| Originally Posted by cmirza The thing that has kept me from getting into the DIY thing is the amount of gear needed to build the more advanced designs. Good soldering stations, multimeters, drill/dremmel for case work and depending on how advanced you're going to go, perhaps an oscilloscope. These are all expensive and add up quickly. This isn't even considering the consumables you'll need like wiring, solder, etc... Don't get into DIY because you want to save money, get into it because you're interested in the hobby and learning more about the gear you're enjoying. |
| Originally Posted by NeilR You've been warned! And then around the 3rd amp or so, you will start accumulating things like oscilloscopes and singal generators. This is a sickness and it's highly communicable, spreading digitally via the internet. I'm surprised we don't all have to register with the CDC. |
| Originally Posted by NeilR If you have any interest in tubes at all, you almost have to build a Millet. |
| Originally Posted by gigit And one more question: Are there any balanced DIY amps out there? I have been searching for thoes for some time also, but have not been able to come up with pretty much anything reguarding well-known ones, and if attemps at them have been successfull or not (I might just be using the wrong keywords in my searches) |
| Originally Posted by K2Grey Well, recently there's been the YAHA and the SOHA and who knows what, so there are some alternative (and cheaper) options for DIY tube amps. ... snip |
| Originally Posted by tomb If I'm not mistaken, despite the simplicity and low cost, the SOHA still uses the typical 100+ voltage to drive the tube. I haven't studied the YAHA yet, but it appears to be a super-small tube-in-a-tin version of a CMoy. AFIK, the Millett is still the quality option DIY tuber down in the 12-24V range of solid-state. I'm on the waiting list for the SOHA boards, regardless. If I'm going to get bit, maybe that one's the tamest.
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| Originally Posted by NeilR Don't feel bad- everybody goes through the same thing. The really fun part of this DIY (for me) is that I can make exactly what I want. It takes a while to figure out all the various strengths and weaknessed and design trade-offs that are involved. I now have a relatively tiny amp (Pint), a Pimeta which fits somewhere in the small category, a transportable battery powered unit (PPA) for patio and travel, a no compromise desktop (M3) and a fun-to-tinker-with Millet. [size=xx-large]SOMEONE PLEASE.... STOP ME BEFORE I BUILD AGAIN!!!!!![/size] Oh yea, I gotta finish up those Meir Cross-feeds. 
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| Originally Posted by tomb If I'm not mistaken, despite the simplicity and low cost, the SOHA still uses the typical 100+ voltage to drive the tube. I haven't studied the YAHA yet, but it appears to be a super-small tube-in-a-tin version of a CMoy. AFIK, the Millett is still the quality option DIY tuber down in the 12-24V range of solid-state. I'm on the waiting list for the SOHA boards, regardless. If I'm going to get bit, maybe that one's the tamest.
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| Originally Posted by NeilR You're a very nasty man, Mr. Toole. You're like those drug dealers that sell to little kids behind the school yard. You should be ashamed of yourself! (That was for public consumption.... now let's get down to business) So what do you think would be a good starter DAC?
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| Originally Posted by cmirza How long until the DIY DAP come around?
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| Originally Posted by cmirza How long until the DIY DAP come around?
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