August 22, 200917 yr comment_268913 I'm definitely in for getting boards when it's ready to go. Should be a fun one to case up Report
August 22, 200917 yr comment_268934 Naaman, you are about to have lots of friends. If he's smart he won't agree to build one for anyone at a price below $10k (minimum). This is not Head-Fi, he can charge whatever the frack he wants here. Report
August 22, 200917 yr comment_268936 Naaman, you are about to have lots of friends. I wish I had that type of time. I'll be lucky if I can build one for myself before I go back to the box. Now when I am over there, that will probably be a different story. Report
August 22, 200917 yr comment_268937 Naaman is smart. Still, that may only cut down the number of friends by half. Report
August 22, 200917 yr comment_268940 Naaman is smart. Still, that may only cut down the number of friends by half. Piss I though people like me just for being me Report
August 22, 200917 yr comment_268962 I think he meant "change in number", delta, not absolute. He not that smart, though -- cf that "different story" sentence 3 posts up. Report
August 22, 200917 yr comment_268964 PM HeadphoneAddict. He can probably knock one together for you after he finishes up his Blue Hawaii. I can't even build a cmoy... Report
August 22, 200917 yr comment_268996 Piss I though people like me just for being me That too. Sorry, should have said "new friends", though you'll probably be visited by existing friends too. I think he meant "change in number", delta, not absolute. He not that smart, though -- cf that "different story" sentence 3 posts up. I'm smart enough to count to three. Three posts up from your post is a post by Naaman. Report
August 25, 200917 yr comment_269761 I only like you for your body, Naaman. Is that "like you for you" enough? Report
August 26, 200917 yr comment_270212 Anyone that can build a dynahi can build this. If you stuff all the parts in the right place and can do a really good job of soldering it should be a snap. http://gilmore.chem.northwestern.edu/staxt2connexonlyrev0-2.bmp ground plane removed for picture otherwise it wipes everything away, components that don't look like they have a lead connected are connected to ground http://gilmore.chem.northwestern.edu/staxt2rev0power-6.bmp i even have a bill of materials. (first time ever) so i have a clue how much its gonna cost, and how many more parts to buy. 231 semiconductors makes this the most complicated headphone amp ever. Such a comment is extremely tempting: I know what the parts are and how to read their values and can solder fine. I do this kind of stuff very slowly and carefully and triple-check everything. I guess if I put in a couple of dozen parts every weekend I could have it done in a year. It would neatly spread out the costs too. The only thing is I'd have no idea how to test/trouble-shoot it and I'd probably blow up my apartment. Report
August 26, 200917 yr comment_270223 The only thing is I'd have no idea how to test/trouble-shoot it And therein lies the step most overlooked. Report
August 26, 200917 yr comment_270234 Actually if you set the pots pretty close before you solder them in, and you don't have any shorts and everything is in the right place, it powers up just fine the first time. Report
August 26, 200917 yr comment_270238 Actually if you are Kevin Gilmore and you set the pots pretty close before you solder them in, and you don't have any shorts and everything is in the right place, it powers up just fine the first time. FTFY Report
August 26, 200917 yr Author comment_270239 This really isn't the project to show off your arcy-sparky skills. With 100+ transistors plus dozens of diodes it will be pretty hard to troubleshoot it if something were to go wrong. Expensive is also the name of the game here with the resistors alone at roughly 300$ and that's mostly using the cheap PRP's. Upgrade to Riken's and things get very expensive. Btw. If there was ever any doubt, the T2 sounds bloody fucking fabulous. It's more mellow and less intensive then the BH. Report
August 26, 200917 yr comment_270262 Hrm that's a bit sad for me.. I love intensive ;p But perhaps KG's take will give it some spine. Thoughts Kevin? I guess who knows until one is built. But there is the chance it will sound different as there are some tweaks going in due to various factor right? Report
August 26, 200917 yr Author comment_270270 It will be different from the stock amp with higher power output and better PSU. Report
August 26, 200917 yr comment_270282 Actually if you set the pots pretty close before you solder them in, and you don't have any shorts and everything is in the right place, it powers up just fine the first time. Is a Board Group buy being contemplated? Report
August 26, 200917 yr comment_270312 Actually if you set the pots pretty close before you solder them in, and you don't have any shorts and everything is in the right place, it powers up just fine the first time. Translation: If you didn't make any mistakes in building it, it powers up just fine the first time. Report
August 26, 200917 yr Author comment_270337 Is a Board Group buy being contemplated? No Translation: If you didn't make any mistakes in building it, it powers up just fine the first time. Exactly. Mistakes take the form of various parts reaching airborne status and catching fire rather spectacularly. Report
August 26, 200917 yr comment_270386 Actually if you set the pots pretty close before you solder them in, and you don't have any shorts and everything is in the right place, it powers up just fine the first time.I love when that happens. Report
August 26, 200917 yr Author comment_270414 Having to shake resistor parts out of your hair while trying to shut off the fire alarm make it loose its charm just a bit. Report
August 26, 200917 yr comment_270416 I think he means he loves when that happens...to other people, and he can watch either from a safe distance or behind some sort of safety barrier. Report
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