{"id":8633,"date":"2016-02-09T08:30:37","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T16:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crimeandtheforcesofevil.com\/blog\/?p=8633"},"modified":"2016-03-18T13:05:55","modified_gmt":"2016-03-18T20:05:55","slug":"give-this-board-a-proper-power-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crimeandtheforcesofevil.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/09\/give-this-board-a-proper-power-supply\/","title":{"rendered":"give this board a proper power supply"},"content":{"rendered":"

Give this little Class-T amplifier a proper power supply, which I’ve finally done, and suddenly it’s MADE OF LOUD.<\/p>\n

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Yes, these are the monster stage monitors that I blogged about rebuilding before. But they’re still “passive” mains, which is to say, they need external amplification – like essentially all concert gear before about 15 years ago.<\/p>\n

What I’m doing here is spending $23 (holy crow $23?!) each on bare-board Class T amplifiers, and $26 each on high-quality 24 volt power supplies, and making them into active<\/eM> monitors. This will let them be useful with modern mixers, which tend to not include amplification, expecting that to be bundled into the speakers themselves.<\/p>\n

Being me, of course, I’ll leave the old-style functionality exposed. So they’ll be usable with both old and new-style gear.<\/p>\n

Funny thing is, these monitors… they were famously<\/eM> terrible, but at this point, they’ve become actively pleasant to listen to<\/em>. I’m doing an extended power test of the amp and power supply right now, and I’m staying in the room and listening to it on purpose<\/em>, because hey, why wouldn’t I?<\/p>\n

I know where the beat is at,
‘cos I know what time it is
fishin’ in the rivers of life<\/i><\/small>
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This post is part of a series on restoring infamous vintage stage monitors<\/a>. Spoiler: they made good, in the end.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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