Blog tagged as muffsy

The instructions give you three alternatives for powering the Muffsy Phono Kits. Here's another one:

This step-down power module is available on Tindie, and can provide up to two amperes of power. Use two of them and connect a 15V DC power supply at VIN/GND as shown in the picture above, and you will...

This is my first venture into SMD components, so I'm going to have some fun with tools, solder paste, stencils and hot air. :)

Get the gerbers for this side project here: invRIAA.zip

This project is freely available, and you can have the boards produced yourself. That's not for everyone though, so I've decided to sell the PCBs for the BSTRD on Tindie.

Here's another project with freely available Eagle project files.

There was a strange little thing that appeared in Danish magazine Ny Elektronik (New Electronics) in 1989. A very simple preamplifier that used two L63 tubes in Class A with no feedback and it operated pretty much badly out of spec. (...

Here's a little side project, and it comes with Eagle Project files so you can order, etch and modify it anyway you like. All project files are available on this Hackaday.io project page: https://hackaday.io/project/18624-muffsy-constant-current-led-tester

UPDATE:

Since only one extra resistor value is needed to get the higher impedances, it's been added to the kit. Now you can choose between these two options.

The input impedances on the Muffsy MC Head Amp can be changed to your liking. To help you find the right values, here's a nifty input impedance ...

After a lot of testing, ordering of components, assembling kits, more testing and writing build instructions, the Muffsy MC Head Amp kit has finally launched!

If you're looking for a way to use low output MC cartridges with your Muffsy Phono Preamp, or any other MM phono stage, look no further! Get i...

It's done, it's built, it's the first of its kind, it's plugged in, it sings! 

No hiccups, no artifacts, it just works. It's playing the 40th anniversary "Crime of the Century" by Supertramp right now.

Sweet :)

This does mean that, with some effort, the kit will be ready in about two weeks. T...

That's right, the MC Head Amp made it to the front page of HACKADAY, which is a great honor!

Unfortunately, there's some confusion in the article and in the comments that I would like to address here.

Wondering how the Muffsy MC Head Amp measures? Look below for the numbers.

• Topology: Dual mono
• Gain: 24.6 dB
• 0.3 mV input = 5 mV output
• 0.5 mV input = 8.5 mV output 
• Input impedance: 47 - 100 ohms, in four steps
• THD: < 0.1 % *)
• THD+N: < 0.6 % *)
• SNR:  71.8 dB, referenced to 0.5 mV input @ 1 kHz
• Frequen...