HiFi/Audio/Video equipment on Ali/eBay/whatever

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Audio equipment deserves its own thread in the Fetish forum.

Anyway. I was looking for a Class A tube phone amplifier and stumbled upon these beauties:

Cayin HA-300 MK2 Class A SET Vacuum Tube Headphone Power Amplifier 300B 220D 6SN7GTB Tube 8WX2

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Cayin HA-3A Class A SET Vacuum Tube Headphone Power Amplifier

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And this one is very affordable:

APPJ PA1502A Mini 6N4 6P6P Class A SET Vacuum Tube Amplifier

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Reviews:
https://www.soundphilereview.com/reviews...view-2852/
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/any-opin...2a.780178/


Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehV3L4Cvqtw


Tempting ...
(This post was last modified: 27 Nov 2022, 02:47 by Like Ra.)
(27 Nov 2022, 02:37 )Like Ra Wrote: And this one is very affordable:
A bit more expensive, but looks more interesting

Phantom TB-1 Class A SET phone amplifier

(Can be custom-made with balanced connectors)

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And a higher quality dual mono version:

Musical Paradise MP-301 Mk3 integrated vacuum tube Class A amplifier

This stuff is serious, yet still affordable

Quote: The whole PCB board is gold plated for better signal purity.

High quality power switch made in Japan by ALPS and higher quality input and output selection switches and headphone Jack.

This amplifier supports 6L6 (6P3P), KT66, 5881, EL34, KT77, KT88 and 6550.

Auto biasing design that eliminates manual adjustment. Class A single ended; Zero negative feedback.

Built with high grade genuine components: 

Transformers are made with oxygen free copper wire and Japanese Z11/M6 silicon core. 
US Military Vishay Dale resistors. RIFA 450, Rubycon, Philips BC and Nichicon capacitors, 24K gold plated input and output terminals.
2 oz. thick copper PCB.

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(This post was last modified: 06 Mar 2023, 01:31 by Like Ra.)
Just bookmarking: Stores for hi-fi stuff
Cables, spikes, connectors, tubes, sockets, fuses, cases: GD-PARTS Audio Store
Transformers, power supplies, potentiometers, chassis, DACs, tube amplifiers: Music KTV Electronic Store

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(This post was last modified: 06 Mar 2023, 01:49 by Like Ra.)
If someone is looking for a pair of good computer speakers, have a look at these models:

https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DdL0EEZ - Hivi M300MKII (more expensive)
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DEq9ZkD - HiVi Swans D200 (less expensive)

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Reviews:

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/a-bundle...ii.563723/
https://www.techx.com.my/products/best-h...-hivi-d200


Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcCInUPCr14
(This post was last modified: 19 Mar 2023, 02:58 by Like Ra.)
Interesting, Aliexpress is selling Danish Duelund Coherent Audio silver foil capacitors: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dkwu31B
And Mundorf copper foil capacitors: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DdAv5O1
And silver Audio Note caps: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DFcTDdf

And other Hi-End stuff (Alps, Vishay, Jantzen, ... Check this shop: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DlhAJ2t

No, not cheap...
(This post was last modified: 13 Apr 2023, 02:52 by Like Ra.)
Any idea of the heat these caps can take?
Doesn’t list breakdown voltages.
10, 20 % ???
(13 Apr 2023, 06:10 )Tinker D Wrote: Any idea of the heat these caps can take?
Doesn’t list breakdown voltages.
10, 20 % ???

As for Duelund it's 630V, 2%. All info can be grabbed directly from the web-sites.
Bookmark: Sunbuck - they make replicas of HiFi and HiEnd devices.

https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DkU2Uxb - Single-ended Class A tube headphone amplifier.
After reading multiple reviews, I just bought Baseus Bowie MA10 earbuds with ANC, and they are indeed amazing. They are cheap, they sound great, the ANC works (there are several levels of active noise reduction), they have multipoint connectivity feature, they are comfortable, they are IPX6 certified, they do not fall off, when you move, and they come with the sound and gestures tuning app. Do experiment with the silicon thingies, as you need a tight seal to get the bass. So far, greatly recommended! I love them!

Oh yeah, there is a low latency mode, so you can use them with video.
(This post was last modified: 20 Oct 2023, 00:12 by Like Ra.)

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