Bottlehead Forum
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: arveedub on November 06, 2010, 04:51:17 AM
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What clearance is generally required between the top plate & the bottom of the base of a sex amp with the c4s expansion?
Thanks
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Didn't notice that I was in the wrong forum till I posted. Sorry.
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I'm building my s.e.x. amp in a base that is 2-1/2" tall, so a little less for the inside clearance. is that what you want to know? All the stock BH bases are 3.5" tall, not including feet.
-- Jim
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On the S.E.X., I think you'll find that it is the plate chokes, which mount on the underside, which will dictate the minimum depth for the base. At least I don't recall anything hanging any lower, C4S included. IIRC, the plate chokes are just shy of 1-3/4" deep, so I believe a couple of inches of depth will do as a bare minimum.
Of course, this assumes a stock build; swap out a bunch of caps for gigantic film types, and all bets are off. Same for Magnequest plate chokes---I have no idea how far they may hang down.
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Thanks, guys
I'm putting together a small living room system & am thinking about installing a dac in the same enclosure as the amp. I don't want the base to get too high so building the case a bit longer to accomodate the dac may be my best option.
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Things could get a bit crowded in there and in terms of electrical noise, temperature and such, inside may not be the best place for a dac.
One thing I considered doing was mounting my HRT musicstreamer II + on the back of the s.e.x. -- it's small enough and I believe that it should work ok. A really decent dac for the money too.
-- Jim