green pre question - 18v psu -- too much?

Hi,

I've built a two channel Green pre (put together parts more like) and have a question, which I'm sure will be followed by more questions.
I'm hoping to avoid living up to my screen name.
:grin:

The v14 pre is specified to use +-15 and 48

Would +-18v be a problem?

So far everything has worked fine. I plugged a condenser mic in, and got some great sound last night.

However, when turning it on this morning, with no mics plugged in, I noticed that the 3rd 5532 got realllly hot. I've unplugged everything and await the wisdom of this board.

Thanks.

What is the voltage at the 5532 socket?
Ne5532 is rated for +-3 - +-20.

HT

Don't worry about it. I also run it -+18V. I like the sound better than -+15 :grin:

Fotis

as a follow up to anyone in the future...

I changed the regulators to 15v to see if there was any difference in sound quality. I did this in an attempt to reduce the self noise of the preamp - which is already quite low.

The verdict - no difference between +-15v and +-18v with self noise. I could also hear no difference sonically in any other way either.
Evidently, the 5532's sonic characteristics don't really change for that 3 volts.