danobeavis
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My current "compact" platform
Post pics of your builds....
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I like that setup, but you have to admit, it has an extremely low WAF factor (lol!)
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gamma lite, I understand.
mini3 in such a large box? THAT I don't quite get. or maybe its just an 'all AMB' build?
m3 would have been so much nicer in that combo, no?
| Originally Posted by MisterX /img/forum/go_quote.gif Gamma Lite + Mini3.
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gamma lite, I understand.
mini3 in such a large box? THAT I don't quite get. or maybe its just an 'all AMB' build?
m3 would have been so much nicer in that combo, no?
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A quick write up of what you have going on there perhaps?
| Originally Posted by danobeavis /img/forum/go_quote.gif My current "compact" platform
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A quick write up of what you have going on there perhaps?
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An M³ board is 5" x 7". It would have requires a much larger case than that.
| Originally Posted by linuxworks /img/forum/go_quote.gif gamma lite, I understand. mini3 in such a large box? THAT I don't quite get. or maybe its just an 'all AMB' build?
m3 would have been so much nicer in that combo, no? |
An M³ board is 5" x 7". It would have requires a much larger case than that.
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Does any workbench have WAF? If so, you have a much more understanding wife.
| Originally Posted by linuxworks /img/forum/go_quote.gif I like that setup, but you have to admit, it has an extremely low WAF factor (lol!) |
Does any workbench have WAF? If so, you have a much more understanding wife.
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hey man, i like your knobs
| Originally Posted by danobeavis /img/forum/go_quote.gif My current "compact" platform
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hey man, i like your knobs
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I like that 'scope!
I have been thinking about getting one for ages. In the end though I will probably get a cheaper logic analyser instead.
| Originally Posted by v3nom /img/forum/go_quote.gif hey man, i like your knobs
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I like that 'scope!
I have been thinking about getting one for ages. In the end though I will probably get a cheaper logic analyser instead.
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I have the same scope, an absolute bargain for it's price I must say
| Originally Posted by danobeavis /img/forum/go_quote.gif My current "compact" platform
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I have the same scope, an absolute bargain for it's price I must say
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Help the noob out, what's a WAF?
The general stuff on the table is a custom JFET preamp I'm building, a stereo VU meter under development, an opamp buffer proto, and a buttload of hacked-together breakout boxes
The general stuff on the table is a custom JFET preamp I'm building, a stereo VU meter under development, an opamp buffer proto, and a buttload of hacked-together breakout boxes
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Wife Acceptance Factor. WAF
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more progress on my DIY volume control (Volumaster, if you will)
this is how life starts when you are in test-bed mode (lol). the boards are glued (hot melt is your friend!) to the chassis just to keep things in place, for now. the lcd display hole was cut, by hand, with a nibbling tool. ouch. chassis work is painful ;(
things are going to look rough until I get a better feel for how much space I need inside and how many controller pins I can 'do things with' that make sense in a preamp/switcher context.
the case was from some old video switcher or something; I bought it just to take its aluminum chassis and throw the rest out
what is in the circuit: the arduino in the blue larger size board near the lcd. I have fitted the amb y1 dac board behind it but its not connected yet.
the power supply is providing +5v for the arduino and other logic (vol control chip, included). PS also provides a 10v from a TREAD that I am rail-splitting with a TLE chip. that split 5 is going into the PGA2310 volume control chip.
there are 2 PGA circuits here but only 1 is being used. the one I built on perf board is on the rear center and is not hooked up. what IS hooked up is the board from ERROR401, his 'minivol' board. I converted that to work with my arduino software. it was not a problem
his board is the one connected to the dual red shielded rca cables, sort of dangling in air, supported by the cables, themselves.
the db9-db9 thing is a 'firecracker' from x10 that gives wireless power control over appliances. I am using x10 things to turn various stereo devices on and off (for example, as I switch my output from 'speaker' to 'headphones' it knows that speaker is x10 code 'E1' and my beta22 amp is on code 'E3'. so it sends an E1,OFF to the speaker amp and an E3,ON to my phones amp, just by switching outputs from speaker to phones).
this is how life starts when you are in test-bed mode (lol). the boards are glued (hot melt is your friend!) to the chassis just to keep things in place, for now. the lcd display hole was cut, by hand, with a nibbling tool. ouch. chassis work is painful ;(
things are going to look rough until I get a better feel for how much space I need inside and how many controller pins I can 'do things with' that make sense in a preamp/switcher context.
the case was from some old video switcher or something; I bought it just to take its aluminum chassis and throw the rest out
what is in the circuit: the arduino in the blue larger size board near the lcd. I have fitted the amb y1 dac board behind it but its not connected yet.
the power supply is providing +5v for the arduino and other logic (vol control chip, included). PS also provides a 10v from a TREAD that I am rail-splitting with a TLE chip. that split 5 is going into the PGA2310 volume control chip.
there are 2 PGA circuits here but only 1 is being used. the one I built on perf board is on the rear center and is not hooked up. what IS hooked up is the board from ERROR401, his 'minivol' board. I converted that to work with my arduino software. it was not a problem
the db9-db9 thing is a 'firecracker' from x10 that gives wireless power control over appliances. I am using x10 things to turn various stereo devices on and off (for example, as I switch my output from 'speaker' to 'headphones' it knows that speaker is x10 code 'E1' and my beta22 amp is on code 'E3'. so it sends an E1,OFF to the speaker amp and an E3,ON to my phones amp, just by switching outputs from speaker to phones).
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linux-works, you must have some very well stocked electronics supply houses where you live! Living in a small town definitely has advantages, but it's a HUGE handicap to do those sorts of projects. I have to ship everything and those shipping charges add up quick
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Indeed he does (as I do, since he lives just a few miles from me). We're lucky to be in the middle of Silicon Valley, and Halted Electronics is the place to get stuff. See a recent New York Times video about it:
Halted: The Last of a Dying Breed - The New York Times
| Originally Posted by Hayduke /img/forum/go_quote.gif linux-works, you must have some very well stocked electronics supply houses where you live! Living in a small town definitely has advantages, but it's a HUGE handicap to do those sorts of projects. I have to ship everything and those shipping charges add up quick
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Indeed he does (as I do, since he lives just a few miles from me). We're lucky to be in the middle of Silicon Valley, and Halted Electronics is the place to get stuff. See a recent New York Times video about it:
Halted: The Last of a Dying Breed - The New York Times
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Nice.
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Gamma Lite + Mini3.
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Nice.
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