IRC log for #qi-hardware on 20160421

00:10.45arossdotmeDocScrutinizer05, ok thanks for the education! :)
00:10.52arossdotmeI feel better about it now
00:10.59DocScrutinizer05yw :-)
00:12.02arossdotmecurrently i have soldered a short 15-20cm cable to it
00:12.32DocScrutinizer05then you probably can forget about the ferrites all together
00:12.57DocScrutinizer05mind you, the speaker itself is a huge inductivity
00:13.01arossdotmeand if it was few meters?
00:13.32DocScrutinizer05then you could tell from 50m distance if the speaker is on or not, by using a shortwave AM radio
00:13.51DocScrutinizer05worst case, prolly not
00:14.06arossdotmeoh right cool!
00:14.34DocScrutinizer05you should short the ferrite chokes if you plan to do that ;-)
00:14.56DocScrutinizer05then it might make for a poor AM transmitter
00:15.25arossdotmebut truely i want them to do there thing, but im conscious to see what it sounds like now.
00:15.27DocScrutinizer05just like any other switched mode PSU
00:16.09arossdotmelike those dc-dc boost and/or buck converters i have....
00:16.21DocScrutinizer05a class-D amp basically is nothing more than just a variable switched mode power supply
00:16.49arossdotmediff way of thinking about it, i thought about more like pwm light dimming...
00:17.06DocScrutinizer05roughly the same
00:17.20arossdotmehmm
00:17.23arossdotmemmh
00:17.47arossdotmei was going to use this mono amp for a subwoofer with a preamp bass/subwoofer frequency filter board
00:18.08DocScrutinizer05sounds like an excellent idea
00:20.30arossdotmegot a good condition pc one but with built in amp but it was missing the ext vol controller so i count use it, looked up the datasheets but it wasnt clear what to do. it used a car ab amp chip. i decided it was easier to gut are replace with a nice little class d amp board
00:20.48arossdotmecount=couldn’t
00:22.32DocScrutinizer05the volume controls would be in your preamp freq filter anyway, no?
00:22.51DocScrutinizer05but an AB is quite power hungry compared to D
00:22.57arossdotmein my diy dolution yes
00:23.28arossdotmeyea it had a large flat bent sheet of au attached to it
00:23.41DocScrutinizer05:nod:
00:24.19arossdotmeor via the pc surround sound subwoofer output vol ;)
00:24.43arossdotmeheh out with the old in with the new :)
00:24.56DocScrutinizer05sure. Yet I'd use the preamp incl vol control, even when you feed its input with 5/1
00:25.14arossdotmeyea
00:25.27DocScrutinizer05just don't use the freq filter
00:25.35DocScrutinizer05when doing 5/1
00:25.56DocScrutinizer05but the level controls (and tone controles) will still come in handy
00:25.57arossdotmeoh
00:26.07arossdotmedont use freq filter?
00:26.29arossdotmewith using pc sub output?
00:26.36arossdotmewith=when
00:26.39DocScrutinizer05when you use 2/1 or 4/1 or 5/1? what for would you need the frequency filter there?
00:27.20DocScrutinizer05well, you still can feed the subwoofer output from PC to the lowpass filter in of your preamp
00:27.56arossdotmeso when im not using a source that is already filtered for a subwoofer which i assume the pc sub out is, it can work
00:27.59DocScrutinizer05just don't feed subwoofer signal to the normal stereo inpuits or vice versa in that case
00:29.24arossdotmeoh by 2/1 ,etc you mean 2.1 surround sound.
00:29.42arossdotmenot vol level
00:29.49DocScrutinizer05when you feed normal stereo to your audio system, you mix both channels L+R and feed it to the input of the mono subwoofer lowpass filter
00:29.56arossdotmeyes
00:29.57DocScrutinizer05yes
00:30.36DocScrutinizer05for 2.1 or 4.1 or 5.1 you feed only .1 to that input
00:31.12arossdotmeyea, i know what you mean :)
00:31.21arossdotmesomething like this http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Low-pass-Filter-Finished-Board-Subwoofer-Crossover-Board-Deep-Bass-Single-Supply-DC10-24V-for-2/32461218097.html?ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_9,searchweb201602_2_10037_10034_507_10032_508_10020_10017_10005_10006_10021_10022_10018_10019,searchweb201603_7&btsid=bc9371c7-2125-49ad-9c26-d0e69b09b0fd
00:32.55DocScrutinizer05yep, exactly
00:33.18arossdotmesame but even cheeper. diff? no tracked shipping which is ok cus it makes it double the price but they also dont say if they use Phillips caps... hmm :/
00:33.19arossdotmehttp://www.aliexpress.com/item/Low-Pass-Filter-Plate-Subwoofer-Preamp-Board-2-1-3-Channel-DC-10-24V-22Hz-300Hz/32590327578.html?ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_9,searchweb201602_2_10017_10005_10006_10034_10021_507_10022_10020_10018_10019,searchweb201603_7&btsid=cc77f865-b72c-4a36-b7f5-2c767da007df
00:35.24arossdotmeonly one cap hmm :/ ? but nice and compact + its got a mid pot! :D but no balance... http://www.aliexpress.com/item/preamp-Stereo-NE5532-Tone-Board-Preamplifier-Volume-Treble-Bass-Super-LM1036/32613173971.html?ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_9,searchweb201602_2_10017_10005_10006_10034_10021_507_10022_10020_10018_9999_10019,searchweb201603_7&btsid=6c791000-8669-4f87-b60e-d76e54779cc8
00:35.36arossdotme(not for subwoofer btw)
00:36.01arossdotmebut then i can use device software filters and same some weight
00:36.33arossdotmearr but then it is also a preamp which is good for weaker out vol devices...
00:39.10DocScrutinizer05(same but cheaper) yes, looks like.
00:43.38DocScrutinizer05the last one looks completely bogus. No or absolutely nonsensical specs
00:44.29DocScrutinizer05"function: power triode" WTF?!
00:44.42DocScrutinizer05"usage: Zener diode"
00:46.07DocScrutinizer05also a really decent design would filter out the subwoofer frequencies from the (normal) stereo branch, no not torture small mid/treble speakers with very low and high amplitude frequencies
00:46.31DocScrutinizer05s/ no / to /
00:46.31qi-botDocScrutinizer05 meant: "also a really decent design would filter out the subwoofer frequencies from the (normal) stereo branch, to not torture small mid/treble speakers with very low and high amplitude frequencies"
00:51.19arossdotmeDocScrutinizer05, sorry i was ot, that last one was not for subwoofer but for my diy boombox. sorry. thats what i ment by "(not for subwoofer btw)"
00:56.31arossdotmeoh right i see the aliexpress specs selection has the wrong data in it urrg, someone was lazy
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