| Pimeta is/can be portable... Millett isn't... |
| Originally Posted by coolshot the prob with DIY is that i only have limited experience with soldering from my highschool electronics class, soldring simple kits like strobe lights and the sort. Everyone says that your first amp should be a cmoy then move up the ladder. This will only add to cost as im paying to learn with parts and tools that i dont have yet. I know i could sell to recoup but i feel just jumping into what i want now first and have it done right the first time would be my best bet. I will look into tread to see how much it would add. |
| Originally Posted by mono Grab some old piece of electronic gear- an abandoned computer motherboard, a cordless phone, whatever, and practice soldering a bit. There is ample information and tutorials out there, soldering is a useful lifelong skill to have even if you don't build your own amp. A CMOY is harder to build than a Pimeta. Pimeta is a larger project, more complex topology but Tangent's board, the online guide, it is something someone with no experience could tackle if build by-the-book, no substitutions and it would turn out pretty good. I think it will be easier than the Millet Hybrid for a beginner, even easier than the CMOY because with the finished and silkscreened PCB, it's more a matter of fitting the part in the hole rather than understanding the topology. Tools- In a pinch a little creativeness can substitute for good tools. Nail clippers instead of diagonal cutters, a wet paper towel and a brick instead of a soldering station, some scraps of wire, a $10 soldering iron and a 2" long coil of solder. Not that I'm trying to talk you into it, but it IS a pretty easy way to get started into DIY so long as you don't sweat trying to respec all the parts, just use the default values and read a few threads about the best opamp for your uses. |
