BeePre Ordered today!

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Reply #15 on: October 21, 2014, 07:38:52 AM
Yeah, those look to be the same size.  I'm not going to bypass mine though so it should be a little easier to shoe horn them in.  I like your idea of elevating them a little to clear the controls. 

I'll need to read ahead to see if I can assemble the BeeQuiet before installing it or if it is assembled in situ.  That will make the difference in when/how I tackle these capacitors.

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Reply #16 on: October 21, 2014, 08:00:45 AM
Nice job!

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Reply #17 on: October 23, 2014, 05:44:23 AM
I'm going to stop at the home depot today to get some ideas.  I have some scrap wood laying around but I'd like something that isn't glued in and can be removed easily.

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Reply #18 on: October 25, 2014, 05:09:49 AM
One more quick question.  If I decide to go with all single ended output terminals, is wiring the ouput terminals as simple as just running a piece if wire between the center pins of L01 to L02, R01 to R02 and a wire between the ground tabs of each as well? 

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Reply #19 on: October 25, 2014, 02:53:16 PM
Yes, that will work.

Converting the XLR output to an unbalanced output is as easy as buying 2 plugin adapters also.

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Reply #20 on: October 25, 2014, 03:35:46 PM
Or using an XLR to RCA cable.



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Reply #21 on: October 25, 2014, 07:58:02 PM
Well, the basic build is done.  I decided to have a beer rather than do testing tonight.  ;)  I was at it for about 7 hours today.  I'll do testing tomorrow night and if all goes well, install the Bequiet next weekend.

Here is a quick iPhone pic of the business end for now.
« Last Edit: October 25, 2014, 08:04:29 PM by marantzfan »

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Reply #22 on: October 29, 2014, 06:25:50 PM
Well, I just ran all the voltage tests tonight and everything is spot on right out of the gate.  Guess I'm getting better at this.  ;)

Tomorrow night I'll give it a listen and then this weekend if all goes well I'll install the BeeQuiet. 

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Reply #23 on: October 31, 2014, 11:02:12 AM
Well, since selling my stereomour to purchase the BeePre,  the closest amplifier I could grab to test the BeePre with my Altecs was my DIY FirstWatt F5 I built a few years ago.  It's a solid state, class A amplifier that is good for about 25wpc RMS.  I really like this amplifier and have heard it quite a bit but always with my DIY Pass B1...

Well, with everything hooked up the first thing I noted was that this preamp is dead silent.  No hum, hiss, buzz or any audible noise between tracks.  It sounds unbelievable and added that DHT magic to the F5's neutral, if not a tad warm presentation.

I listened for about an hour and a half before I had to power down to get the kids ready for bed.  I am very anxious to install the BeeQuiet, but I can't believe that there is really still room for improvement.  I'm blown away.  I really, really can't wait to get the Paramounts in and built now! 

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Reply #24 on: November 02, 2014, 07:16:53 AM
I installed the BeeQuiet last night and gave a short listen this morning before heading out for the day.  I can definitely hear an improvement in bass and overall detail.  I really didn't think it was going to be possible to detect and improvement but its certainly there. 

I'm very happy with where this has taken my system.  I just want to sit down and listen for hours.  I am so glad I took the leap and can't wait to see how much better things get with the Paramounts and Eros later on.

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Reply #25 on: November 02, 2014, 10:01:50 AM
Thanks for the kind words, Anthony.

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