AKSA Gallery - See AC Gallery

AKSA · « **on:** 27 Mar 2004, 03:13 am »

Folks,

In response to the request for the AKSA Gallery, John and I have reached a solution.

Since Audio Circle sponsors a gallery, and since I have a testimonial/gallery page at the AKSAonline website, he suggested, and I agreed, that we use the AC Gallery supplied. It will be filled with gear from other people's projects, not just Aspen, but hey, that's great for variety!

I propose that each time someone posts something to the gallery, they notify other AKSAphiles in this thread, and inform the page number on which the pictures can be found.

Presently we have JohnR, Aliseo, Rocket, Jens, Echidna, Dayneger, TonyM, Blizzard, PaulB, Martin, and RegisB. All are identified as AKSAs, enjoy!!

http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/modules.php?op=modload&name=gallery&file=index

Cheers,

Hugh

JohnR · « **Reply #1 on:** 27 Mar 2004, 12:43 pm »

Maybe if folks wanted to post a link to their AKSA galleries, and include the thumbnail, that might be the most accessible way for others to get to the AKSA projects. For example:

Double White -- my pair of AKSA 55Ns

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?action=gallery;area=browse;user=3

EchiDna · « **Reply #2 on:** 27 Mar 2004, 11:55 pm »

You can find my AKSA 100N pictures and chassis building ideas
Here . along with some progress of my GK-1R (non remote in the picture)

EchiDna · « **Reply #3 on:** 18 Apr 2004, 08:18 am »

All the Aspen Amplifier products to be found in the gallery, newest first, oldest last, some with a lot of detail, some with the barest minimum, but all a worthy place in this library of ideas and techniques used in construction. Take a look

Hugh's (AKSA's) own amp:
AKSA 100N+ (chassis with integrated heatsinks also for sale through Aspen Amps)

User built Aspen Products - Newest entry first:

PSP's AKSA and GK1

Honda95's AKSA 100

Jules' Wooden AKSA 55

Lost81's AKSA TLP and 4xAKSA 100n monoblocks

Noel T's AKSonics and AKSA55

Seano's toys

SamL's AKSA 100

Rom's Clear GK-1 and ASKA 55n+

Pea's AKSA 100N+ monoblocks

Ron's AKSA Kit

CMScott's Aspen Collection

Fos's GK-1

Jen's GK-1

Martin's AKsonics and TLP

Dayneger's GK-1 Concepts

PaulB's AKSA Amps

Aliseo's AKSA 100N

TonyB's AKSA and Aksonics

Blizzard's GK-1m

RegisB's GK-1

Martin's wooden boxes (AKSA 100 and TLP)

Oz_Audio's GK-1 and AKSA 55

JohnR's AKSA 55 construction journey

As far as I can tell, that's about it in the gallery at the moment! - apart from mine which you can see below...

Looking forward to more inspiration

keep posting your pics!
now Hugh, can you get Propstuff and a few of the old guys from HD to post some of their pics here?

AKSA · « **Reply #4 on:** 18 Apr 2004, 10:12 am »

Hi Glen,

BRILLIANT!! How'd ya do it?? Many thanks!!

I will speak to Nicholas (Propstuff). He needs a good talking to......

Cheers,

Hugh

Seano · « **Reply #5 on:** 23 Apr 2004, 04:15 am »

I've added some images but I still haven't sorted my AKSA photos yet. Hopefully this weekend. Will these do in the meantime?

The gallery is athttp://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?action=gallery;area=browse;album=285

dogears · « **Reply #6 on:** 1 May 2004, 10:07 am »

Hi people,

Here's my AKSA 55 pics site:
http://community.webshots.com/user/motesart

Hats off to Hugh Dean

moises a.k.a dogears
philippines

Bert · « **Reply #7 on:** 3 Jun 2004, 07:20 pm »

Hello everyone.

I have just added some wiring pictures of my 55W-N en de GK1-M on my webpage:

http://users.pandora.be/bertmahieu/index.htm

hope you'll like them.

Bert

AKSA · « **Reply #8 on:** 4 Jun 2004, 09:48 am »

Bert,

Beautifully made and presented; congratulations!

Thank you for showing it all to us; a wonderful collection.

Do you have any comments about the GK1 and its effect on the sonics?

Cheers,

Hugh

fos · « **Reply #9 on:** 7 Jun 2004, 12:17 am »

g'day all,

have just updated a couple photos, of my gk1r.....the aluminium knob needs to be remachined and anodised as i dropped it when removing it from the lathe and it now has a couple dents and scratches....aluminium is so soft before anodising.

as for the sound it has added body to my sound!

to access use the link in echidnas post.

speakers now..............

oorroo

cmscott6 · « **Reply #10 on:** 8 Jun 2004, 02:49 pm »

Finally got around to taking some basic digital pics of my AKSA stuff...

Thanks for everyone's advice and suggestions in this journey!

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?action=gallery;area=browse;album=326

Chris

Ian · « **Reply #11 on:** 27 Jun 2004, 12:33 pm »

With encouragement from Hugh I have finally borrowed a digital camera and posted these photos of my gk-1.
It has a 5mm brass top from which I was going to suspend the analogue pcb with blind tapped screws ...the blind tapping was ok but the wiring and hinging proved 'awkward' involving longer flexible looms...which also goes against the 'shortest signal path' idea... The knobs and the switch cap I turned from brass rod...the case is 1.2mm steel sheet clad in tasmanian blackwood and oiled...the tranny caps give a pleasing retro look but are not strictly needed for the case depth I used...they do however increase the distance between the metal top and the mains wiring!
There are clearances to consider in the gk-1m as I built it with the extender bars passing under the upturned analogue board ... a little slimmer is possible and then the tranny caps would be essential...
The sound is sublime....the gk-1 not only gives me much greater volume control at low levels than was possible with my non-preamped aksa 100w system but it also adds soul.......the 'icing on the cake' is the wonderfully musicality of the phono section.....

Thanks Hugh

Cheers,

Ian

http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/modules.php?op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php

EchiDna · « **Reply #12 on:** 27 Jun 2004, 11:05 pm »

Ian, there is no pictures in your gallery at the moment!

it all sounds good though

a little like my own GK-1 design that is still awaiting the facia to be deemed complete... *sigh*

Ian · « **Reply #13 on:** 28 Jun 2004, 09:26 am »

sorry about the dud link....try this..

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?action=gallery;area=browse;album=293

Cheers

Ian

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #14 on:** 28 Jun 2004, 09:44 am »

Quote from: Ian

sorry about the dud link....try this..

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?action=gallery;area=browse;album=293

Cheers

Ian

WOW !! Great job on your GK-1....super !!!!!!!

EchiDna · « **Reply #15 on:** 28 Jun 2004, 11:05 am »

updated the index post ....

ghamel · « **Reply #16 on:** 3 Jul 2004, 09:19 pm »

My turn! Here's my take on a 100N.

http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=2501

To save 4 weeks of wait time for my transformers (and to preserve my window of construction while the wife was out of town!) I went with Hammond toroidals instead of the Plitrons that I originally intended. This combination is blessed by Hugh as sweet sounding and only slightly lower power output (but more current in fact), but I didn't catch the fact that the Hammonds are ever so slightly larger in diameter.

To make everything fit (and everything JUST fits!) I had to carve out a wee bit of the heatsink mounting ledge for each channel. Great way to spend an afternoon.

For a power indicator i settled on a 'light bar' approach using a a 120VAC (no inverter) green electroluminescent strip. This shines through a 3/8" x 11" notch in the aluminum front panel. Machining this (using a plunge router ever so carefully!) is another highly recommended way to spend an afternoon

No margin for error.. My nerves are shot!

Next up, a GK-1R!

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?action=gallery;area=browse;album=258

EchiDna · « **Reply #17 on:** 8 Jul 2004, 04:11 am »

ghamel's AKSA 100 added to the index post on page 1.

Almost getting to the stage of having to put a *56k users beware!* warning on the thread title!

AKSA · « **Reply #18 on:** 11 Jul 2004, 08:09 am »

Hi Greg, Glen,

Thanks to both of you for posting the pics, and taking such an interest in organizing the collection!

Ian, one of the nicest GK1s I've seen. Beautiful work, very classy, with a bespoke look no one could resist.....

Greg, beautiful work, very nicely done, really like the use of Umbrakos to hold down the sink and power supply pcbs.

Masterful mounting of the two large toroids; very compact and neat.

Cheers,

Hugh

kyrill · « **Reply #19 on:** 16 Aug 2004, 09:07 pm »

Well, I added my (now obsolete configuration) AKSA 55 picture for its configuration.
Nice are the extreme short leads for input and output as the pcb's are less than half an inch from the backpanels.

Now I am building wooden enclosures shielded by silverpaint and silver-leaves and separate wooden enclosures for the power, where the trafo's are.
pictures will come in due time ( http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?action=gallery;area=browse;album=279 )