Help needed for MP3 Player DAC project

Masure · 12th August 2004, 03:37 PM

Hi,

before i start i want to notice :

. I'm french so excuse me for "french sounding" sentences and miss understanding
. I'm a real newbie in hifi, audio, electronic science. The only thing i have ever done is soldering by following schematics, i'm not able to design it.
. I've made a lot of searches before and i ve understood the guidelines but when you talk about TX15465 or other, it's just fully unkown for me. So i need a line to follow because my lack of knowledge let me lost in the forum.

Then i want to give you the background of the project. If I'm going in the wrong way, you'll be able to warn me.

I want to make a caraudio system composed by :

- a source : iRiver iHP140 (mp3 jukebox)
- an amp : axton 4x60wrms
- 2-way speekers : canton QS2.16

As you see i don't want a standard carplayer as a source but only my mp3 player.

My player has an optical line out that i want to use. So the project takes place between player and amp. I'd like to make a DAC associated with a preamp to control the analog output level before the amp.

My needs concerning DAC and preamp :

DAC
. only one digital input (my player output is a optical minijack)
. with only one stereo output
. aimed quality is something homogeneous. I don't want a very expensive DAC with a 300$ audio system (the matter when i read all your DACs projects was i couldn't say if it was very HQ or not, no idea at all !)

PREAMP
. only one analog stereo input
. only one regulated analog stereo output to the amp
. the preamp is the only way i can adjust the sound level

I think that's all so i need a lot of help to know :

. if i didn't say anything totally stupid, if i go in the good way
. if i can make it
. how does it cost, and the way to make it cheaper if it's too expensive

Regards
Vincent

rfbrw · 14th August 2004, 07:29 AM

See http://sound.westhost.com/project85.htm for a simple dac and http://sound.westhost.com/project02.htm for a simple preamp. Leave out the parts of the preamp you do not need.

Masure · 14th August 2004, 12:03 PM

It looks very interesting for me, thanks !

As i said, i'll try my best but i'll maybe ask for some help.

12th August 2004, 03:37 PM	#1
Masure diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: south	Help needed for MP3 Player DAC project Hi, before i start i want to notice : . I'm french so excuse me for "french sounding" sentences and miss understanding . I'm a real newbie in hifi, audio, electronic science. The only thing i have ever done is soldering by following schematics, i'm not able to design it. . I've made a lot of searches before and i ve understood the guidelines but when you talk about TX15465 or other, it's just fully unkown for me. So i need a line to follow because my lack of knowledge let me lost in the forum. Then i want to give you the background of the project. If I'm going in the wrong way, you'll be able to warn me. I want to make a caraudio system composed by : - a source : iRiver iHP140 (mp3 jukebox) - an amp : axton 4x60wrms - 2-way speekers : canton QS2.16 As you see i don't want a standard carplayer as a source but only my mp3 player. My player has an optical line out that i want to use. So the project takes place between player and amp. I'd like to make a DAC associated with a preamp to control the analog output level before the amp. My needs concerning DAC and preamp : DAC . only one digital input (my player output is a optical minijack) . with only one stereo output . aimed quality is something homogeneous. I don't want a very expensive DAC with a 300$ audio system (the matter when i read all your DACs projects was i couldn't say if it was very HQ or not, no idea at all !) PREAMP . only one analog stereo input . only one regulated analog stereo output to the amp . the preamp is the only way i can adjust the sound level I think that's all so i need a lot of help to know : . if i didn't say anything totally stupid, if i go in the good way . if i can make it . how does it cost, and the way to make it cheaper if it's too expensive Regards Vincent

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14th August 2004, 07:29 AM	#2
rfbrw diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: .	See http://sound.westhost.com/project85.htm for a simple dac and http://sound.westhost.com/project02.htm for a simple preamp. Leave out the parts of the preamp you do not need.

14th August 2004, 12:03 PM	#3
Masure diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: south	It looks very interesting for me, thanks ! As i said, i'll try my best but i'll maybe ask for some help.

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