[EnOYiN]

So here are a few pics of my new amp casing. A friend of mine helped me with a good part of it since I am not that good with wood after all. It isn't finished yet, the front needs some work and I'll use a bit of varnish to make it look better.

Enough words for now. Here are the pics:

The beyers are cool, I know, but that's not what this pic is about. It's about the ugly piece of wood next to it. Here a pic without the beyers to distract you.

For all of you who don´t know this amp, it´s a Porta Corda MkIII-USB made by Dr. Meier. I am thinking about a decent adapter connection on the back of it and some other kind of power supply. (something like a Li/Ion battery)

Like I said before, it´s not finished yet. Maybe I will start all over again to make something nicer if this one just doesn´t work out.

I hope you enjoy the pics.

Cheers.

 

[cooperpwc]

Well, you're just going to have to get some Darths to go with that, aren't you?

Beautiful stuff! I like your choice of amp too.

 

[EnOYiN]

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Originally Posted by cooperpwc /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well, you're just going to have to get some Darths to go with that, aren't you? Beautiful stuff! I like your choice of amp too.

To be honest: I have been thinking about Darths.

I think that some varnish will do them good. And the front really seems ugly if I am looking at the pictures now.

One of the first impressions of the porta corda was that it had a slightly flimsy looking casing. (just looking though, it´s sturdy enough after all) Anyway the idea was born for a wooden casing.

Now, I will only have to make my own darths.

 

[GreatDane]

Hey that looks pretty cool. I'd like to give that a try some day, not that I'm much of a carpenter.

There doesn't seem to be many owners of this amp here. I use mine only for listening to my notebook PC and mine stays attached with Velcro to the underside of my custom gear table that sits next to me at my couch.

Dr. Meiers creation drives my Darth Beyers very well, along with HD 650. Even with 9 volt or even USB power it has ample power but a 13.5 volt transformer pumps it up a little more. The sound is clean and bass is tight, worthy of the 770

 

[EnOYiN]

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Originally Posted by GreatDane /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hey that looks pretty cool. I'd like to give that a try some day, not that I'm much of a carpenter. There doesn't seem to be many owners of this amp here. I use mine only for listening to my notebook PC and mine stays attached with Velcro to the underside of my custom gear table that sits next to me at my couch. Dr. Meiers creation drives my Darth Beyers very well, along with HD 650. Even with 9 volt or even USB power it has ample power but a 13.5 volt transformer pumps it up a little more. The sound is clean and bass is tight, worthy of the 770

Thanks.

I am not a carpenter at all. This is the first thing I made out of wood since 9-10 years. The main thing you will need, and this is where this friend of mine helped a lot, is a fraise. You will not be able to do it without this machine.

I am using a 24V adapter with it and that works (and sounds) really well. The main issue with that, without modification, the connector for it is inside the amp itself. I am planning on making that slightly more accessable.

 

[Contrastique]

Wow man!!! That looks really awesome! Hope you will work out your issues. And you'd better bring that to the meet

 

[EnOYiN]

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Originally Posted by Contrastique /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wow man!!! That looks really awesome! Hope you will work out your issues. And you'd better bring that to the meet

Thanks.

I was already planning on that. They will come, with or without the wood. I hope I'll have them finished by then though.

As far as my issues are concerned: the piece of wood isn't so much of a problem. I've got other issues that might be slightly harder to solve.

 

[Canuck57]

Very nice. You may want to consider countersinking the screw heads and maybe covering the recessed screw heads with wood plugs as well...

 

[khbaur330162]

The wood casing acts as camouflage on that table. Can barley see it in the first pic.

Props.

 

[Duggeh]

Nicely Done Sir!

 

[EnOYiN]

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Originally Posted by Canuck57 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Very nice. You may want to consider countersinking the screw heads and maybe covering the recessed screw heads with wood plugs as well...

Maybe I would, but where would I get those?

 

[EnOYiN]

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Originally Posted by khbaur330162 /img/forum/go_quote.gif The wood casing acts as camouflage on that table. Can barley see it in the first pic. Props.

I used the first and best camera I could find to make the pic. I couldn't change the shutter speed at all if I wanted a visible picture. The standard shutter speed was 1/60 so I can't help the picture being slightly blurry.

 

[warrior05]

You can get a plug cutter that you use in your drill and you can make plugs out of the same material. Or you could make plugs out of a contrasting wood. They make different sizes.

Looks nice and neat. Well done!

 

[keiith]

that looks great! good effort!

 

[ken36]

The Porta Corda MkIII-USB was my first amp. It never looked like that. Great job.