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General Discussion / Pipettes, Subettes, and some accessories are retired

« Last post by Jameson on July 09, 2025, 10:30:59 AM »

We've mentioned this in a couple spots across our announcements as we've transitioned ownership, and many of you have noticed their absence on the new site, but I did want to more explicitly state that the Pipettes, Subettes, Bottleheadphone Stand, and Solitary Confinement products have been retired. We don't currently have plans to replace them. We aren't saying we won't, but we're focused on two new product launches for the second half of the year (and getting our shipping processes in order) before we turn our attention to new speakers and accessories.

We are mulling over what to do with the Sublime. Now that we're not offering a subwoofer, we're not entirely sure that there's a place for the subwoofer amplifier in the lineup. We'd welcome your feedback.

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Sublime Subwoofer Amplifier kit / Re: A working amp went silent

« Last post by ipetruk on July 09, 2025, 10:16:17 AM »

Thanks, ordered.

About voltage, I've noticed the spec on the power amp mentions 10-24V. The manual suggests aiming for 24V, which is the exact upper range. I don't really need max volume for my room. Should I just drop it to 20V?

My main suspicion for the failure is my speaker amp causing a voltage spike when turned off inappropriately. I am not sure if mitigation by reducing the voltage on the Sublime power supply can help against that. Not sure if one mitigates another - power supply voltage and input spike voltage

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Sublime Subwoofer Amplifier kit / Re: A working amp went silent

« Last post by Doc B. on July 09, 2025, 09:37:00 AM »

Looks identical. Probably fine to use. Not sure what the  failure might be due to. I have two that have been running fine for many months so I don’t have any ideas. The boards are inexpensive and simply replacing one is probably the most reliable way to resolve the issue. Do adjust the power supply voltage again after you replace the amp board. Over voltage will definitely shorten the lifespan.

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Sublime Subwoofer Amplifier kit / Re: A working amp went silent

« Last post by ipetruk on July 09, 2025, 08:59:13 AM »

There seems to be plenty of the XH-M311 power amps on Amazon, cheap.

I'll get one, for example this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0822RDW6J?

Are they all the same provided they are XH-M311? Or are there kinds of it?

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Sublime Subwoofer Amplifier kit / Re: A working amp went silent

« Last post by ipetruk on July 09, 2025, 08:48:05 AM »

I think the issue is the power amp. Plugging in high impedance headphones directly into the preamp output and gradually increasing volume produces a mumbling sound, consistent with what is expected of a subwoofer filtering.

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Sublime Subwoofer Amplifier kit / A working amp went silent

« Last post by ipetruk on July 09, 2025, 07:24:47 AM »

Hi,

I enjoyed Sublime amp with my subettes for a few months. It worked very well, super happy with it.

Now it went silent. No hum, no sound. All LEDs are on. What I have tried so far:

1) Re-do checks according to the manual. The readings seem to all be in order. This should imply that at least the power supply is ok
2) Eyeballed all solder joints and checked the wires
3) Replaced Sublime with a different sub amp, keeping the same input and output wiring. It worked, so it means the problem is not in the rest of my setup.

Is there a way to further test it? Or is there a way to narrow it down to preamp block or the power amp part?

Thanks,
Igor.

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General Discussion / Re: Most kits and upgrades (including Moreplay Upgrades) are back in stock!

« Last post by Jameson on July 07, 2025, 05:27:03 PM »

Are there really that many components? I never noticed.
Your next assignment is counting the number of parts in a Kaiju kit.
OK, now count out 5 more.

I think it was around 415 components until you include some of the things you might not think about like bells and tube boxes and different lengths of wood.

I might count all the Kaiju parts to help me get to sleep.

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General Discussion / Re: Most kits and upgrades (including Moreplay Upgrades) are back in stock!

« Last post by Doc B. on July 07, 2025, 04:57:28 PM »

Are there really that many components? I never noticed.
Your next assignment is counting the number of parts in a Kaiju kit.
OK, now count out 5 more.

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General Discussion / Re: Most kits and upgrades (including Moreplay Upgrades) are back in stock!

« Last post by AG on July 07, 2025, 03:49:53 PM »

Yes, my Moreplay upgrade kit came from the new location is timely manner.

cheers!
Andre.

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General Discussion / Re: Most kits and upgrades (including Moreplay Upgrades) are back in stock!

« Last post by Paul Birkeland on July 07, 2025, 07:44:23 AM »

I was happy to see that an order had arrived at a friend's house from the new location over the weekend!