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At this time it would only be a feature with the Micro Audio SMPS'Will the standby feature be available as a retrofit for 2ch Hypex NCx500?
At this time it would only be a feature with the Micro Audio SMPS'Will the standby feature be available as a retrofit for 2ch Hypex NCx500?
It will be, yes. But no timeframe/ETA. It is part of something that will be tested and implemented as we slowly work on incorporating Micro Audio SMPS' to more of our products in place of many of the Hypex SMPS' options.
Who told you that the SMPS1200A700 power draw in standby mode is 0 W?Is there a way to make sure you don't get the "Micro Audio SMPS" when ordering a Buckeye amp so you don't have to deal with the high idle power drain that doesn't stop unless the power switch is turned off?
The order pages that I see represent that the NCx500 comes with a Hypex SMPS1200A700. Is there anyway to update order pages before changing the PS component used? Thank you!
Who told you that the SMPS1200A700 power draw in standby mode is 0 W?
Did you measure the power draw of the SMPS1200A700 by yourself before making any claims?
SMPS2K draws 0.1W in standby mode.
It's better you support your claim with evidence next time.
Thanks
@amper42Dear MicroAudio,
It looks like you didn't read message #443 above in this thread where users are reporting 38W while on and 21W while in auto mode with the Micro Audio SMPS? In message #445 Dylan explains Buckeye is installing the Micro Audio SMPS but doesn't have "a proper design/pinout in place to handle the Micro Audio SMPS Standby feature." He further explained that it is only being used in "the 3ch NCx and the Mono 7040SA" currently.
So while the Micro Audio SMPS may have a low standby power draw with a proper Standby design that's not what's happening in currently shipping Buckeye amps with this SMPS. I hope that explains the issue.
Yes. The Buckeye gain stage has three different settings changed via toggle switch on the back.I'm confused about the gain stage on the NXC500. Can you change it without connecting an av receiver or dac? It mentions Hypex and Buckeye gain.
Max power is a little higher on the mono (website needs updated for the 2ch to reflect this) but the difference is an inaudible difference (less than 1dB).What's the difference between the mono and stereo since specs seem the same and they sound the same?
I see thank you. Also this may be a dumb question but using a preamp with this amp will the preamp take away from the sound quality?Max power is a little higher on the mono (website needs updated for the 2ch to reflect this) but the difference is an inaudible difference (less than 1dB).
Monoblocks are mainly targeted for those who like to have an amp near each L/R (and sometimes Center) speaker.
Any good preamp will not negatively affect the sound quality.I see thank you. Also this may be a dumb question but using a preamp with this amp will the preamp take away from the sound quality?
This is NOT directed at you, but rather a general comment on the question, as it comes up often.What is the filter capacitance as far as the spec on that?
I have 5 NC400 amps running in Ghent Chassis... yes different, but the red LEDs are still utilized and I don't see them outside the Chassis.I have seen prior pictures of the NCx500 module red LED lights shining through the case. For anyone that uses a Buckeye NCx500 amp, is this noticeable in a dark room when watching movies? I’ll probably have 5-7 inches of room between the top of the amp and the shelf above so I believe any light will be visible coming out of the vent and be a distraction.
This is being rectified with Standby control of the Micro Audio SMPS and the entire amplifier section.
- Per the Hypex datasheet, NCx500 have an idle loss of 5.3 watts/channel which sums to 16 watts. Since the idle loss reported is currently 38 watts then the 2k Microaudio SMPS has idle losses of 22 watts (its datasheet from what I could tell is not publically available). That does seem a bit high as the Hypex 3k SMPS has idle losses of 15 watts and the Microaudio 2k in theory should be somewhere in between that and the 9 watts of the SMPS1200