Hi all,
I have been a succubus in this forum for far too long, only taking and never giving so I figured that I would register and make a fool-hearted attempt at contributing.
Disclaimer - Rugger is not an audio professional and is simply attempting to hang out with some guys and learn something through osmosis, plz no make fun of.
"This is the forum where we try to impress each other with how much we know about audio. Heavy use of technical jargon is required for participation" ..... well shit
On to the task at hand. I am building a ground-up bang for your buck system with a goal of having that 30-50k sound for far... far less. (i will do a full thread about this and my build process)
After reading Amir's review of the Purifi modules and seeing the price I knew that these amps had to have the bang for your buck championship belt. A little googling later I discovered that VTV amplifiers were not only the least expensive supplier but also the only one based in the US. After a little more searching around and I found several poor reviews of VTV Purifi amps but seeing as they were the cheapest I took the leap with the expectation that I would just fix any issues myself.
I let the pictures speak for themselves but the amp arrived quickly with no issues in the ordering process. It was in good shape, there were no scratches, dents, or missing screws. The internals looked nice, there was no duct tape or loose connectors. The mains power connector was tight and the infamous pin 1 issues looked to be solved. The buffer boards and pin one were grounded to the chassis at separate spots. I even tested the resistance between all of these connections and the mains ground, everything read 0 ohms. There was nothing for me to fix so I buttoned it up and ran some tests through my JBL Studio 280's by way of the MiniDSP SHD and WOW! This thing is crystal clear for as much as I'm willing to crank it up.
More Disclaimer - I'm not affiliated with VTV in any way and I paid full price for this thing.
I have been a succubus in this forum for far too long, only taking and never giving so I figured that I would register and make a fool-hearted attempt at contributing.
Disclaimer - Rugger is not an audio professional and is simply attempting to hang out with some guys and learn something through osmosis, plz no make fun of.
"This is the forum where we try to impress each other with how much we know about audio. Heavy use of technical jargon is required for participation" ..... well shit
On to the task at hand. I am building a ground-up bang for your buck system with a goal of having that 30-50k sound for far... far less. (i will do a full thread about this and my build process)
After reading Amir's review of the Purifi modules and seeing the price I knew that these amps had to have the bang for your buck championship belt. A little googling later I discovered that VTV amplifiers were not only the least expensive supplier but also the only one based in the US. After a little more searching around and I found several poor reviews of VTV Purifi amps but seeing as they were the cheapest I took the leap with the expectation that I would just fix any issues myself.
I let the pictures speak for themselves but the amp arrived quickly with no issues in the ordering process. It was in good shape, there were no scratches, dents, or missing screws. The internals looked nice, there was no duct tape or loose connectors. The mains power connector was tight and the infamous pin 1 issues looked to be solved. The buffer boards and pin one were grounded to the chassis at separate spots. I even tested the resistance between all of these connections and the mains ground, everything read 0 ohms. There was nothing for me to fix so I buttoned it up and ran some tests through my JBL Studio 280's by way of the MiniDSP SHD and WOW! This thing is crystal clear for as much as I'm willing to crank it up.
More Disclaimer - I'm not affiliated with VTV in any way and I paid full price for this thing.
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