Ronito6
Super Member
Here's a video of my AU-X1 with the new phono board playing dire straits.
It works!! And it sounds great!! Thanks Willy!
Everyone listen to it while you can before YouTube party poopers spike it for playing too long.
Here's a video of my AU-X1 with the new phono board playing dire straits.
And I don't paint my finger nails pink I die my salmon and steelhead bait pink and the stuff won't come off for a week or twoIt works!! And it sounds great!! Thanks Willy!
Everyone listen to it while you can before YouTube party poopers spike it for playing too long.
Thanks for that, now I dont need to message you as soon as I thought. I assume you'll get a better price the more you do right?
Makes sense to put it out there....I think they will be a popular board since there are so many of those relays on it...
Excellent work by the way!!
And I don't paint my finger nails pink I die my salmon and steelhead bait pink and the stuff won't come off for a week or two
Agreed, further discussion will be by PM. We do need to abide by the rules.Better price for more depends on the fabricator.
Certainly a Chinese fabricator would be cheaper,
but OSH Park product quality and customer service is downright award winning.
The market for this board is extremely limited. I imagine that there are only about 100 people in the world who might want this board.
So as long as I am serving them up, I will serve up the best. I will stick with OSH Park.
AK does not want forums to be used as a selling platform, and that is not really my intent.
There are PMs and email for that.
Maybe I'll start a point of sale website...hmmm.
Agreed, further discussion will be by PM. We do need to abide by the rules.
But thanks for all the information, and personally I have no problem paying for quality
You did very nice job of that board...
Here is another one populated and ready to go in to the first AU X1 that I refurbished.View attachment 1232089
Yes I want to see if there's much of a difference in sound between the nichicon muse and the elna silmic ll 's.Nichicon MUSE on this one. Looks very good. That amp will sound excellent.
I was informed that those capacitors are not in the signal path so they won't change the sound at all...Live and learn that's my motto.Yes I want to see if there's much of a difference in sound between the nichicon muse and the elna silmic ll 's.
The whole point of the X1 is there are no capacitors in the signal path at all, except obviously the RIAA preamps.I was informed that those capacitors are not in the signal path so they won't change the sound at all...Live and learn that's my motto.
I was informed that those capacitors are not in the signal path so they won't change the sound at all...Live and learn that's my motto.
Since I put those nichicon muse caps in it I might as well leave them there right?The whole point of the X1 is there are no capacitors in the signal path at all, except obviously the RIAA preamps.
You can, from memory select to capacitor couple the power-amp input.
But, still, the filtering for the power supplies and what not will affect noise floor and ultimately the sound to some degree...
Absolutely, I would, they are excellent caps.Since I put those nichicon muse caps in it I might as well leave them there right?
I was informed that those capacitors are not in the signal path so they won't change the sound at all...Live and learn that's my motto.
The whole point of the X1 is there are no capacitors in the signal path at all, except obviously the RIAA preamps.
This^^^ was my advice.I was informed that those capacitors are not in the signal path so they won't change the sound at all
In my personal view there are a number of 'audio path' capacitors in various sections of the AU-X1. However in the vast majority of cases these are not for DC blocking, but they do directly influence the audio signal in one way or another. I have my own personal interpretation (right or wrong) of what is signal path and what isn't. As follows, any capacitor that connects to ground, a +ve rail or a -ve rail, at one end doesn't count. In my view to be counted as audio path, such a capacitor needs to be unavoidably involved in passing audio signal to the next stage to be counted as such.
I definitely don't want to go into numbers here, I think I have exposed myself to enough criticism, or even ridicule for the above comments and personally held views. But hey, if you have a better way of describing an 'audio path' capacitor lets hear it, I am open to any suggestions that will help clarify this often talked about subject.
This^^^ was my advice.
In the case of the capacitors above, they are connected directly across the relay coils, which shouldn't attract the need for 'audio grade' capacitors like Nichicon Muse or Elna Silmic. But you can fit any brand of capacitor you like in there and it will work just fine. I would strongly discourage altering the µF value as I believe they are used to delay switching or relay 'drop out' for a very short time during input switching operations.
As always any constructive comments are welcome.
In my personal view there are a number of 'audio path' capacitors in various sections of the AU-X1. However in the vast majority of cases these are not for DC blocking, but they do directly influence the audio signal in one way or another. I have my own personal interpretation (right or wrong) of what is signal path and what isn't. As follows, any capacitor that connects to ground, a +ve rail or a -ve rail, at one end doesn't count. In my view to be counted as audio path, such a capacitor needs to be unavoidably involved in passing audio signal to the next stage to be counted as such.
I definitely don't want to go into numbers here, I think I have exposed myself to enough criticism, or even ridicule for the above comments and personally held views. But hey, if you have a better way of describing an 'audio path' capacitor lets hear it, I am open to any suggestions that will help clarify this often talked about subject.
This^^^ was my advice.
In the case of the capacitors above, they are connected directly across the relay coils, which shouldn't attract the need for 'audio grade' capacitors like Nichicon Muse or Elna Silmic. But you can fit any brand of capacitor you like in there and it will work just fine. I would strongly discourage altering the µF value as I believe they are used to delay switching or relay 'drop out' for a very short time during input switching operations.
As always any constructive comments are welcome.