Yep, but if you don't have a good mixer it will just
not work at high volumes.
The main problem for me is the headphones jack. It's
as noisy on both K5s I have.
--- Jeff B <jeffbee42@...> a \ufffdcrit :
> If I remember correctly, the (stock) K5 is a bit
> noisy. When you replace the resistors the overall
> output goes up but the noise dB remains the same, so
> the signal-to-noise ratio goes up and sound sounds
> less noisy.
>
> Jeff
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Antoine Desch\ufffdnes <antdes45@...>
> To: k5synth@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 8:26:11 AM
> Subject: RE : [k5synth] Re: Replacement output stage
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Yes, I saw them, but you get a lot of
> new problems
>
> with the headphones output, it's still as noisy as
>
> before, but there's a sudden gain boost when you
> rise
>
> the volume which seems to clip the LM386 amplifier.
>
>
>
> Maybe it's just a matter of filtering the power
> going
>
> to the output chips, because the line outputs used
>
> with a separate hedphones amp produces much less
> noise
>
> than using the headphones output.
>
>
>
> Now that I see that someone is interested, I'll
> start
>
> to look for possible upgrades.
>
>
>
> Antoine
>
>
>
> --- caladann <caladann@yahoo. com> a \ufffdcrit :
>
>
>
> > I am very interested!! I saw some plans on the web
>
> > to boost the
>
> > output level by replacing some resistors, I dont
>
> > know if you have
>
> > seen them...
>
> > Something must be done to bring this synth to its
>
> > full potential!
>
> >
>
> > --- In k5synth@yahoogroups .com, "antdes45"
>
> > <antdes45@.. .> wrote:
>
> > >
>
> > > Any features you'd like to have? Is anyone
>
> > interested?
>
> > >
>
> > > I think I found a solution to have some external
>
> > controls which
>
> > > wouldn't require modifications of the synth case
>
> > itself. I'll get
>
> > into
>
> > > details as I'm not 100% sure it would be
>
> > convenient.
>
> > >
>
> > > --- In k5synth@yahoogroups .com, Antoine
> Desch\ufffdnes
>
> > <antdes45@>
>
> > wrote:
>
> > > >
>
> > > > Hi everyone,
>
> > > >
>
> > > > I told a while ago that I would make (or at
>
> > least try to make) a
>
> > new
>
> > > > output stage for the K5 (To have less
> background
>
> > noise) so I
>
> > think it
>
> > > > should be time to start making some schematics
>
> > and try them! ;)
>
> > > >
>
> > > > The biggest problem I think I'll have is with
>
> > the power supply.
>
> > It only
>
> > > > provides +6V DC to the opamps, and to get the
>
> > best sound as
>
> > possible, a
>
> > > > new voltage would be requiered.
>
> > > >
>
> > > > I'll try to keep the current potentiometer
>
> > working, and maybe
>
> > add an
>
> > > > option to bypass it so it could, as an
> example,
>
> > have a fixed-
>
> > volume MIX
>
> > > > and 1 to 4, but the volume control still
> working
>
> > for the
>
> > headphones, or
>
> > > > something like that.
>
> > > >
>
> > > > I think I should make it as flexible as
> possible
>
> > by using
>
> > jumpers. (But
>
> > > > I will not provide any external switches,
> that's
>
> > up to you, I
>
> > will
>
> > > never
>
> > > > drill an hole in the synth.)
>
> > > >
>
=== message truncated ===
Antoine Desch\ufffdnes
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