[ferds]

Hi guys

I rarely post here but i would like to share some of my diy projects..

My DIY headphone setup:
MS-1
PPAv2 (637/627 combo) w/ STEPS
12chips Tower DDDAC w/ USB
Pimeta
TPA6120 amp

Lets take a close look..

12chips Tower DDDAC w/ USB
I dont have case yet so i put it on a piece of wood that i varnish.. And i like seeing them naked. = )

PPAv2 (637/627 combo) w/ STEPS
I really like this amp, its just simply amazing..

Pimeta (Bottom) and Tpa6120 amp (top)

SOrry for the crappy pictures guys..

 

[Seaside]

ferds, sweet looking amps you've got there.
Did you etched those boards all by yourself?

 

[odoe]

those are really nice
thanks for posting

i finished my PIMETA earlier this week and cased it up
i love the plastic front and rear panels
much easier to work with than aluminum

The only troubleshooting I had to do was reflow the solder on one buffer stack that was running really hot. Thing works like a charm. I'm planning to replace the 220 caps with 470 caps when I order parts for my Millett. I need a knob too

I have to admit, I was little nervous about the TREAD at first, but now that I've done it, I'm pretty comfortable with making another.

 

[ferds]

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Originally Posted by Seaside /img/forum/go_quote.gif ferds, sweet looking amps you've got there. Did you etched those boards all by yourself?

thanks.. yup i etched my own boards.. its fairly easy..

 

[bperboy]

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Originally Posted by odoe /img/forum/go_quote.gif i finished my PIMETA earlier this week and cased it up i love the plastic front and rear panels much easier to work with than aluminum

QFT! When I finished up my Millett Max, I used the plastic end version of the hammond. Much much easier to drill, and I didn't scratch or mar anything! Casework, at least for me, tends to be the most difficult part of a build, aside from the occasionally nasty ground loop!

 

[Ace o' Spades]

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Originally Posted by odoe /img/forum/go_quote.gif those are really nice thanks for posting i finished my PIMETA earlier this week and cased it up i love the plastic front and rear panels much easier to work with than aluminum I have to admit, I was little nervous about the TREAD at first, but now that I've done it, I'm pretty comfortable with making another.

nice job, it looks a lot like my PIMETA. What opamps do you have in it right now?

I agree, the TREAD can be a bit nerve wracking. I built my first one for my PIMETA as well, and I was definitely sweating when I plugged it in for the first time.

 

[odoe]

I went with the AD8620/AD8610 combo. They drive my HD580s pretty good. I plan to make another one down the road, but try using sockets for resistors so I can try different opamps and tweak the resistors for fun.

 

[qpoiz]

Here's my first Cmoy built from scratch following Tangents tutorial. Im definitely going to figure out a tighter layout for the board because this one's just a waste of space.

I stripped all the paint and then buffed some shine into it

My very first cmoy was a half built kit from ebay. Nothing special about it, maybe except the Alps Pot and the case haha

Im glad i found something to kill time with this summer. I'll build a few more Cmoy's, then i'll build some truly fun stuff

 

[Bjornboy81]

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Originally Posted by qpoiz /img/forum/go_quote.gif My very first cmoy was a half built kit from ebay. Nothing special about it, maybe except the Alps Pot and the case haha ​

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Where did you get that knob at? i like the case

 

[qpoiz]

The knob came with the kit i got on ebay. I have no idea where it came from.

 

[bperboy]

Thats a very nice and unique case for a CMoy tin! You could call it the Handyman's CMoy!

 

[Tedro]

Well, I round up enough courage to post pictures of my B22 that I finished a wile a go.

Im sorry the pictures are not very good, I dont have a digital camera so I had to take them with my camera phone. Please take it easy on me.

 

[SysteX]

^^ That's a sweet case. I like.

 

[Captain ?degard]

"build" might be exaggerating, but I re-plugged my beyer dt231 (cut the 3m cord to 130 CM)
PIC: http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...231neutric.jpg

 

[TheRobbStory]

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Originally Posted by qpoiz /img/forum/go_quote.gif Here's my first Cmoy built from scratch following Tangents tutorial. Im definitely going to figure out a tighter layout for the board because this one's just a waste of space. I stripped all the paint and then buffed some shine into it

Man, that looks a heck of a lot better than the one I threw together last night!

Started to case it up but my fat fingers kept getting in the way.