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Genera - brief review |
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David I
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Posted: 27 Jan 2018 at 3:12pm |
Hi.
I have recently constructed a Genera pre-amp and I am delighted with it. The construction was pretty straight forward. I would recommend anyone who is about to make this kit to have a digital multimeter on hand. I needed one to check that I was putting the right resistor in as the resistors are small and I couldn't see the colours with certainty and to check polarity of diodes. The things that I got wrong were: 1) Initially not inserting the Op-Amp securely into the holder resulting in it popping out. 2) Using an analogue Ohm meter to check the polarity of the diodes. Some analogue Ohm meters - mine included - are not designed for this and will give the exact wrong answer. 3) Forgot to put the "link" in resulting in only the left channel working. Anyway, I corrected my errors and I am delighted with the Genera. It replaces the phono preamp board on my Quad 33/303 and the improvement is significant:
I also tried it out as a replacement for the phono pre-amp section of a NAD 3020 and that too resulted in a significant improvement. I am listening to and enjoying music that previously had become a bit over familiar and you can't knock that! Apologies if I have posted this in the wrong place.
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morris_minor
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Welcome to the forum, David. It's good to have your observations about the Genera!
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Bob
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Ifor
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Fatmangolf
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Maybe it's not just me but as I entered my 50's I have found my workbench light with white fluorescent tube and magnifier very helpful. Definitely easier to confirm the colours on resistors and see markings on small components, I still check the values with an LCR meter even though there is no need with a quality kit like the DAK Genera.
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Jon
Open mind and ears whilst owning GSP Genera, Accession M, Accession MC, Elevator EXP, Solo ULDE, Proprius amps, Cusat50 cables, Lautus digital cable, Spatia cables and links, and a Majestic DAC. |
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