Opa 1642 Alice LF cut and pad?

[kingkorg]

I also need a capsule for that same schematic. I heard that you are an expert in that theme/sector. So you do know any good capsules that have appropriate shipping's costs to Europe and are not that expensive? Max price that I can spend would be about:50 Euro
Thanks

Thanks for the kind words. No expert by any means, but I have measured and tested quite a few and I kind of have idea what most people like and expect from a capsule.

These are great, you can buy both and see which you like better.

Don't be fooled by low price, they are great capsules.

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mKDg9LB
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mtl9eEi

 

[Khron]

Just curios, what do you think about his pcb design?

@Khron is an authority on this topic.

Hey, easy there, imposter syndrome is not an easy thing to deal with!..

If you mean the PCB for that first (mono) one, it's actually not too bad. It was laid out by some friend/colleague of Jules, it would seem ("My colleague who designed the board").

There are a couple details that could have been done to add some "finesse" to it (and save some assembly hassle and a bit of BOM cost), and a couple components are placed a bit far apart in the name of visual aesthetics, but there's not all that much to complain about. Worlds above some... "other commercial efforts" that are quite popular even/especially around here, anyway.

Oh, and there are plenty of 2.5mm-pitch 6.3mm diameter 47uF/63v electrolytics available nowadays from reputable brands, which would save "some" PCB real-estate versus the 3.5mm-pitch 8mm diameter ones that the board is made for. But that's about it.

 

[Wolf Industries]

Thanks for the kind words. No expert by any means, but I have measured and tested quite a few and I kind of have idea what most people like and expect from a capsule.

These are great, you can buy both and see which you like better.

Don't be fooled by low price, they are great capsules.

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mKDg9LB
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mtl9eEi

So thing is, that I live in Austria. Do you know a supplier that also ships to Austria. I would also pay more for that if it is not 6 times the price.
Thanks

 

[Wolf Industries]

So thing is, that I live in Austria. Do you know a supplier that also ships to Austria. I would also pay more for that if it is not 6 times the price.
Thanks

So what do you think about the t.bone capsules? The sc-400 for example? Have you tested them/ how can I test them myself?

 

[kingkorg]

So thing is, that I live in Austria. Do you know a supplier that also ships to Austria. I would also pay more for that if it is not 6 times the price.
Thanks

Doesn't Aliexpress ship to Austria? Or am I missing something?

 

[Wolf Industries]

Versendet Aliexpress nicht nach Österreich? Oder übersehe ich etwas?

No the supplier only ships to Germany.

 

[rogs]

Doesn't Aliexpress ship to Austria? Or am I missing something?

Austria introduced a law in 2023 that insists that any company shipping to Austria must have a representative in that country... Something to do with the packaging, as I understand it?...
Looks like Aliexpress don't think it's worth the trouble, for such a relatively small country....
Must be a bit annoying for the Austrians, I would think? ...

 

[kingkorg]

Austria introduced a law in 2023 that insists that any company shipping to Austria must have a representative in that country... Something to do with the packaging, as I understand it?...
Looks like Aliexpress don't think it's worth the trouble, for such a relatively small country....
Must be a bit annoying for the Austrians, I would think? ...

Wow! That is insane.

 

[mhelin]

Austria introduced a law in 2023 that insists that any company shipping to Austria must have a representative in that country...

That's maybe why Austrian Audio has to build their own capsules...

Regarding A.A. just found (from the internet) that they use some kind of flash programmable controller or DSP inside the OC818 which needs to be programmed using a phone app each time a capsule is changed (https://austrian.audio/?page_id=2199).

 

[Wolf Industries]

Wow! That is insane.

So do you know any other website where I can order capsules from? I have found micbooster.com, but that's it. Are the capsules that they sell there any good? Thanks

 

[mhelin]

So do you know any other website where I can order capsules from? I have found micbooster.com, but that's it. Are the capsules that they sell there any good? Thanks

I think many people are happy with the JLI-3412 capsule when used with the Alice circuit (+ it doesn't need an external bias) so I guess they are "any good". If you want a better one check (Switzerland based) Maiku capsules , MAIKU Capsules, I've been happy with their K-47 capsule.

 

[Wolf Industries]

I think many people are happy with the JLI-3412 capsule when used with the Alice circuit (+ it doesn't need an external bias) so I guess they are "any good". If you want a better one check (Switzerland based) Maiku capsules , MAIKU Capsules, I've been happy with their K-47 caIs

Is there a good option that cost about 50-60 euro?