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Might be prudent to cut down on alcohol consumption then. Or install better lighting.I'm staggering in the dark
Might be prudent to cut down on alcohol consumption then. Or install better lighting.I'm staggering in the dark
That's what I'm trying to do with the survey.Or install better lighting.
The survey is just too long.... I had to restarted twice.. forget it...
Emm what I want to say is... Beat thx 789! and make it 499!
I believe you can make it happen!
Barring a few naysayers / nitpickers, one can only say that this is an amazing amp. I just wish that the price was a bit closer to earth!That along with the "feel" of the knob (whatever that means) were the most surprising criticisms of the HP-1. Live and learn.
As for the aesthetics of the enclosure: I designed the HP-1 as a DIY projects. Many liked it and after a loaner round on SBAF quite a few wanted one. They just didn't want to build their own. So the completed amps started selling. As one reviewer said, "it looks like a DIY project" ... because it is a DIY project, albeit a quite nice one if you ask me.
As far as I'm aware, there is nothing that competes with the HP-1 on performance in the DIY space.
There's no way that a small fry like me will ever be able to compete on price with the Best Buys (or Massdrops) of the world. That's just reality. I have to compete on something else.
Tom
Thanks Tom, I've got no doubt that another iteration will be even better in terms of the sound quality and price ratio. I just signed up for the newsletter; looking for to learning more in the coming months.Yeah. That's a common critique. I focused 100% on performance in the design of the HP-1. This greatly increased the production cost. If I sold the HP-1 at retail margins, it should sell for $3k+ Few are willing to pay that much.
The good news is that I think it's possible to come quite close to the performance of the HP-1 at a lower price point. Stay tuned. If you'd like to be the first to know about new products, I suggest signing up for my newsletter here: https://www.neurochrome.com/newsletter
Tom
Sounds great, Tom! I hope it comes in blueYeah. That's a common critique. I focused 100% on performance in the design of the HP-1. This greatly increased the production cost. If I sold the HP-1 at retail margins, it should sell for $3k+ Few are willing to pay that much.
The good news is that I think it's possible to come quite close to the performance of the HP-1 at a lower price point. Stay tuned. If you'd like to be the first to know about new products, I suggest signing up for my newsletter here: https://www.neurochrome.com/newsletter
Tom
That's good to hear. I should have a working prototype of the amp section within the next couple of weeks. I hope to have a full prototype amp for show & tell at CanJam/RMAF.I am very much looking forward to the succesor of this amp.
I'm more than happy to entertain the thought of a completely custom paint job ... at a completely custom price.Red and White should look pretty good using powder coat. Not so great idea if using paint as majority of white paint will yellow with extended heat exposure.
The 340db amplifier has 3 times higher distortion than the previous one with 8 ohm load. Idk what's going on.
And Ti updated the full datasheet for opa1656. You may want to have a good look at it. It's simply amazing.
http://www.ti.com/product/OPA1656
And ahhh..... I bought 25 more in response. F my wallet.That's some amazing figures that TI have put in there!
How much are those retailing for ? Mouser doesn't have any in stock, though your link suggests Ti can take orders ?And ahhh..... I bought 25 more in response. F my wallet.
Quite cheap actually. Around 2.5 dollars ea. Much cheaper than opa1612.How much are those retailing for ? Mouser doesn't have any in stock, though your link suggests Ti can take orders ?
Doubt I can hear a difference but would certainly like to put a set of them into my HPA-3B (since they run 36V) just for the heck of it.
iirc, 2.7 for 1x, 2.4 for 10+, 2.2 for 25+.That's surprisingly budget priced but that's bulk purchase right? 25 piece MOQ ?