Toronto based DIY headphone amp

[philodox]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...733475640&rd=1

I don't know the seller, maybe he is a head-fi'er... amp looks tiny, but size can be decieving. Anyone know more about this amp?

 

[chillysalsa]

I think this guy is a Ryerson student that has sold tons of his amps on eBay.

This amp was discussed on amp board, mixed reviews as I recall, it ranked somewhere between CMoy and Mint in terms of sound quality. I'm not sure how well it would drive high Z phones if it only has 3V supply.

 

[null]

NOOOO!!!! The return of Gary Ali's amp!!

...That little amp has plagued me in my dreams ever since I purchased it!!


NOOOOOOO!!!!

 

[Snoodge]

so its no good then? I thought it was kind of a neat idea...

 

[ChickenScrtchBoy]

Looks interesting.

Pretty cheap, I can see a few of these amps up (from the same builder and seller) going at $46 with 1 day left.

Unless null elaborates his strange fear of this amp, I'm going to run a few searches and call it a real possibility to DIYing a MINT.

 

[null]

Actually, that little amp isn't that bad. I was cowering in fear because I didn't realize that, at the time, I could have gotten a CMOY for around the same price, and it would have ended up sounding much better.

For what's it worth, it is a decent little amp. It adds volume, which is all I basically need. BTW, I have Revision 1 (ver 1) of the amp, and people complained about distortion at low volumes, but get this...

[size=medium]IF YOU USE NIMH (RECHARGABLE) BATTERIES, THIS PROBLEM WILL NOT HAPPEN!![/size]

Seriously, people complain about the jacks on the first revision, but its not the jacks. Gary even says it himself on his website. I noticed tons of distortion at low volumes when using Duracells. However as soon as I tried my Panasonic NIMHs there was nothing!

 

[ChickenScrtchBoy]

I guess this is why he ships them with NiMH now.