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Audio Pinhead
Here is what I did with my 3116.
Pioneer car speakers with a 3116 powered by a 12 volt 5 Amp sealed battery.
Sweet!
Here is what I did with my 3116.
Pioneer car speakers with a 3116 powered by a 12 volt 5 Amp sealed battery.
It sounds nice, but it's certainly different from the Topping TP20 (TriPath TA2020) that I've been using for the last six months. I'll continue playing music on it, and see what I think.
I thought I read early that the TPA3118D2 is essentially the same? I ask because a quick search shows a very affordable option along these lines, already assembled with power supply etc.... It's called the SMSL SA-36A Pro and albeit not DIY, at the prices its found, really hard to beat if it performs the same as the TPA3116
The 3116's and 3110 sound so much better than my DTA-100 it's become an unfair comparison. I need to sell it along with the Topping as I doubt I'll ever play either again.
Do you know if other chinese manufacturers like Topping would jump on the 3116 chip?
I have a Topping TA2020 and it's great..
I hope so and expect that to happen with the popularity of the TPA3116 chip. I've got the YJ red TPA3116 board in a home made enclosure and love it and would jump on a nice finished amp from Topping or Sure. In fact, I e-mailed Sure today to find out if they plan to introduce a finished TPA3116 amp. I'm waiting on a reply.
I know all about those two amps, but for various reasons, neither of those are what I'm after.YuanJing and SMSL are making finished amps. SMSL has the sa-36a pro, which uses TPA3118.
It is a bit frustrating, but on the positive side they sound great, and feature much better construction quality than the other boards. This is just a cosmetic issue, not a functional one.
That's only a ~65W supply. You might try something a little bigger, like one of the 90W supplies (19V, 4.74A; 19.5V, 4.6A; etc.) to see if that gives you a little more bass.
I know all about those two amps, but for various reasons, neither of those are what I'm after.
I don't doubt that they sound good... and the quality of construction is nice. It's just when I read about a new TPA 3116 that is supposedly "better" than the others, and then read that the folks recommending it may all have their speaker wire polarity connected out of phase, I have to ask myself WTF. It's the same argument I use with DIYers... you have to A/B everything in the same setup (before and after mods) before you know you have an improvement. Several times. Which is impossible for most mods.
I think it's easy to become an addict of these little boards, and that obsession also could lead to a total madness at the end
So far I have or ordered five different 3116 boards + one 3110. But only one - YJ black - is in its house, modified and performs as no other amp I had or have at the moment. What I've learned from others and from this board so far that a slight modification (inductors and DC power caps) are quite enough - well, for my needs and 8 Ohm speakers.
That's why have ordered few others that are more or less already configured by default to push 8 Ohm spk. and hardly need any mod. That goes for Audiobah's board, the blue TPA3116D2+PT2313, the red one from YJ, and that's it for me.
Now is more important to find appropriate box/chassis for each of those, and good PSU. Do I need all of them? - certainly not, but it's fun to have few of these for a price of few records, and what is most important - one diy 3116 is capable to blows away many of those fancy expensive hi-fi gears!
How has that remote control and display worked out for you?