Hello from Discovery Bay, CA (1/2 way between Oakland and Stockton)

mhconley · 12th June 2009, 03:24 PM

I found and joined this board quite some time ago Googling various DIY projects. My electronics, speakers and cables are currently 100% store-bought, eBay, A'gon, the usual places. My rack was DIY'ed from extruded aluminum T-slot, maple butcher blocks and lots of spikes and I just completed some diffusion panels built with 2” mineral wool boards and burlap.

I plan to begin building several different DIY projects. The first in the pipe is a set of power cords. I’ve already ordered the materials and will post in the appropriate forums. Next will be a pair of Alpair 5 based ML-TL’s from Henkjan’s design. Then I’d like to tackle an amp project, gainclone, chipamp or T-amp. I’m not much of a woodworker but I have the tools: tablesaw; jointer; planer; router; orbital sander; etc. I have also never soldered anything other than sweating copper pipe.

I know my projects are all over the place but I have tons of ideas. My background is software engineering and my degree is a computer science / electrical engineering combo.

I wanted to introduce myself and thank everyone for the plethora of information available on this site. I’m looking forward to contributing in the future.

Martin

SY · 12th June 2009, 03:53 PM

Delighted you're here.

Any chance you could post a photo of your equipment rack? I'm in the process of setting up in a new place and would rather build than buy the furniture portion.

planet10 · 12th June 2009, 04:07 PM

Welcome to the forum.

Quote:

Originally posted by mhconley
Next will be a pair of Alpair 5 based ML-TL’s from Henkjan’s design.

I wasn't aware he had an ML-TL for these. I've got a set of his little tapered TLs.

dave

mhconley · 12th June 2009, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SY
Delighted you're here.

Any chance you could post a photo of your equipment rack? I'm in the process of setting up in a new place and would rather build than buy the furniture portion.

Quote:

Originally posted by planet10
Welcome to the forum.

I wasn't aware he had an ML-TL for these. I've got a set of his little tapered TLs.

dave

I've been doing a lot of reading and may have misspoke - I was referring to this design.

Martin

SY · 12th June 2009, 06:28 PM

Very nice and some excellent ideas there! Many thanks.

mhconley · 12th June 2009, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SY
Very nice and some excellent ideas there! Many thanks.

Thanks for the comments. I think the rack tunred out well. Any plans for another "Burning Amp"?

Martin

SY · 12th June 2009, 09:13 PM

Absolutely. I hope I can make it out there this year.

Cal Weldon · 12th June 2009, 10:41 PM

Hello Martin and welcome to the forums.

12th June 2009, 03:24 PM	#1
mhconley diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SWFL	Hello from Discovery Bay, CA (1/2 way between Oakland and Stockton) I found and joined this board quite some time ago Googling various DIY projects. My electronics, speakers and cables are currently 100% store-bought, eBay, A'gon, the usual places. My rack was DIY'ed from extruded aluminum T-slot, maple butcher blocks and lots of spikes and I just completed some diffusion panels built with 2” mineral wool boards and burlap. I plan to begin building several different DIY projects. The first in the pipe is a set of power cords. I’ve already ordered the materials and will post in the appropriate forums. Next will be a pair of Alpair 5 based ML-TL’s from Henkjan’s design. Then I’d like to tackle an amp project, gainclone, chipamp or T-amp. I’m not much of a woodworker but I have the tools: tablesaw; jointer; planer; router; orbital sander; etc. I have also never soldered anything other than sweating copper pipe. I know my projects are all over the place but I have tons of ideas. My background is software engineering and my degree is a computer science / electrical engineering combo. I wanted to introduce myself and thank everyone for the plethora of information available on this site. I’m looking forward to contributing in the future. Martin

12th June 2009, 03:53 PM	#2
SY diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Austin, TX Blog Entries: 1	Delighted you're here. Any chance you could post a photo of your equipment rack? I'm in the process of setting up in a new place and would rather build than buy the furniture portion. __________________ “Listening to records is like ****ing a picture of Brigitte Bardot.” - Sergiu Celibidache

12th June 2009, 06:28 PM	#5
SY diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Austin, TX Blog Entries: 1	Very nice and some excellent ideas there! Many thanks. __________________ “Listening to records is like ****ing a picture of Brigitte Bardot.” - Sergiu Celibidache

12th June 2009, 09:13 PM	#7
SY diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Austin, TX Blog Entries: 1	Absolutely. I hope I can make it out there this year. __________________ “Listening to records is like ****ing a picture of Brigitte Bardot.” - Sergiu Celibidache

12th June 2009, 10:41 PM	#8
Cal Weldon Speakerholic diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: British Columbia	Hello Martin and welcome to the forums. __________________ Next stop: Margaritaville Some of Cal's stuff \| Cal Weldon Consulting


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