Did I miss the announcement from last weekend? What's happening?
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Buckeye Amps: Hypex NCx500 Official Thread
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This one?
Buckeye Amps 2ch Integrated Amplifier
2ch Integrated Amplifier Specifications/Features List (w/o Add-on card): XLR Inputs (x2) RCA Inputs (x2) RCA Outputs (x2) - User specifies desired behavior at checkout - EX: User could specify Mono Sub outputs w/Low Pass Filter (24dB Octave, Analog) - EX: User could specify Stereo Sub outputs...
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I saw that one, thank you. I thought that an actual product was due tba... not just the tease. So, we still don't know yet, from the lack of rabid foaming from all of us wanna be Buckeye fanboys... once actually announced.This one?
Buckeye Amps 2ch Integrated Amplifier
2ch Integrated Amplifier Specifications/Features List (w/o Add-on card): XLR Inputs (x2) RCA Inputs (x2) RCA Outputs (x2) - User specifies desired behavior at checkout - EX: User could specify Mono Sub outputs w/Low Pass Filter (24dB Octave, Analog) - EX: User could specify Stereo Sub outputs...
I'm not sure that I detect any lacking over here...
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I suppose I can go post another teaser pic since I unfortunately will not be able to be at MWAVE where I intended to do a more official announcement
Your amps are so good there's nothing negative to say about them so the threads drift off into tangent territory all too often.
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@Buckeye Amps Do the Monoblocks require 4 jumpers for the Buffer setting? Curious because the monoblocks only seem to have 2 jumpers installed, and no extras. Wanted to check before I order some from amazon.
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The Hypex Buffer setting uses just two jumpers (for Bypass mode).
For the Buckeye Buffer setting, four jumpers would be used
For the Buckeye Buffer setting, four jumpers would be used
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Hey folks......a brief update on the performance of my NCx monoblocks. I've been thrashing them for the last hour with a youtube stream from a group called Camelphat (yes, I know the quality is crap. That's not new news). This is a hard hitting set of house music they played at the legendary Printworks in the UK for it's closing show. I've had these amps pushed hard running through my ML 'stats and these things are BARELY warm. My WORD these amps are so capable. You just want to keep turning up the volume to see how much they have to give. They can over-drive my speakers so I need to be careful, but holy holy I just want to keep turning the knob.
Awesome! Which ML do you have? Seems that Ncx copes well with the low impedances.
I have a pair of the ESL 11A, currently driven by a Denon PMA A110. However, I am looking at the Ncx modules instead. They are on backorder though, not only with Buckeye…
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I've got the ESL X's I purchased new about a year ago. Do you use subs with yours? I got the X's because I though separate subs would give me the big thump I wanted for my house music listening.
No, I don‘t have additional subs…the 11A have 2 active woofers each (2 x 275 W ICEpower per speaker), which is not only enough, but even too much for my room. I dialled bass down by -4 dB. Anthem Room Correction helps with a mode around 40 Hz.
Since they have active (mid-)bass, an amp does not have too much work, I guess. However, impedance is quite low in high frequencies.
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No, different interfaces/setups.
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A nice surprise: our restock of Hypex NCx500 modules are on there way, a month earlier than expected!
And before anyone asks, still finishing up work on the 2kW Micro Audio SMPS for the 3ch...
And before anyone asks, still finishing up work on the 2kW Micro Audio SMPS for the 3ch...
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Now if only we could find out all about that shiny new somewhat-not-a-secret integrated amp coming our way I could decide if I want that or another NCx amp.
Who would have thought it would take so long....
Designing a high test power supply that will stand up to the firing squad here at ASR? Ummm...
I'm not surprised. Especially after seeing page after page of people complain about some minutia performance spec that is so far from audible as to be irrelevant.
I'm all for them getting this right. and while I will need such an amp when I upgrade my AVR, that is still a few minutes out.
Designing a high test power supply that will stand up to the firing squad here at ASR? Ummm...
I'm not surprised. Especially after seeing page after page of people complain about some minutia performance spec that is so far from audible as to be irrelevant.
I'm all for them getting this right. and while I will need such an amp when I upgrade my AVR, that is still a few minutes out.
Not to mention review testers who think it's ok to operate an amp continuously at full rated power.
Designing a high test power supply that will stand up to the firing squad here at ASR? Ummm...
I'm not surprised. Especially after seeing page after page of people complain about some minutia performance spec that is so far from audible as to be irrelevant.
I'm all for them getting this right. and while I will need such an amp when I upgrade my AVR, that is still a few minutes out.
If it were something designed from scratch I could understand it taking a long time but isn't the manufacturer in the SMPS business, with several similar products already on the market for quite some time?
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