47Labs公司GC功放分析.docVIP

Analysis of the pictures of the Gaincard innards by Mick Feuerbacher, October 2005. ? In 2002 in a thread in Audio Asylum some pictures were presented that were said to show the inside of an original Gaincard. Shortly thereafter Yoshi Segoshi of Sakura Systems responded, claiming that the photos were not of a 47 Labs Gaincard and when asked to provide photos of the internals of a real Gaincard, he refused to do so. Recently, some new images occurred in a 6moons review of the Gaincard. These images showed a very similar board with similar looking components and soldering style, similar cables and connectors and a similar stepped attenuator. These pictures were officially provided by the manufacturer. Comparing the old images with the new ones, I am now quite convinced that the images shown on Audio Asylum were showing the inside of the real Gaincard. I carefully analyzed them in order to deduce the parts and schematic used for the original Gaincard. Most probably this has been done by millions of DIYers out there before, but I could not find the information in the internet. Maybe my findings are interesting for others as well, so I present them here. I am open for discussions, of course. If you dont agree with my conclusions or want to add something, please contact me (m at dogbreath dot de) .... ? The first of the images appearing in the Audio Asylum thread. It was said that the pictures were taken by Craig Fraser. I hope he does not mind that I use them here. This is the top side of the board with the two skinned supply bypassing caps. On the bottom of the picture the 12 position stepped attenuator with the green switch is seen. ? ? ? The second image, showing the bottom side of the board. ? Rectified image with the connectors labelled. The chip is a national LM3875. O: output; +: pos input; -: neg input; V+ and V-: pos and neg supply; n: not connected. ? Bottom of the PCB with connectors labelled. In green are shown the locations (and connections)