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Pass ACA monoblocks!
I (finally) finished my other AmpCamp amp yesterday. Took me most of the day, but I am very careful and meticulous with my build.
Have to say that as good as the little AmpCamp amp is; it really sings as a pair of bridged mono blocks! Quite impressive, especially when you consider each amp cost all of $327 plus about $35 in premium parts. More later, but I am really enjoying these "big" little amps! (apologies for the cheesy iPhone 6S pic...I'll fix that later)
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Stephen,
I had to look that one up - I experienced some serious cognitive dissonance with seeing such a high-end name as Pass along with your description of a kit amp. How cool is that!!! Good for Nelson! Glad you enjoyed not only the build but the sound. Audio kits are very cool - my mechanical engineer wife and I enjoyed building a Triode tube integrated amp a number of years ago and we learned a lot. Look forward to your further impressions.
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The latest version of the AmpCamp Amp aka ACA is a revised build referred to as v1.8. This design is pretty cool as you can run it as a stereo amp, or...bridged or parallel monoblocks.
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Lumin P1 streamer/DAC/preamp, Constellation Inspiration integrated TT: Michell Gyro SE MkII, SME V, Koetsu Urushi Vermilion, EAR324. Harbeth 30.2s, REL R-305, Shunyata Alpha V2 ICs, Alpha V2 SPs, Sigma XC, Sigma NRv2, Omega QR-s & Alpha NRv2 PCs, segmented Altaira SG stack w/ Alpha & Omega CGCs, Everest 8000 PD. Remote Server Room: Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark Master Clock & LPS, Alita, Battle Angel, (Akasa NUC Roon Core), iFi DC Purifiers (for SMPS used for Alita & router), Shunyata Gemini combo power distributor & Altaira-type CG GP-NR hub, Venom & Alpha CGCs, Shunyata NRv14 power cords for digital components. |
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Looks great Puma!
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How does it sound on the Dyns, and compared to the CJ amp you were using before?
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I would love to build a couple of these amps but my hands are not as steady as they once were.
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They do not look too difficult or complex... Give it a go and surprise yourself!
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Very nice. One of my audio buds has both a Pass amp (stereo - think it is an Aleph) and a Pass preamp that he recently put a digital remote control volume into.
What are your ACA amps rated power-wise?
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15 Watts/channel as bridged monos. Plenty, as I listen at only ~68-74 dB, on average.
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Lumin P1 streamer/DAC/preamp, Constellation Inspiration integrated TT: Michell Gyro SE MkII, SME V, Koetsu Urushi Vermilion, EAR324. Harbeth 30.2s, REL R-305, Shunyata Alpha V2 ICs, Alpha V2 SPs, Sigma XC, Sigma NRv2, Omega QR-s & Alpha NRv2 PCs, segmented Altaira SG stack w/ Alpha & Omega CGCs, Everest 8000 PD. Remote Server Room: Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark Master Clock & LPS, Alita, Battle Angel, (Akasa NUC Roon Core), iFi DC Purifiers (for SMPS used for Alita & router), Shunyata Gemini combo power distributor & Altaira-type CG GP-NR hub, Venom & Alpha CGCs, Shunyata NRv14 power cords for digital components. |
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Stephen - that would be plenty for me. Am listening to 20wpc with class-A tubes and my system has never sounded better. Like you, 99% of my listening is in the 68-74dB range (with an occasional foray into 'head-banger' territory).
From what I understand looking at the diystore, the input connection must be XLR to bridge the amp for 15wpc as a monoblock. As my pre-out is only single-ended RCA, would a simple RCA-XLR adapter accomplish this?
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