Hi there,
I was looking for a new headphone amp and came across the SOHA.
I've read this thread from the beginning to the end, along with some
other threads here concerning the SOHA. I found a lot of very useful
information, but I still got 3 Questions ...
My first question will hopefully easy to answer:
I need three LEDs, not only one. I attached a picture of my case.
(At least what it's gonna look like, ain't ready yet. Btw.: I haven't started building, nor ordered any parts yet.)
The two knobs will be backlighted by a red LED each, but therefore I need some current for the LEDs.
Can I simply solder some wire to the soldering spots of the socket LED ?
If the LEDs aren't that bright anymore - no problem, I don't want the Amp to illuminate my whole room
The second question is surely almost impossible to answer
I'm gonna order the level one kit from glassjaraudio, but I want to upgrade the
standard caps that are in the signal path. Jeff wrote that he would order some auricaps.
If I got that right, the caps in C1 and C13 should be exchanged.
Has anybody any expieriences with those caps? I don't want to order the parts from several suppliers,
since the shipping is mostly more expansive than the parts themselves.
Would you suggest upgrading anything else? I don't want to spend too much money.
Also important - I'm living in Germany, so all the extra parts I need will be ordered there.
My third question: grounding ...
As you can see below, my case will my made out of wood and only the front and back panel will be aluminium.
I already saw some pics of SOHAs in wooden cases, so this should be no problem,
but is there anything special to be taken care of concerning the grounding?
Here's the picture:
Cheers,
Sathimas