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I like it too but the more I look at it the more I think it's not a chassis for tubes - and I'm no fan of chip amps.
We'll see.... maybe I can get all the parts inside.

Every time I post here I feel obliged to post a picture. It's the photo thread. This one had a 'wasted' look but it was discarded - not good enough.
 

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It's elegant but it's a SS chassis. The enemy within. :)

SS...? Solid-State? Stainless-Steel?

It looks to me like an blank kit anodised aluminium chassis of the type often found from HK or China based sellers on Ebay. I am currently using a slightly larger one for a project that I am working on.

@blackdod - I like the look that you have achieved. The extra metalwork is a nice touch
 
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Handles are usually handy to protect sockets, knobs, tubes...

Thanks Wave.

Effectively, the Ikea´s handles are for protect the tubes, caps... and EMO are very nice, prac, hard and economical...

If you have kid, pet or a home-employee, you know that I say. ;)

Ikea is a shop for the DIY. :D:D:D

Well, I prefer the metal chassis (Pasante-Modu or aluminum chassis) for some reasons:

I like the simple stile of the front panels. Clean and with the essential. All component of my audio (DIY or not) have the same look.

The metal chasis gave me a solid structures for built. Yes, I understand that a chassis wood for a Tube amp is ver nice... but I prefer Aluminum, sorry. :(:(

Cheers
 
The metal chasis gave me a solid structures for built. Yes, I understand that a chassis wood for a Tube amp is ver nice... but I prefer Aluminum, sorry. :(:(
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I'm with you all the way. Aluminum provides shielding and makes for a nice, rigid chassis. You can drill and tap holes in it. It machines nicely and doesn't split if you look at it funny.

Yep. Big fan of alumin(i)um.

~Tom
 
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Yes, I understand that a chassis wood for a Tube amp is ver nice... but I prefer Aluminum, sorry. :(:(
Cheers

My concern is not with materials, my concern is with mass produced chassis with no personality whatsoever. Guess you added the handles because you felt it did look a bit plain as it was - and you were right.

About my headphone amp. Getting there, that handle must go tho'.
 

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