Battery operated? Has warm wood? Low parts count? Expensive for the components? Simple enough that a diy'er might be able to make one themselves?
Meh. I'd rather spend my hard earned lucre on a Grado RA-1 headphone amp instead.
Unfortunately the grado RA-1 is the same deal as this byob thing: ecp.cc
Low price parts glued to a piece of wood and sold for big money.
yes, yes and yes again
ofcourse I wouldn't buy one single piece of signed wood either, no way
take a look at how many chip amps are built every day
is it better because its in a fancy box
or built by a famous constructor
he claims its better on a certain piece of tested and signed wood
and even mounted with cheapest available speaker connects
I think its funny
ofcourse I wouldn't buy one single piece of signed wood either, no way
take a look at how many chip amps are built every day
is it better because its in a fancy box
or built by a famous constructor
he claims its better on a certain piece of tested and signed wood
and even mounted with cheapest available speaker connects
I think its funny
yes it is, at least I coul;d bare to look at it then and there would at least be something to look at to see where the money went
it would be funny if it wasnt accompanied with all the psuedo technical jargon so that those weak of mind werent taken advantage of. either hes one of the better con men around, or he actually believes the crap. because of that he has actual followers, its this type of **** that makes audiophiles look like fools to the technical community and makes companies less likely to take our opinions seriously
Yes, interesting.... ecp = E-coli Productions. Even that has a certain ring of BS to it, no?
Yes, interesting.... ecp = E-coli Productions. Even that has a certain ring of BS to it, no?
No. Doug's stuff is straightforward and no BS. In fact, he exposed the BS of that Grado unit very effectively and showed how to turn it into something decent.
My overly sarcastic remark was a little too sarcastic I think (I thought that the smiley would have given it away).
Looking at the photos of this amp I do not think it is using a TDA chip. There is one TO-3 heatsink used. I guess that it is using something similar to this dual power op-amp: http://www.apexanalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/PA74-76U_H.pdf
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Doesn't look like a TO-3 Package underneath that heatsink to me !!!
http://www.mother-of-tone.com/BYOB Fotos/Kristoff_1000.jpg
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OK, guys, how long before someone pops up here criticising us for knocking it without trying it? After all, science can't explain everything! For him to charge that much for what appears to be a chip amp screwed to a bit of wood there must be some secret ingredient which improves the sound, so all us cynics are just jealous that he got there first.
Personally, I think it would sound better if mounted on old English oak - spruce is so northern!
Personally, I think it would sound better if mounted on old English oak - spruce is so northern!
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