JDW | Macintosh Color Classic STEREO MOD @JDW- | Uploaded September 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Want louder sound with stereo separation in your Color Classic? I walk you through the entire mod, with teardowns of the LC575 & Performa 630. Mouser Cart below.

🔎 INDEX
0:00 — Intro
1:07 — Parts List
3:03 — LC575 Teardown
7:15 — TDA7052A IC Extraction
8:17 — 2nd Speaker Acquisition
11:22 — Performa 630 Teardown
16:43 — Speaker Impedance
18:31 — INSTALLATION
35:35 — Testing
42:25 — AppleDesign Powered Speakers
46:24 — Closing Thoughts

🛒 BUY THE PARTS
• MOUSER cart (does NOT include RS2, Speaker or IC): bit.ly/3e3ayhq
(Move existing RS7 to RS2 pads.)
• Speaker (8Ω, 70x30mm, p/n: MCABS-235-RC):
1) element14: bit.ly/3ASqDOS
2) Farnell: bit.ly/3Bp5kWO
3) Newark: bit.ly/3RMFZvi
• Amplifier IC (p/n: TDA7052AN):
1) EBAY: ebay.to/3Bl31DU
2) AliExpress (fake?): bit.ly/3RtC32w
3) UTsouce:
• TDA7052AN: bit.ly/3RMkURC
• TDA7052A/N2: bit.ly/3qjcvJt
• TDA7052A/N2,112: bit.ly/3x7CUxL
⚠️You also need WIRE, male & female connectors, and heat-shrink tubing:
• Heat Shrink Kit: amzn.to/34Cwzzj
Either of the following are a matched pair of 2-pin male & female connectors with 22AWG short 10cm long wires attached on Amazon. You'd need to lengthen the wires with your own wire:
• amzn.to/3SqIS7T
• amzn.to/3vQmhsy
Alternatively, you could buy this 50cm wire & 2-pin (male & female) kit and then solder wires to the female connectors:
amzn.to/491nvjb

🛒 BUY TOOLS
• 10x Loupe: amzn.to/3tW1lf0
• 5x/11x Magnifier: amzn.to/3lGogXI
• Hakko Soldering Station (Fisher Price colors): amzn.to/3ArxBJ6
💁‍♂️TIP: Use 350°C & Leaded solder.
• Solder (Leaded Rosin Core 0.8mm): amzn.to/3GzJbVl
• 2-spool Solder Holder: amzn.to/39hIMbt
• AMTECH 559 "V2" Flux (flawed plunger): amzn.to/3Muf4C2
• MG Chemicals Flux (great plunger): amzn.to/3kuAcsZ
• Desoldering wick: amzn.to/3iMAnA5
• DE-5000 Handheld LCR Meter: amzn.to/2ScttJz
The best handheld meter to check capacitor ESR! Includes all 3 accessories: TL-21, TL-22 & TL-23.
(If Amazon is out of stock, please check EBAY.)
• Fume Extractor: amzn.to/3MApWyb
• 99% ISO Alcohol (Spray Bottle!): amzn.to/3ae4fG6
• 99% ISO Alcohol: amzn.to/3NoFkxN
• 99% ISO Alcohol: amzn.to/2MkjS3h
💁‍♂️I gave you 3 alcohol choices above because it's often out of stock. 70% will work, 91% is better, but 99% is best for electronics cleaning (fast drying & no residue).

🛒 BUY MY POLO SHIRT
• 8 Bit Tees (Mine is size L. I'm 5'9". Fits me well.): bit.ly/3d0BVbX

🤘 KERO'S MAC MODS Store (Japan): en.infinityproducts.co.jp/shop-1
(Kay Koba didn't pay me to mention this. I just like his stuff!)

📷 MY CAMERA GEAR (used in making most of my videos):
• Panasonic GH5: amzn.to/39TAGtK
• GH5 II (newer version of my camera): amzn.to/3brSTyJ
• Olympus 60mm F2.8 Macro (used for all closeups): amzn.to/3u805Xb
• Olympus 12-100mm F4 (great all-around zoom lens!): amzn.to/39WJAGN
• Olympus 40-150mm F2.8 (fast glass with a long reach!): amzn.to/3Af3GqB
• Sony Tough 256GB SD Card (amazingly good!): amzn.to/3OyKwjO
• LAV Mic (BOYA by-M1 Pro): amzn.to/3bzfb1G
• Tripod (carbon fiber!): amzn.to/3QVuz8Q
(Tripod video review is here: youtu.be/6xS3R1kUlBI )

💵 NOTE: Your price on Amazon (US only) is the same even if you don't click the "amzn.to" Affiliate links above, but if you do click & purchase within 24 hours, Amazon may pay me a small commission on qualifying items in your Cart.

📚 REFERENCE
• 3D Printable Speaker CASE (⬇️file download) by jagmn: bit.ly/3cTGtRh
🧔‍💰Send a THANK YOU to the creator, jagmn: bit.ly/3Bkg48L
• TinkerDifferent thread (detailed, accurate info): bit.ly/3qhcKF8
• Datasheet for Amplifier IC: bit.ly/3ezmYhy
• Instructions by Stuart Bell & Alexey Danilchenko: bit.ly/3Db2HZN
• Instructions by CCFAQ (⚠️WARNING! Errors!): bit.ly/3KZlTvE
• AppleDesign Powered Speakers MANUAL: bit.ly/3BwTV7m

💾 SOFTWARE
• Snooper 2.0: bit.ly/3cmz0tg
• Duke Nukem: bit.ly/3NztnpS

🙏 MY SINCERE THANKS to these recent Paypal contributors (Sept. 2022):
• Mauro Acciaccaferri (monthly supporter)
• Gavin Maxwell (new monthly supporter)
• Philippe from France (new monthly supporter)

💰HOW TO SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL
paypal.me/supportJDW
(If you do very kindly donate, please let me know if I have permission to use your full name, or use something like John in Texas, when I give you public thanks in a future video. Pronunciation help is also appreciated!)

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🎶 Music Credits
• Smooth Bed 2, CC BY-ND 3.0 by Anders Enger Jensen: bit.ly/3JPllrk
• Other music is CC0 from: bit.ly/3RAgHkh

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