[lacro]

I ordered the amp today using paypal and got a receipt emailed back to me shortly after. I'll let you know how it goes from here........

Greg

It's now $50! You snooze you lose

http://www.shenzhenaudio.com/smsl-sa-36a-pro-20wpc-tpa3118d2-digital-amplifier-power-adapter.html

[wushuliu]

They pay attention to these threads...

[MCM_Fan]

They pay attention to these threads...

Well, in that case...  At $50.00 it's WAY overpriced and I would never in a million years consider buying one at that price when I can build one myself in the case of my choice for less money.   

[gregfisk]

It's now $50! You snooze you lose

http://www.shenzhenaudio.com/smsl-sa-36a-pro-20wpc-tpa3118d2-digital-amplifier-power-adapter.html

Wow, glad I ordered it when I did

Even at $50.00 and free shipping it's a great deal, you can hardly build one for that price. They look well built too, I'll post my thoughts when I receive it.

[gregfisk]

Well, in that case...  At $50.00 it's WAY overpriced and I would never in a million years consider buying one at that price when I can build one myself in the case of my choice for less money.   

Guess we posted at the same time.

Let's boycott them until the price comes back down to something affordable, boy are they money grabbers

[OzarkTom]

50 bucks is out of my range now. I was going to buy one tonight.

[wushuliu]

50 bucks is out of my range now. I was going to buy one tonight.

Lol

[cody69]

Signal wiring.........................20-22AWG stranded Copper
DC power wiring....................16-19AWG stranded Copper
Speaker wiring......................14-20AWG stranded Copper

Perfect, thanks.

What is your recommendation for attaching the input signal wires from chassis mounted RCA connectors to the TPA3110 board?
Are you soldering the wire leads directly to the board, attaching a terminal block (if so, which one?), or something else?

[Doublej]

$50 bucks, no remote capability. These guys will be out of business soon!

This one is twice as much but it has a remote and Bluetooth! Definitely worth the extra $$ IMHO.

http://gracedigital.myshopify.com/collections/home-audio/products/bluetooth-digital-stereo-amplifier-24w

[wushuliu]

Perfect, thanks.

What is your recommendation for attaching the input signal wires from chassis mounted RCA connectors to the TPA3110 board?
Are you soldering the wire leads directly to the board, attaching a terminal block (if so, which one?), or something else?

Personally I think it best to solder direct whenever possible, including speaker connection once all modding is done.

[wushuliu]

$50 bucks, no remote capability. These guys will be out of business soon!

This one is twice as much but it has a remote and Bluetooth! Definitely worth the extra $$ IMHO.

http://gracedigital.myshopify.com/collections/home-audio/products/bluetooth-digital-stereo-amplifier-24w

Is this a TPA based amp?

[Markvdv]

received some of the C&C panasonic pots today, tried a 50k log pot twice, huge difference between left and right ch. measured 31k left, 47k right same position second one LOL also ordered some 10k's tried one next, works ok. 10k is enough to be totally silent, surprised me little, gets loud little faster, and sound is little brighter I think, but need to listen more to determine if 10k is better or not:) maybe pinout of 50k pots I have received is different??? connected them like rhing pictured them, all of them:)

[Markvdv]

now I put in panasonic za, volumerange of 10k pot seems larger, not faster loud anymore, mmm maybe need to check tomorrow or did others noticed the same with the hybrid caps? needed to turn volume up higher? subjectively?

[gregfisk]

Is this a TPA based amp?

Yes, is this the same type of board or something completely different?

[Markvdv]

GDI-BTAR122 Power output: 2 x 12 watts RMS at 6 ohms, 10 watts RMS at 8 ohms, that is the only version they offer now, back dc entrance states 18-24v, 3110 is more powerfull with those voltages, 3116 family too:). does TI make weaker chips, yep plenty, I just do not know them, does TI specify chips at 6 ohm and 8 ohm??? seems to imply 4 ohm speakers can't be connected??? doesn't seem like TI chip, but maybe old one?

[Folsom]

They pay attention to these threads...

Ya but we never make money via being their R&D department, we just pay it out to them for products.

[rhing]

I need another one of these amps like I need a hole in the head, but pulled the trigger on this one anyway:

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=121336456013

For the price including free shipping, I figure I couldn't lose, plus it's through eBay which requires more accountability than buying directly from Shenzhen Audio. It will arrive in about a week and I post some feedback on it. My past experience with SMSL was positive, so why not try one.

I just received another Yuan Jing 2.0 TPA3116 blue amp and installed the following:

• 2x Panasonic OSCON 330uF/25V organic semiconductor caps
• 4x TDK X7R 220nF/250V ceramic caps

After some extended listening and comparison to my near stock YJ blue amp, I'll swap in the following in steps:

• 4x Coilcraft SER2915L-103KL 10uH shielded inductors
• 4x NOS Wima MKP10 3.3uF/160V metallized Polypropylene film caps with tinned Copper leads

I am interested in comparing these various Class D amps that are invading my amp collection.

[gregfisk]

I need another one of these amps like I need a hole in the head, but pulled the trigger on this one anyway:

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=121336456013

For the price including free shipping, I figure I couldn't lose, plus it's through eBay which requires more accountability than buying directly from Shenzhen Audio. It will arrive in about a week and I post some feedback on it. My past experience with SMSL was positive, so why not try one.

I just received another Yuan Jing 2.0 TPA3116 blue amp and installed the following:

• 2x Panasonic OSCON 330uF/25V organic semiconductor caps
• 4x TDK X7R 220nF/250V ceramic caps

After some extended listening and comparison to my near stock YJ blue amp, I'll swap in the following in steps:

• 4x Coilcraft SER2915L-103KL 10uH shielded inductors
• 4x NOS Wima MKP10 3.3uF/160V metallized Polypropylene film caps with tinned Copper leads

I am interested in comparing these various Class D amps that are invading my amp collection.

I'm listening to this amp right now and have been for about 4 hours. just got it today after ordering it on the 5th and it shipping out Singapore Post on the 7th.

I have not listened to the 3116 yet as I bought the red board about 6 weeks ago, just no time to put it together. Anyway, this amp sound really good to me and my guess it meets the same standards as the amps talked about on this thread.

It seems like a no brainer if you don't want to put something together yourself. I purchased the amp the day before they went up $10.00 so got mine for $40.00

I own a couple of the modified TBI Mellinia amps and this has a similar sound quality to it, very open and revealing of the source. I don't hear a ton of bass but it may just be the boston acoustics book shelf speakers I'm listening to which I'm not familiar with.

I'm sending my daughter off tomorrow for the first time for an internship and put a system together for her including a Pure i20 dock which is why I bought the amp. She is a music lover like myself and I wanted her to have something decent to listen to.

I will not be able to compare the amp to the 3116 so hoping someone else here can give me some input.

Greg

[Markvdv]

I need another one of these amps like I need a hole in the head, but pulled the trigger on this one anyway:

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=121336456013

For the price including free shipping, I figure I couldn't lose, plus it's through eBay which requires more accountability than buying directly from Shenzhen Audio. It will arrive in about a week and I post some feedback on it. My past experience with SMSL was positive, so why not try one.

I just received another Yuan Jing 2.0 TPA3116 blue amp and installed the following:

• 2x Panasonic OSCON 330uF/25V organic semiconductor caps
• 4x TDK X7R 220nF/250V ceramic caps

After some extended listening and comparison to my near stock YJ blue amp, I'll swap in the following in steps:

• 4x Coilcraft SER2915L-103KL 10uH shielded inductors
• 4x NOS Wima MKP10 3.3uF/160V metallized Polypropylene film caps with tinned Copper leads

I am interested in comparing these various Class D amps that are invading my amp collection.

1uF filter caps on other side? do your klipsch have modified filter/tweeter? 10uH with ~16ohm impedance for tweeter high frequencies isn't ideal, you tried the millers in 10uH too, so probably impedance is lowered by new klipsch filter/tweeter? btw some designers only change filter cap values in outputfilter

[rhing]

I relocated the 4x 0.68uF film caps on the underside of the amp to give more space to the bulky Coilcraft inductors, which will go in later.