Description

An extremely powerful 2 way monitor based system driven by 100W of pure class A authority.

Sound is direct and powerful. Definitely on the analytical side.

Tight base extends far beyond what one would expect from a sealed 5.5" driver based monitor.

This system is a true keeper; better be as it took me over a year of soldering and fabrication.

Stands as a nice counter point to my First watt, Druid based system which is lusher and warmer
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    • Apple Airport Express
    Networked wireless Base Station
    • Bel Canto Design DAC 1
    • Krell Clone KSA 50 (tweaked for 100w)
    Hand built DIY Krell clone based on KSA 50 board. Dual monoblock fan cooled Class A amps. A year in the making, they run hot but drive with serious authority They run hot
    • Zaph DIY ZD5
    An extremely high end reference level small 2-way with Scan Speak and Vifa drivers
    • PS Auio UPC-200
    The UPC 200 has two Ultimate Power Cells inside its beautiful 8.5" wide chassis and two Power Ports to provide clean and protected AC power

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Owner
Fdawg41, thanks. The Clones were a long labor of love. The PCB's were sourced from a group buy off DIY AUdio a couple of years ago. If you are serious on building them post a wanted on the DIYAUdio forum and i am sure someone has a spare or two.
I put together a blog of the clone build. The blog is:
http://web.mac.com/noteldov/iWeb
My email address is on the blog. Check it out and i would be happy to answer and questions you might have.
I really enjoyed building them but be prepared to put in quite a few hours of work. I will try to point you in the right direction for all the parts which were sourced from all over the web to save on production costs and time.

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Kevin 30127;
From what i have read on online forums, and from my own experience, there is very little tweaking if any that are necessary for a zaph design. He is a great designer who selects his components very carefully, and always with a strong eye towards value. He will occasionally provide for a resistor or cap value swap out to push the frequency cut out higher or lower to suit your own taste. The other variable is stuffing and i can only recommend letting your ear be the guide. The ZD5 is not a kit offered by Madisound. Is this your first speaker build?

Bruce30
For some reason everyone settles for black or stained oak. I though white would be a nice touch. I am currently building white stands that should hopefully tie it all in together a little bit better.

Thanks for looking

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System edited: Power supply node added

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