Been awhile since I last posted. I connected my Bijou to the computer and watched a blu-ray in Dolby headphone surround. Holy crap does it sound awesome! Very clean, very 3 dimensional sound. I kept taking my headphones off to make sure the sound wasn't coming from the surround sound speakers...

Go Zkool! Gitter done!! And nice job on that case Balderon. All of these nice cases make me ashamed of mine.

This amp sounds better and better the more I listen to it! ZKOOL- I used that transformer. I rang all the wires to find each set of windings. Then I connected it to 120V and checked the voltages to be absolutely sure because my wire colors didn't match what was on the label. I wrote down the...

I figured it out. It had to do with the routing of the wiring from the RCA jacks to the volume pot. They were laying on the amp boards. I fastened them to the side of the chassis with a sticky block and a zip tie. Now it's dead silent. I left the amp on overnight with some pink noise playing. It...

Finished building amp. Sounds good, but both channels are buzzing with or without input connected, regardless of volume control setting. Buzzing is louder if I take the cover off. I was closing the cover and it slipped and banged shut. The noise went away immediately. Now I only hear buzzing...

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OK, I got most of my stuff from glassjaraudio.com. I'm still missing the tube sockets and the two pin phoenix connectors. Everything is soldered on the boards except for those two items. While I'm waiting for my parts to arrive I have a question about the voltages. On my transformer I'm getting...

I also own the Cambridge 640p and I love it. For the cartridge, I haven't listened to many , but I am extremely impressed with the Clearaudio Virtuoso Wood MM cartridge.

One thing often overlooked with home stereo systems is room acoustics. The acoustics of your room affect the sound every bit as much as your speakers do. That's one of the reasons I prefer headphones. If you're only asking about the speakers themselves, the bigger the better. If you want dynamic...

I would buy a Benchmark DAC1 and a used Toyota Camry, a full tank of gas, and a large pepperoni pizza from Pizza Hut.

I have now learned to edit, thank you.

Nullstring, Yes SIR!! I did not mean to offend you with my inexcusable double post. Please accept my humble apology. You have my word, it will never happen again!

Weller WESD51. You won't be sorry.

I would say Ideal and Klein are about equal in quality.

I've never used it personally, but Ideal doesn't make ANY bad products. I say go for it.

As an electrician, I can also recommend Klein. Been using them for years. Ideal also make a nice pair of wire strippers.

Attachment 17358 And here's the inside.

Attachment 17356 Here's what I have done so far. Still waiting on the bijou kit. The sides are soft maple, the top and bottom are 1/4" aluminum plate. I brushed the aluminum with a wire wheel, hard to see in the picture. Inspired by Amphead's oak and cocobolo chassis on post #136 of this...

Runeight, you're absolutely right of course. I'm getting impatient and jumping the gun. I would draw a picture of what I'm talking about but I have no idea how to draw a 3 pole 4 position switch. I'll do like you say and start with the original design. Once I have a working Bijou, I'll bring it...

Dozo yoroshiku. I lived in Okinawa for 2 years. Loved it! I miss Okinawan soba, habu sake, Hypermart, Autobox, and Orion beer.

I haven't even SEEN a tube since about 1985. I can't wait to hear this amp.

I read this entire thread before purchasing the Bijou kit. That's what got me thinking about possible noise problems if I were to add other components. After reading about the ordeal you and Amphead went through, it seems to me that the main things to watch out for are shielding and ground...

I'm going to build the Bijou as my first DIY amp. I'm waiting for a kit I ordered from GlassJarAudio.com. I was thinking about adding a DIY DAC and DIY phono preamp in the same chassis. I would be concerned with noise, and also the power supply. I have to figure out a good way of doing the power...