[Pricklely Peete]

Wow that's a cool evolution for the chassis ........the vent holes have been talked about for ages....you see guys, we talk and grumble about things, the manufacturer listens and does something about it.....

That's great !!!

Peete.

 

[dario]

Also mine has ventilation holes on both sides and I used a hot glue with a "spin" to secure the hdam to the base of the chassis with the open side in front of the grill (to have a good air flow) and hot glue as insulator, and it work ok, you can feel the hot air passage, and the zero with 3 hdam don't become really hot...

 

[pincellone]

Has anybody tried one of these HDAMs with the Zero?

AMPLIFICATION MODULES FOR AUDIO PRE & POWER AMPLIFIER! su eBay.it Amplifiers, Home Audio, Electronics

Apparently they are singles (sold in a couple) and cost half the price of those of Audio-GD.

They are supposed to be like the Philips HDAMs, but of course this can't be necessarily true.

As the PCB layout is different, maybe they could be attached at the sides of the Zero's enclosure, although I don't know their size yet.

Tubeshunter is quite reliable as a seller, I bought several items from him.

 

[Pricklely Peete]

Cool Pincellone......I'm looking at the caddock stuffed version of this Welborne Labs MiniAMp

For a stand alone DAC I'm working on right now...

Peete.

 

[pincellone]

Nice one PP. It would be interesting to try them out with the Zero and see how they perform.

 

[Pricklely Peete]

Zero MOD thread has been opened in the DIY forum...please post all mods there from now on please......

In an attempt to make things easier for noobs and vet alike, owner participation in populating that thread will make or break that new thread...so have at it guys and girls and keep it on subject

The FrankenZERO thread will be posted in that same DIY forum in a few hours after I figure out the best way to present it all.

Peete.

 

[pincellone]

For the lazy members

, here is the direct link:

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f6/zer...-h-amp-370969/

BTW I believe also Currawong is doing a great job here:

Introduction to the Zero DAC and Headphone amplifier. - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio

Let me also add this one, it's in Italian, but Google Translator helps a bit (I don't need that...) and pictures are self-explanatory...

http://t-class.niceboard.net/dac-f42...e-t493-120.htm

 

[Pricklely Peete]

Thanks Pincellone !!!!

The FrankenZERO upgrade is also up in the DIY thread. It's dial up friendly with links to the thumbnails.

Enough work for me today.....

Peete.

 

[AudioPhewl]

Updated my signature to - hopefully - direct others from earlier in this thread

.

~Phewl.

 

[dopeboyfresh]

Quick question... Is this a good starting point on improving from not using amps? If I get one of these huge boxes can I just plug it into my computer and plug my headphones in or do I need anything else?

 

[LeBuLLeT]

dopeboy this is all you will need. It has a dac/h-mp/pre-amp. Does your computer have coaxial or toslink output? If it has either one of those then this would work for you.

 

[dopeboyfresh]

Ok.... So there actually really isn't a point for a portable amp (for me anyway) unless you have like some of those high end UE earphones because most of the others you'll probably be using at home.

Thanks LeBuLLeT.

 

[Currawong]

dopeboyfresh: Check my signature, I wrote up a guide that should answer most of your questions.

 

[dopeboyfresh]

Thanks. Your guide was very helpful... Damn I thought this would be a nice cheap option but there are all these mods and stuff that can and should be done.

bleurgh

 

[sennsay]

Quote:

Originally Posted by pincellone /img/forum/go_quote.gif Has anybody tried one of these HDAMs with the Zero? AMPLIFICATION MODULES FOR AUDIO PRE & POWER AMPLIFIER! su eBay.it Amplifiers, Home Audio, Electronics Apparently they are singles (sold in a couple) and cost half the price of those of Audio-GD. They are supposed to be like the Philips HDAMs, but of course this can't be necessarily true. As the PCB layout is different, maybe they could be attached at the sides of the Zero's enclosure, although I don't know their size yet. Tubeshunter is quite reliable as a seller, I bought several items from him.

Hmm, interesting one, pincelloni, worth a look. One thing though, it might send noobies in audio construction running, 'cos they have to assemble it themselves first. Not that it's a difficult job, just that they can buy one/two fully assembled as OPA Earth for the same price from Kingwa. In saying that, I wonder what the sonic difference might be? Anyone want to give it a shot? I would myself, but will have my hands very full shortly with FrankenZero and KHA II + power supply. S-Man.