[en480c4]

The problem with oils and waxes is the wood usually won't stay the color it starts at. They also don't do as good a job protecting the wood from dings and the like. These were already darker than I originally wanted after applying the tung oil, so I wanted to be sure to seal them to further darkening.

 

[KerryKing]

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Originally Posted by en480c4 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I just finished the new wood cups for my HF-1s... Finished, without the flash: http://pics.montypics.com/en480c4/20...nished_004.jpg Looking forward to getting them assembled tonight.

Love it with the deep finish you have on them.. Superb

 

[adfinni]

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Originally Posted by en480c4 /img/forum/go_quote.gif The problem with oils and waxes is the wood usually won't stay the color it starts at. They also don't do as good a job protecting the wood from dings and the like. These were already darker than I originally wanted after applying the tung oil, so I wanted to be sure to seal them to further darkening.

WOW, truly WOW

Don't suppose you offer a service for modding HF-1's, or will do in the future. A serious contender compared to headphile.

 

[labmat]

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Originally Posted by ferds /img/forum/go_quote.gif I call this amp, HEPA Headamp . Hepa - Heaphone Enthusiast and Portable Addicts. . Basically its a TPA6120 based amp with OPA2107 as its driver.. it sounds very nice.. i built a couple of this amps for my friends.

Dude those look tight... did you spray paint the topside of the PCBs?

 

[rb67]

My Bijou (Cavalli Lovell Futterman)

Yeah.. my woodworking skills are quite poor... but hey I did it all without power tools (except a drill). At least i'm not trying to sell it

Wood is african mahogany finished with tung oil.

 

[luidge]

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Originally Posted by rb67 /img/forum/go_quote.gif My Bijou (Cavalli Lovell Futterman) Yeah.. my woodworking skills are quite poor...

Well i find it astounding! It look vintage and i love it! Congrats

 

[philodox]

Nice amp! I used to have interconnects made from that wire and they were terrible, I hope your luck is better with it. Might be worth trying something else to see though.

 

[Fred333]

Very nice builds. I really like the Japanese design stand.

 

[vixr]

here is something I've been working on...its still a little rough. That is my second Millett MAX in there. The front and rear panels will be made of the same aluminum stock, painted flat black along with the side panels.

 

[mb3k]

Wow, how did you manage to cut it so cleanly? What tool?

 

[vixr]

just a standard jigsaw... I used one of those diamond impregnated blades. if you cut too fast, the blade just loads up with metal particles. The jigsaw has a trigger limit wheel that you can dial in the max speed of the saw. I just set it to a bit under medium speed.

 

[en480c4]

Got the HF-1s put back together... They came out pretty well. As usual, there was some adjusting to get everything to go together. And I'm still undecided about the grills I used and going buttonless. But for now they're friction-fit together until I decide on the screening, buttons and the recable that's been in the planning stages for the better part of 2 years! I'll be curious to get some sonic impressions after some people have had a chance to give them a listen at the Boston meet tomorrow.

 

[ruZZ.il]

vixr, wow. can't wait to see it finished!

 

[Polaris111688]

Hmm, after blowing my left speaker's woofer out of the water due to something stupid I did to my power amplifier (I built it), I decided to fine-tune my PPAv2 headphone amp.

I decided to add three 10uF Nichicon Muse capacitors to the power rail in addition to the six 330uF Elna SILMIC IIs and the five 0.1uF film capacitors (yellow ones below the electrolytics). Total capacitance is roughly 2010uF.

I also decided to up the bias on each output transistor from 30mA to 40mA. I also forced more class-A biasing onto each opamp (2.4mA for each opamp).

 

[KerryKing]

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Originally Posted by en480c4 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Got the HF-1s put back together... They came out pretty well. As usual, there was some adjusting to get everything to go together. And I'm still undecided about the grills I used and going buttonless. But for now they're friction-fit together until I decide on the screening, buttons and the recable that's been in the planning stages for the better part of 2 years! I'll be curious to get some sonic impressions after some people have had a chance to give them a listen at the Boston meet tomorrow. [http://pics.montypics.com/en480c4/20...phones_009.jpg

This is among the best woodies i have ever seen. So gorgeous.....