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Omniflic · 5th January 2013, 07:40 PM

I grew up with a record collection numbering into the thousands, a pair of Klipsch Kornerhorns and a love of music. Needless to say I became a bit of an audiophile.

I've always enjoyed and been good at fixing/building things so I thought it was time to combine these traits and build some audio equipment. That's why I'm here.

I have three projects in mind that I will be (hopefully) working through in the near future.

1st - Portable Headphone Amp
2nd - DAC w/Headphone Amp
3rd - Turntable (probably w/phono pre-amp)

With the help of all you experienced members I hope to make some great sounding and looking products.

For those who are interested:

Right now the system in my house is made up of a Rotel 1057 AV receiver, Rotel CD Player, PS3 for Bluray, Moon Phono Amp, and an old Cheap pioneer Turntable with Ortofon Red Cartridge. For speakers I have a (lower end) 5.1 B&W setup, and Beyerdynamic DT880 250ohm and Grado SR80i headphones running through a Pro-Ject headbox.

The CD Player, phono amp, turntable and Headbox were purchased by my roommate though. Which is of course why I need to build these components for myself.

Happy New Year!

csom · 6th January 2013, 08:09 AM

Welcome to the forum Omniflic.
Wish you a very happy new year too.
And happy building

Cal Weldon · 6th January 2013, 11:44 PM

Welcome to diyAudio. Lot's of Victorian's here, you might know some.

planet10 · 7th January 2013, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Omniflic

Right now the system in my house is made up of a Rotel 1057 AV receiver, Rotel CD Player, PS3 for Bluray, Moon Phono Amp, and an old Cheap pioneer Turntable with Ortofon Red Cartridge. For speakers I have a (lower end) 5.1 B&W setup, and Beyerdynamic DT880 250ohm and Grado SR80i headphones running through a Pro-Ject headbox.

Welcome to the forum Omni...

You've been shopping at the 'Hounds i see.

Put this summers VI diyFEST on your calender.

dave

Omniflic · 7th January 2013, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by planet10

Welcome to the forum Omni...

You've been shopping at the 'Hounds i see.

Put this summers VI diyFEST on your calender.

dave

I certainly have. That's where most of the stuff came from. I would love to attend the diyFest. I had no idea such an event existed.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cal Weldon

Welcome to diyAudio. Lot's of Victorian's here, you might know some.

Good to hear. Maybe I can rope one of them into starting an electronics company with me. Something I've been contemplating for a few years.

planet10 · 7th January 2013, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Omniflic

I certainly have. That's where most of the stuff came from. I would love to attend the diyFest. I had no idea such an event existed.

I was one of the 3 guys that put Sound Hounds on the map in the late 70s.

This years diyFEST (in Aug) will be #10.

Quote:

Maybe I can rope one of them into starting an electronics company with me. Something I've been contemplating for a few years.

We should get together...

dave

Omniflic · 9th January 2013, 04:57 AM

10 years is a pretty good run. Where is it usually held?

I'll send you a PM with my details. I would definitely like to meet up.

planet10 · 9th January 2013, 05:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Omniflic

10 years is a pretty good run. Where is it usually held?

Thread from last yars

9th Annual Vancouver Island diyFEST 2012

dave

6th January 2013, 08:09 AM	#2
csom diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: India	Welcome to the forum Omniflic. Wish you a very happy new year too. And happy building __________________ Warm regards, Som

6th January 2013, 11:44 PM	#3
Cal Weldon Speakerholic diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: British Columbia	Welcome to diyAudio. Lot's of Victorian's here, you might know some. __________________ Next stop: Margaritaville Some of Cal's stuff \| Cal Weldon Consulting

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5th January 2013, 07:40 PM	#1
Omniflic diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Victoria BC	Hello I grew up with a record collection numbering into the thousands, a pair of Klipsch Kornerhorns and a love of music. Needless to say I became a bit of an audiophile. I've always enjoyed and been good at fixing/building things so I thought it was time to combine these traits and build some audio equipment. That's why I'm here. I have three projects in mind that I will be (hopefully) working through in the near future. 1st - Portable Headphone Amp 2nd - DAC w/Headphone Amp 3rd - Turntable (probably w/phono pre-amp) With the help of all you experienced members I hope to make some great sounding and looking products. For those who are interested: Right now the system in my house is made up of a Rotel 1057 AV receiver, Rotel CD Player, PS3 for Bluray, Moon Phono Amp, and an old Cheap pioneer Turntable with Ortofon Red Cartridge. For speakers I have a (lower end) 5.1 B&W setup, and Beyerdynamic DT880 250ohm and Grado SR80i headphones running through a Pro-Ject headbox. The CD Player, phono amp, turntable and Headbox were purchased by my roommate though. Which is of course why I need to build these components for myself. Happy New Year!

9th January 2013, 04:57 AM	#7
Omniflic diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Victoria BC	10 years is a pretty good run. Where is it usually held? I'll send you a PM with my details. I would definitely like to meet up.