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Title: What to purchase next?
Post by: marioed on July 16, 2021, 08:16:09 AM

Hi All,

I recently finished building a Crack with Speedball and enjoyed the build a lot. It was my first build and while my soldering skills have improved I could still use more experience. I’m thinking about what kit to try next. I’m thinking about either the moreplay or the sex experimenters kit. I’d be using the moreplay with a Decware se84ufo amp & if I went with the sex I’d use it as a headphone amp with my lower impedance cans. Which kit is easier to build? I don’t want to bite off too much for my second build.

Regards,
Mario

Title: Re: What to purchase next?
Post by: Paul Birkeland on July 16, 2021, 08:22:39 AM

The Moreplay is a pretty easy build but the S3X amp is likely a lot more useful for what you have going on.  You can also use the S3X amp as a preamp, so what it would come down to in my mind is whether you need the three inputs. 

Title: Re: What to purchase next?
Post by: marioed on July 18, 2021, 10:36:58 AM

Thanks for the tips Paul. I now have some food for thought. Would I have to do anything different to use the S3x as a preamp? I don’t need three inputs but it might be nice to have two pairs of rca outputs. Would this be possible with either the S3x or Moreplay?

Regards,
Mario

Title: Re: What to purchase next?
Post by: Thermioniclife on July 18, 2021, 11:25:37 AM

There is plenty of room on the S3X chassis to drill 2 holes for an extra set of outputs.

Title: Re: What to purchase next?
Post by: Paul Birkeland on July 18, 2021, 02:34:20 PM

You can just use a pair of banana to RCA cables out of the speaker jacks.

Title: Re: What to purchase next?
Post by: Doc B. on July 19, 2021, 07:24:15 AM

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Title: Re: What to purchase next?
Post by: marioed on July 19, 2021, 08:52:11 AM

 Thanks everyone, I’ve got some ideas. Now I just have to decide.

Regards,
Mario

Title: Re: What to purchase next?
Post by: Mucker on July 20, 2021, 06:44:00 PM

This is fabulous news about pre-amping with an S3X. I need a pre-amp to pair with an Emotiva XPA-2 power amp, and also something to drive HiFiman HE6se and Beyer DT-1990 Pro phones. I am incredibly happy with my Crack/SB. How is the availability of S3X? Thank you!

Greg