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So i need some money in college : Comment on my Ideas, Please.

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Hey Guys

 

Now am in college, first year, or sophomore year as some of u call it (Electrical & Electronics Engineering), and i am broke.

all the money i get, for the month, i get from my dad, and thats like 62USD per month.

no surprise, almost all is spent on everything i do here, a girlfriend, food, friends, joining various college clubs, and everything.

Am able to save none at all, compared to the 50% i had expected before starting here.

Let me be clear on the reasons, i want to save for a pair of Audio Technica CK10s, or UE TF10s and then getting them reshelled (Oh yeah, thanks Head Fi).

 

and its my 4th month here and i havent saved money worth anything at all. so what i actually plan o do is as follows:

 

i) Repair Headphones and Earphones

ii) Headphone and Earphone Consultancy (I'd even locate the sources of purchase)

iii) Build Headphone Amplifiers

iv) Repair laptops (mostly software)

v) Jailbreaking iPods and iPhones

vi) Rooting and Modding android phones

 

The advertisement would be posted in every Hostel's Notice Board of my college.

 

And then, i am thinking of actually putting up a website on the internet, where i build the headphone amps, alot of them, like the Pimeta V2, Pimeta V1, Cmoy, Cmoy2, CmoyBB and others.

Now, i'd also provide various customizations, as the selection of the Hammond Enclosures into which i put the amps, presence of Bass boost and Crossfeed etc. Because it can be a bit of a problem, i think i would sell them as "Used" category.

 

But what all do i have to do, to be able to achieve the above plans? the first one is fairly simple, but what about the second one? a website, dedicated to DIY amps, where the customer can decide on the customizations.What all would i need to do the second one?

And how practical are my ideas here? Please note, if the website is ever opened, i'll be providing domestic shipping only.

 

Regards

 

Edit: To be more clear, i am good at soldering, own a solder, a multimeter wouldn't cost much here, plus have built 2-3 Mini^3 for my friends and myself, 4-5 Cmoys for my brother and others and can totally repair headphones with no driver Damage.


Edited by psgarcha92 - 10/9/11 at 2:06am
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As far as I know, you can't sell DIY gear for profit on Head-Fi unless its more than 6 month old, I think AudiogoN lets you do that though. If you can get a website for free and it wouldn't take too much time to set it up, then go for it, but I doubt theres any services out there for free. Make sure you put a warning saying you can't make stuff in huge quantities though, you wouldn't want to be flooded with orders. If you decide to sell amps, you should also request a MOT tag here on Head-Fi. Personally I think making amps is the safest option, since if you accidentally break a headphone you'll have to pay a replacement, which could cost a lot. Jail breaking iPods and stuff isn't going be very profitable IMO since most people can do it by themselves. 

 

Good luck beerchug.gif

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What about a blog, that is a good read and the amps that are sold on ebay? would that work?

i basically, was in no way thinking of selling it on head fi, i dont want to be that professional at all.

basically people here in my hostel, and alot of them, are "Afraid" of trying anything new. So if i go about at 100-200 Indian bucks for jailbreaking and rooting, i do thing that wont be alot of money, but yeah a significant amount. the same way, how much can i earn repairing headphones even. i mean the wires can be changed and everything. and if i use good connectors like the Neutrik ones, which cost 300 Indian Rupees, then to keep it all ok, i'd have to get only 100 for what i do. the major part i would get would be from my amps only.

the audience i have or the customers here are not audiophiles. they sure are rich, but more stupid. a guy here has Sennhieser HD 598s, and what does he drive them through? A Nokia Cellphone. Most people have Sennhiesers, and that portrays they care for audio and everything.

But amps, because people sometimes don't even feel a difference with and without amp, its an even smaller amount here.

On headphone consultation and location part, where i decide for them what headphones they should buy, and then locate a dealer for them, i guess i would want a 100-200 bucks again.

Repairing Laptops, a little bit of data recovery, as in pictures and documents can again let me a small amount of money.

But overall, these Amps can be my best bet.a whole lot of money is lost when i decide that i wont be selling these amps overseas.

 

ideas guys, Ideas, please help me here!!!

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Originally Posted by psgarcha92 View Post

a guy here has Sennhieser HD 598s, and what does he drive them through? A Nokia Cellphone.


 

LOL biggrin.gif

 

If you do make a blog, I would suggest including information on the effects of having an amp and how to handle one. You don't want uninformed customers blaming you for blowing up their ear drums by using ibuds with a Cmoy on max power, or say wrong things about your hard work because they double amped and worsened the sound quality. 

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