having bought the SU10. Attention ...
@jericlee15096 ай бұрын
hi sir, what other dac do you own? , how is this brzhifi compare to your other dac?
@thomasdiyaudio53536 ай бұрын
I also have a 9038Q2M board (just bare board, no chassis). Sound quality is OK but nothing like this 4499. I do plan to get a 9038Pro (probably dual chip) or something in that range in 2024.
@jericlee15096 ай бұрын
@@thomasdiyaudio5353 wow nice upgrade for 2024 :) happy new year sir thomas!!
@thomasdiyaudio53536 ай бұрын
@@jericlee1509 Happy New Year.
@andrewmccorkell6527 ай бұрын
This looks very clean. Nice job.
@thomasdiyaudio53537 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@tomaszt83587 ай бұрын
Thomas, what is the rating power of this amp per 1 channel?
@thomasdiyaudio53537 ай бұрын
100W @ 8 ohm
@tomaszt83587 ай бұрын
@@thomasdiyaudio5353 Thanks. I'm starting building my units based on Mr. Leach design. Best regards.
@tingwcb8 ай бұрын
What kind of cables from CD to DAC ? also, what's the white LP ? also, how is the sound comparing B&W vs Chartwell ?
@thomasdiyaudio53538 ай бұрын
Gotham coaxial cable from CD transport to DAC. The white turntable is Project Debut Carbon Esprit. The B&W speaker is floorstanding and of course much better than Chartwell which is a bookshelf.
@user-ws9io4md8k6 ай бұрын
Подскажите, это ЦАП без апгрейда так звучит?
@thomasdiyaudio53536 ай бұрын
@@user-ws9io4md8k The DAC in the video is original factory made. I did not do any upgrade on it.
@yuhoyintony71258 ай бұрын
請問 連接了多少台機,不是只有1台BRZHIFI就完成了,的樣子。播放 零時十分。
@thomasdiyaudio53538 ай бұрын
Musicnote MU20 CD Transport, SU10 DAC with 12V linear power supply, Goldmund 27 DIY Preamp, FM711 DIY mono block power amp.
@diyhifi26328 ай бұрын
can you share the link where you bought the amp? thanks
I bought the 711 boards from Taobao in China from the original supplier. The above is the same product sold by a reseller.
@thomasdiyaudio53538 ай бұрын
www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003699944284.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.59.77482691k7dUXp&algo_pvid=47d20538-3cbe-40a1-b059-1b705d901691&algo_exp_id=47d20538-3cbe-40a1-b059-1b705d901691-29&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21HKD%21445.53%21396.52%21%21%2157.00%21%21%402103205216995008242484346ee377%2112000026853788286%21sea%21HK%210%21AB&curPageLogUid=b71smZnV9wk8 (This is the original store I bought from)
@thomasdiyaudio53538 ай бұрын
Sorry I mean this is the original board I bought, the shop's name is different from the one I bought from in China.
@thomasdiyaudio53538 ай бұрын
www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004867339375.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.41.6a1b2691453vDF&algo_pvid=c38ddb10-9fbf-4e3e-91f5-37f4efedcc49&algo_exp_id=c38ddb10-9fbf-4e3e-91f5-37f4efedcc49-20&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21HKD%212235.07%211586.9%21%21%212072.00%21%21%402101c80216995015581803466efaca%2112000030813023882%21sea%21HK%210%21AB&curPageLogUid=75GcgXJQ9Sto This looks similar to the 255 board I bought but there is no balance output in mine.
@camaross128 ай бұрын
I was seriously considering this DAC about 2 weeks ago. I ended up ordering the Opoint DA50 unit it was around same cost but had Balanced XLR plugs which I was wanting. I’ve been happy but wondered how these 2 products would compare. Any idea if the chip is real or a clone?
@thomasdiyaudio53538 ай бұрын
DA50 looks pretty much the same as the SU10 but with balance output. No idea if the chip is real or a clone while the sound quality is very good. At this price I have no complaint. Did you use linear power supply or just ordinary power adaptor?
@camaross128 ай бұрын
I do not believe I have a 12v linear to use. I will have to source one. Appears all my stuff is switching based.
@thomasdiyaudio53538 ай бұрын
In my case, the linear power supply makes audible difference. Definitely worth it.@@camaross12
@tranphuocloc78374 ай бұрын
@@thomasdiyaudio5353 can you tell me the name of your limear PS , i intend to get one . thannks
I think you made a mistake with the price. the cheapest I found was USD318, still very good!
@thomasdiyaudio53538 ай бұрын
I bought directly in China and shipped to Hong Kong. My total cost including shipping was just under US$200.
@haraldgmeiner45078 ай бұрын
@@thomasdiyaudio5353 Thank you!
@camaross128 ай бұрын
I was looking I saw some for $300 Canadian weeks back. Depends on seller and timing the prices fluctuate.
@mikemajors23858 ай бұрын
Good to see AKM making a comeback. Thank`s Thomas.
@thomasdiyaudio53538 ай бұрын
This DAC is surprisingly good, especially with linear power supply. The power adaptor which comes with it is OK but there is audible improvement once I use linear power supply.
@xfloodcasual812410 ай бұрын
the AN components add extraordinary levels to this. worth trying.
@thomasdiyaudio535310 ай бұрын
Without a doubt AN components will take this to another level. However the prices are outrageous. One thing I will definitely do next time is to use Mundorf oil caps instead of GAD.