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TP RA3 Rackmount Amplifier Review
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I am in favor of having the PS inside the chassis, sure, but I think still it would have lots of empty room. A single teardown photo would be great.
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24 hours ...
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You didn't guess - I thought it would take a total of 24 hours...
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OK, here are a couple of quick shots:
No, I am not taking the heatsink off to find the IC amp.
No, I am not taking the heatsink off to find the IC amp.
Oh it is not as deep a chassis as I thought, very short actually. No space wasted indeed.
This made me curious as wellIs this really double sided tape to fixate the power supply?
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Sorry if this has been covered - I jumped from page 4 of comments to here. Where might this be sold? Nothing comes up online.
Ah, it looks like the PA5 without the encapsulation of the input opamps plus the addition of an internal power supply, larger chassis, and better volume control with remote, for a lower price. If the reliability is good, this is an awesome device! As an owner of the PA5, I await the reliability results from users with bated breathOK, here are a couple of quick shots:
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No, I am not taking the heatsink off to find the IC amp.
. I have a FOSI V3 on order and am using an Aiyima a07 in place of my still working PA5 because climate change is burning us to death and causes stuff to run very hot in the summer. Thank you for your efforts, Amir!
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Me too. if so, not at all SOTA quality of construction.
This amp doesn't impress me that much for its performances/power, and not for its inside too.
But maybe it's not a definitive production amp that has been sent to Amir.
Well, for me it looks like an improved PA5 (I've had it and it sounded terrific, sold it because of reliability fears), as JeffGB also points out above
Yeah, no shiit. Who in the US would want any products with that type of name?TP may not be the best name for a quality audio product. In high school people use to TP other students homes. It was a sign of recognition with toilet paper strung through their front yard trees. TP is still short for Toilet Paper to most Americans. Not sure I would want an amp with the same name? Only a non-US company would make this mistake.
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It's plastic I believe, for electrical insulation. They're pretty common in PC PSUs.
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That makes more sense,hence the tape to keep it in place.
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It got rack ears, great sinad and a low price. That doesnt match my expectations so i have to buy a more expensive behringer that will give a nice hiss in the tweeters. Can i have some loud fans to?
Of course it doesnt drive your subs but this goes right to my short list for driving mids/highs in my upcoming build. Pro interface for crossover behringer a800 for woofers and this in a rack. I never have amps on display but i should put the rack out in the room to annoy the aesthetic police
Of course it doesnt drive your subs but this goes right to my short list for driving mids/highs in my upcoming build. Pro interface for crossover behringer a800 for woofers and this in a rack. I never have amps on display but i should put the rack out in the room to annoy the aesthetic police
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