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WOW blooze, that's probably the best looking DIY amp I've ever seen. Good job man!
Thanks. The finish isn't like what I wanted as I just can't seem to find a place that is dust free, so it has some small specks when up close, but from a couple feet away it looks OK. There are also some swirls on the zebrawood finish you can see in reflecting light that I can't figure out how they got there. I've never had it happen before, but oh well---lived and learned some more things during the build.
Just echoing the other comments...Blooze, your casework is stunning. That is really a piece of art. Well done!
I like it and it sounds very good for the money. Very comparable to my Millett and much more fun if your into tube rolling for different sound. People really should give this amp a go!. You could build one for about $75 finished. Heck, I only have about $100 in mine.
The one thing about the casework that I don't like is the panels on the sides for adjusting the bias. The jacks aren't evenly spaced within the hole because I had a small mishap cutting the holes and had to make do with my mess up within the confines of the inside.
I really need to do a metal industrial tube amp next. Got a 6EM7 amp I'm starting to collect parts for.
Blooze, That enclosure is way cool. Gets me to thinkin', which is dangerous. This hobby is addictive as it is. Then to see work like this really turns it up another notch. By the way, I had BLOOZE as my license plate here in Ohio a few years ago. Couldn't get BLUES, so I opted for that. Anyway, thanks for your example of fine workmanship. Makes me want to try that much harder to improve my casing/enclosure work, which is not my favorite thing to do thus far.
I have finished building my Dynahi. The casework of my build follows the same theme as my other headphone amps, except this time it's bigger and bolder with Conrad MF30-75 heatsinks serving as the side panels. Separate cases house the amplifier and power supply.
I'll post a photos here. Further details and more photos are at my Dynahi page. I am not sure about the brushed aluminum volume knob yet, and might switch to a matte black knob instead (to match my other amps).
I will be bringing this amp and my other amps to the NorCal meet (in Saratoga) next weekend.
My Dynahi
Linear Mode
