dusk
100+ Head-Fier
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I am so excited to finish my first ever DIY project - a Bottlehead Crack - and share it with all of you! I'm really damn proud at how it turned out.
Paired with the HD650s and fed by an AURALiC Vega / Audirvana+, I have to say this might be one of the best systems I have ever heard so far.
It took me about 10 hours total time over two days, including casework.
I took pictures of the entire process for anyone interested.
Now I'm very interested to see what the Speedball adds...
It's looking like those glorious Audio Note separates don't seem all that far out of my reach anymore.
I want to say thanks to @FrankCooter for insisting I give DIY a shot, and providing a ton of inspiration from his gorgeous creations. Thanks Frank!
On to the build log!
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LETS GET STARTED. Clean desk. Mug of coffee. INSPIRATION. Done.
Snapping all the pieces in place that can be snapped into place...
This part was a small bitch.
Top side starting to look like something.
Numbered and ready to go.
Desk is starting to get cluttered....
Used a drill to twist the wires.
They came out pretty good.
First bit of soldering. Burned myself twice.
First time needing helping hands.
Desk getting worse....
L/R wired up to volume pot.
These little LED's were the first real bitch of the project.
Starting to look like something down here!
My first real screw up of the the project. Melted some wires while trying to angle the soldering iron in a silly way.
DONE SOLDERING.... time to test it.
EVERYTHING WORKED. First pass!
The tubes are glowing, not exploding into my eyes!
Inside LEDs working fine, too. Looks like some kind of squid monster.
Alright.. all hooked up to a makeshift floor system.
HOT DAMN does this sound good... This might be one of my favorite headphone setups.. ever.
This was the first thing I played... aftermath in mono.
Followed by.. well, you know.
Desk and floor are a mess... I'll clean it tomorrow.
On to the case!!!
I have no idea what I'm doing. Never worked with wood before...
I tried burning the edges with a blow torch.. came out pretty good!
Spraying poly on it for a semi gloss finish.
Letting the little guys dry out.
Wood glue and tape.
DONE.
Paired with the HD650s and fed by an AURALiC Vega / Audirvana+, I have to say this might be one of the best systems I have ever heard so far.
It took me about 10 hours total time over two days, including casework.
I took pictures of the entire process for anyone interested.
Now I'm very interested to see what the Speedball adds...
It's looking like those glorious Audio Note separates don't seem all that far out of my reach anymore.
I want to say thanks to @FrankCooter for insisting I give DIY a shot, and providing a ton of inspiration from his gorgeous creations. Thanks Frank!
On to the build log!
===============================
LETS GET STARTED. Clean desk. Mug of coffee. INSPIRATION. Done.
Snapping all the pieces in place that can be snapped into place...
This part was a small bitch.
Top side starting to look like something.
Numbered and ready to go.
Desk is starting to get cluttered....
Used a drill to twist the wires.
They came out pretty good.
First bit of soldering. Burned myself twice.
First time needing helping hands.
Desk getting worse....
L/R wired up to volume pot.
These little LED's were the first real bitch of the project.
Starting to look like something down here!
My first real screw up of the the project. Melted some wires while trying to angle the soldering iron in a silly way.
DONE SOLDERING.... time to test it.
EVERYTHING WORKED. First pass!
The tubes are glowing, not exploding into my eyes!
Inside LEDs working fine, too. Looks like some kind of squid monster.
Alright.. all hooked up to a makeshift floor system.
HOT DAMN does this sound good... This might be one of my favorite headphone setups.. ever.
This was the first thing I played... aftermath in mono.
Followed by.. well, you know.
Desk and floor are a mess... I'll clean it tomorrow.
On to the case!!!
I have no idea what I'm doing. Never worked with wood before...
I tried burning the edges with a blow torch.. came out pretty good!
Spraying poly on it for a semi gloss finish.
Letting the little guys dry out.
Wood glue and tape.
DONE.