Nevermind, somehow a fast blow fuse found it's way into the amp. After almost a year and a half, I have my pi-max project working as I wanted. I have the ability to play my pi straight to my max, in the same enclosure. I can also play the pi to my stereo system un-amped, or the pi through the...

I am having an issue with my Max, it's probably something dumb. It was working a few weeks ago. Since then, I have finished my enclosure and made a few wiring changes. I removed the hard wires for power and added terminal screws for power and output. I made a couple changes to the input wiring...

I'll explain the bolded part. I left the buck converter connected to the power circuit as before, but powered a different pi with it. I then hooked a wall wart up to the Pi that is supposed to go to the amp. When I connected the RCA of the Main pi to the amp, there was no noise, even with the...

Hi Tom!   I posted a few months back about the MOSFET Max I am building and integrating with a Raspberry Pi. (Thread Here.) Anyway, I am still working on the case, however I finished getting the amp and Pi section built. I am having a major problem with noise however. I'm sure it has something...

Amazing work. You truly have a gift. I hope one day to have even a little of that skill. Beautiful!

Not much to add right now, but I did discover my method for the EZ Lok threaded inserts was wrong. See this video for the correct installation procedure. https://youtu.be/tIhEqoKE8Dc

I'm having some issues with my older Max. I didn't used to have any problems, but I have made some changes, and I'm not sure which one is causing my problem.   I'm hearing frequent static in my headphones. it is not consistent, sometimes it is very faint, sometimes it is loud, mostly loud...

I forgot to mention that the router burned the headphone jack a little. I don't think it will be a problem after I sand and stain. The right hand side of the case (the Pi side) will be smaller. I was using the foam board to simulate where the side will be when I shrink it, although it is not in...

Thanks! It's kind of Frankenstein-ish right now, but it's a good exercise in the design process for me. I've never been good at design/aesthetics, so I think it's helping me to look at things in new ways.   I was out on vacation for a week, but there have been a few new developments. I looked...

No worries tomb! I have had a set in my drawer for several years, so I was used to seeing the splash of color, and wasn't expecting the white boxes. But I will just keep the old boxes around for nostalgia.   The one thing he emphasized is that he is very diligent about cleaning the pins of the...

Beezar tubes. It looks like tomb no longer puts the snazzy little stickers on the boxes. I will try and dig out one of my old boxes for fun. Tubes from my local reseller. He demonstrated to me that the boxes had probably gotten wet at some point by ripping one of the cardboard closure tabs off...

I did a little research into 3D printing and got started with Autodesk 123D. This is so much easier than Sketchup. I made a mockup of the back panel in about an hour, with YouTube tutorials (The Ben Heck Show FTW.) Much less time than by hand. Plus, I was able to model a few different layouts...

I got a lot of parts over the past two days, so I have been making quite a bit of progress. I think I'm only waiting on two things, a volume knob that's coming "slow boat." And the IQAudio. It has been shown as "At O'Hare in Chicago" since the 1/19 so I don't know what's going on. Paypal is...

Messed around and learned some basic functions in Google Sketchup. I know this is pretty rough, but I've never really used it before. Just wanted to play around a little bit.      

Here are some photos. Slowly but surely coming along. Left is case before cutting the grooves, that is what the finished size should be. I plan to put the volume knob right in the middle for aesthetics, even if it is not the most efficient use of space. I also like the idea of dividing the case...

I bought a flux pen from Amazon that should be arriving tomorrow, but I've never used on before. It sounds like it will be really helpful, if it works as advertised.    I used a Neutrik locking jack on one build, and it did look really nice, but I'm not a big fan of the locks. I know you can...

  That makes sense, that's how it felt when I was soldering it. If I recall, I was worried about melting the inside plastic. Also, my soldering iron doesn't have a heat adjustment on it, so I can only get so much out of it. Maybe time for an upgrade? This project is starting to suck away my...

They used to have ground wires until I pulled the chassis apart yesterday. What I was trying to say was that anything soldered to these jacks breaks off very easily, which is what happened to the ground wires. Have you ever experienced a material that just doesn't take solder well? What do you...

This is more like a very loud hum, which changes as I touch certain components. To me, sounds like a grounding issue. There is some of the scratchiness too, which does sound like the headphone noise I've heard before, only a little more extreme. We will see when it's all cased up. There's...

Thanks tomb! I love the sound of it, I'm curious to see how it compares to the Glass Jar Mosfet kit. I know the caps are the same as the Maxed can't miss #5, but I'm hoping it still sounds as good as my build, I think it's can't miss #3, the one with the green Russian caps. Silvrr- the Amazon...

As I said above, you need to use your imagination a little. I'm already seeing a beautiful wood case, not cardboard and painters tape. Forgive the extra holes in front. I started with one set of motherboard standoffs to raise the board, but the tubes were no where near the top edge of the sides...

Silvrr - will do. I bought a piece of 1" x 4" cedar and 1" x 4" cherry. I'm gonna use the cedar to test my woodworking skills and then move up to the cherry. I also bought a 2' x 2' piece of 1/4" MDF for the bottom. I bought a 1' x 1' piece of almuminum for lining the bottom of the case. Some...

WOW! I can see the Bijou as being both mentally and financially exhausting. Maybe I can work my way up to it, as it looks like it is well designed and probably has a great sound. Let me know how yours comes out! I checked out your wiring in the other thread, it looks great!   I have made a...

I actually decided to build using a Millet Mosfet Max. I am familiar with this amp and love its sound. Plus, there a smaller chance of catastrophic failure, at least that's how it looks to me. And Jeff at Glass Jar Audio has a pretty easy ordering process to get a full kit. One of the biggest...

In my other thread, I mention my plans to incorporate a Pi with a tube amp in a single enclosure, probably a Millet Mofset. Is this DAC chip good enough, or would I be better off building a grubDac into my Millet build, and using the USB out of the Pi? Using this seems much simpler.