What to purchase next?

[marioed]

Hi All,

I recently finished building a Crack with Speedball and enjoyed the build a lot. It was my first build and while my soldering skills have improved I could still use more experience. I’m thinking about what kit to try next. I’m thinking about either the moreplay or the sex experimenters kit. I’d be using the moreplay with a Decware se84ufo amp & if I went with the sex I’d use it as a headphone amp with my lower impedance cans. Which kit is easier to build? I don’t want to bite off too much for my second build.

Regards,
Mario

 

[Paul Birkeland]

The Moreplay is a pretty easy build but the S3X amp is likely a lot more useful for what you have going on.  You can also use the S3X amp as a preamp, so what it would come down to in my mind is whether you need the three inputs. 

 

[marioed]

Thanks for the tips Paul. I now have some food for thought. Would I have to do anything different to use the S3x as a preamp? I don’t need three inputs but it might be nice to have two pairs of rca outputs. Would this be possible with either the S3x or Moreplay?

Regards,
Mario

 

[Thermioniclife]

There is plenty of room on the S3X chassis to drill 2 holes for an extra set of outputs.

 

[Paul Birkeland]

You can just use a pair of banana to RCA cables out of the speaker jacks.

 

[Doc B]

https://bottlehead.com/bottlehead-blog/

 

[marioed]

Thanks everyone, I’ve got some ideas. Now I just have to decide.

Regards,
Mario

 

[Mucker]

This is fabulous news about pre-amping with an S3X. I need a pre-amp to pair with an Emotiva XPA-2 power amp, and also something to drive HiFiman HE6se and Beyer DT-1990 Pro phones. I am incredibly happy with my Crack/SB. How is the availability of S3X? Thank you!

Greg