Jer's "Fwuck it I miss that Rev B 400 sound" gut and revamp thread..

[jbeckva]

Got this off a BIN on ebay - could not resist the asking price for the condition, and damn if I don't miss that Rev B backplane 400 WOPL sound for a daily driver. Shouldn't take but a few days, then onto your amp Gary/62Vaux!

She purdy, just still in the box hehe

 

[jbeckva]

She's NICE... Karen will be the name, aya!!

Not a scratch on her!! Seller did one awesome job packing... styro all the way around.

 

[Skynyrd77]

Karen looks to be very sweet!!! Good grab jer

 

[Northwinds]

She looks very pretty Jer!!!! Congrats scoring her!!!

 

[kevin]

Get it out of your head Jer !!!! No way you can do what ya did to mine two times in a row !!!! It just will not sound as good as mine !!!!! Lol.... So dont be dissapionted !!!!!

 

[jbeckva]

Soon as I wake up some more... heheh.

 

[laatsch55]

Repeatability...

 

[kevin]

Yea..... I believe he has got it !!!!!!!

 

[jbeckva]

Repeatability...

Yep, you'd think after err... how many... I'd have that "talent" by now? If you're keeping tabs, Oct of 2012 is when I first did a (successful) build. Goin on two years now...

 

[kevin]

Well your talent sure shinned on mine Jer !!!!! You know I was just trying to wake ya up this morn... Wasn't trying to stir no poop this early... LOL... For once !!!!

 

[Northwinds]

Yep, you'd think after err... how many... I'd have that "talent" by now? If you're keeping tabs, Oct of 2012 is when I first did a (successful) build. Goin on two years now...

And stellar work you do, listening to Sally now and she still puts a shiteatin' grin on my face every time I put the gas to her

Having a tagsale today and Shpongle is blasting around the neighborhood LMAO

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1926 South St
Coventry, CT

Already sold the Savage .22LR and an old Black Jack made in Japan guitar

 

[Northwinds]

Well your talent sure shinned on mine Jer !!!!! You know I was just trying to wake ya up this morn... Wasn't trying to stir no poop this early... LOL... For once !!!!

You and Jason type so much alike!!!

 

[jbeckva]

And stellar work you do, listening to Sally now and she still puts a shiteatin' grin on my face every time I put the gas to her

Having a tagsale today and Shpongle is blasting around the neighborhood LMAO

Lots of audio equipment, old toys, records, collectibles, Coke antiques. msic coolness etc... stop by and fill your car!

1926 South St
Coventry, CT

Already sold the Savage .22LR and an old Black Jack made in Japan guitar

I went on a lil spending spree with this 400 included. One "buy" that didn't quite go as planned was this guy here..

http://www.ebay.com/itm/221509156597?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

Before buying, I googled images for it to see if it had a preamp out (heck.. I'm always looking for pre's with different sound and whatnot). I THOUGHT it had one, but the image of the backside I was looking at turned out to be a different model...

BUT.. a quick eyeball on the schematic... and now it DOES have a preamp output for the front L/R (I could do the same with the other channels, but anyway.... ). After THAT lil mod, it worked... pretty good... but the pre on it really doesn't cut it as far as S/N ratio. With the tone controls flat it's not TOO bad, but turn em just a notch and whooa.. I can hear the black mamba hissin from my D9's tweeters just a little too much.

 

[Northwinds]

.Jer, Debbie bought that complete system new w/ the sub and 4 satellite speakers, we still use it for the livingroom TV. Never had a problem with it. EDIT: never tried it for music playback but it does not have much power anyway. I think they claim 80wpc x 5 but I don't see it

 

[jbeckva]

.Jer, Debbie bought that complete system new w/ the sub and 4 satellite speakers, we still use it for the livingroom TV. Never had a problem with it. EDIT: never tried it for music playback but it does not have much power anyway. I think they claim 80wpc x 5 but I don't see it

Hehe.. that's why it's now a "preamp" of sorts... The schematic told me that basically there was a junction point between the preamp and amp sections, so I disconnected the 5.1 channel input RCA's on the back, then ran a coax from 2 of them to the junction point. It MAY be that the amp section is still connected as to why it didn't turn out quite right.

The sound itself is pretty darn clear, but yeah.. a little bit hissy for me. I may disconnect the amp section altogether and replace the preamp buffers with one of those super duper op amp IC's, but that's for another day..

 

[laatsch55]

Well your talent sure shinned on mine Jer !!!!! You know I was just trying to wake ya up this morn... Wasn't trying to stir no poop this early... LOL... For once !!!!

BULLSHIT!!!!!! You are one of the original poop stirrers...

 

[kevin]

BULLSHIT!!!!!! You are one of the original poop stirrers...

I realize that I did.... But most of the time I put thought into how I do it !!!!! When ya can't talk about builds and really dont know what you guys are talking about most of the time ..... Ya either stir POOP... Or just do alot of reading.... I try to just read alot !!!! Help me Nav.... I got myself in a mess..... LMAO !

 

[laatsch55]

Just giggin ya Kev.....

 

[kevin]

O I know.... Thats what makes this place so fun !!!!!!

 

[jbeckva]

Wouldn't be able to do this if it weren't for Lee n Joe. Even though I give 'em hell now and then, I also have to give credit to em .. at least for puttin up with me over the years LMAO..

PL14_20 WO Board done... backplanes next.