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Old 05-27-2006, 10:12 PM
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one of the threads that i enjoy the most on head-fi is the DIY build gallery. i'm not much of a DIY'er myself, but i know some members here are. feel free to post pictures and details of your amp/source/whatever builds here.

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Old 05-27-2006, 10:17 PM
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builds of what? we already have cables... you talking amps and such?
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Old 05-27-2006, 10:22 PM
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Old 05-27-2006, 10:52 PM
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Just to get the ball rolling...

Here's a Millett Hybrid I built recently, to cover for the fact that I still haven't built one for myself (after over a year)

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TREAD power supply (running a 24V AC wallwart outputting 29V DC to the amp)
Elna Cerafine and Silmic II + Wima caps
Discrete Diamond Buffers (design by ppl, tweak by steinchen)
Alps Pot

Spent the weekend cleaning up the wiring and fixing a ground hum, it's now good to go.

Approximate Construction Cost = $250

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Old 05-27-2006, 10:54 PM
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very nice, man
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Can I play? This is as close as I've ever come to DIY...



Approximate cost: 9 months of fanboying!
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Old 05-27-2006, 11:25 PM
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Can I play? This is as close as I've ever come to DIY...



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You can play just as long as you can show schematics for what we see .
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Old 05-29-2006, 12:08 AM
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PINT + TREAD.



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Old 06-04-2006, 12:20 AM
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Alien USB DAC



Including a close up of my sloppy soldering.

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TREAD powered transportable PPA V2



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Old 07-19-2006, 10:05 PM
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DanTanaLow featuring the first of it's kind front mounted magic DSP switch. :P








The case came out of my junk box and I just didn't feel like making two new panels for it.
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Old 07-20-2006, 12:06 AM
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Damn...I wish I could do that stuff...but I have no clue when it comes to soldering or electrical work of any nature. Hoping to buy a DIY millett hybrid sometime soon, so we'll see...
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Finally got around to casing up my my PPA V2. Still some small issues to resolve but for the most parts she's all done.

It's a 2 box configuration with a Jung Super Regulator in one box and the PPA in the other.







I'll shoot some internal shots later.
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Old 07-23-2006, 11:10 PM
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$45 MiniDac Kit

It did not come with the Tread or the black gates.
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$45 MiniDac Kit

It did not come with the Tread or the black gates.
Ooooooh, how does it sound? That would be an interesting dac to try I think. What would you sell one of those for?
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Ooooooh, how does it sound?
It sounds pretty damn good considering how much it cost.
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It sounds pretty damn good considering how much it cost.
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Old 07-26-2006, 05:42 AM
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More like a Scot Nixon DacKit killer.
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