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fredd, did you mod the board at all? and what parts did you use to complete your chassis? just curious is all. it looks real nice by the way! Art (amt) sure does make a nice chassis and is a pleasure to deal with. i ordered one from him as well but have to wait for him to make it 🙂
also, slightly off topic, anyone checked out SI's website lately? it says they're out of stock of their 5066's. i have 2 on order from ecost and have yet to hear anything about availability. the one i have now was ordered directly from SI and i just received it this past tuesday. anyone know the scoop on these? i emailed ecost and SI but neither have replied yet.
also, slightly off topic, anyone checked out SI's website lately? it says they're out of stock of their 5066's. i have 2 on order from ecost and have yet to hear anything about availability. the one i have now was ordered directly from SI and i just received it this past tuesday. anyone know the scoop on these? i emailed ecost and SI but neither have replied yet.
BWRX said:
thanks, I just did the stock build. All the parts I got from Art. I think the knob is an Akai piece. It was a few dollars well spent getting all the holes pre-drilled. You'll really be amazed when you get yours and see the quality.
fredd said:
I received the chassis today and it is a beauty. Art (amt) you do very nice work! I took a bunch of pictures of it but won't be uploading them until this weekend as I am required to get drunk on St. Patrick's Day being a college student and all 😉
If you're thinking about recasing your SI and want a nice chassis, spend a litle more and get one of these. He could easily charge more for what he's offering, but is a nice guy and is keeping it reasonable.
my SI in beech and acrylic chassis. 🙂
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Nicely done, Eboni! I like the see-through plexiglass!
I'm in the middle of making my "Sonic Humidor" -- same general idea except I cheated and started with a beautiful mahogany humidor. The only problem with it is that it is somewhat large for this tiny device (~10"x8.5"x4.5"). I'm using a 1.3Ahr battery in my prototype setup -- perhaps I'll move up to much larger one since I have the real estate.
One thing surprised me. The wood thickness is 0.5". The largest threaded RCA jacks (Cardas) only get you to 0.4"! I would have thought someone made longer jacks for use on the wood frames of tube amp chassis. I guess those are easy to counterbore, so no one bothered making a really long jack.
But... you can't counterbore the inside of the humidor due to space constraints. So.... I'll probably be adding a small plate (as you did) to mount the RCAs. The power jack will twist into a tightly drilled hole, so I'm leaving that. And...I bought "speaker size" binding posts so they will mount fine on the wood. The one remaining problem is the Alps Blue Velvet. I think I will drill a hole larger than the hex nut, and mount the pot to a small metal plate attached behind the bore hole. That should hold it well.
I should have a few picks in a week or so...
Rich
I'm in the middle of making my "Sonic Humidor" -- same general idea except I cheated and started with a beautiful mahogany humidor. The only problem with it is that it is somewhat large for this tiny device (~10"x8.5"x4.5"). I'm using a 1.3Ahr battery in my prototype setup -- perhaps I'll move up to much larger one since I have the real estate.
One thing surprised me. The wood thickness is 0.5". The largest threaded RCA jacks (Cardas) only get you to 0.4"! I would have thought someone made longer jacks for use on the wood frames of tube amp chassis. I guess those are easy to counterbore, so no one bothered making a really long jack.
But... you can't counterbore the inside of the humidor due to space constraints. So.... I'll probably be adding a small plate (as you did) to mount the RCAs. The power jack will twist into a tightly drilled hole, so I'm leaving that. And...I bought "speaker size" binding posts so they will mount fine on the wood. The one remaining problem is the Alps Blue Velvet. I think I will drill a hole larger than the hex nut, and mount the pot to a small metal plate attached behind the bore hole. That should hold it well.
I should have a few picks in a week or so...
Rich
shelt said:
Rich, why don't you just countersink the holes on the outside of the humidor so your rca jacks and pot will mount in the wood without having to resort to using a metal plate? you'd only have to take a larger drill bit and countersink just a tad to allow the rca jacks and the pot to mount properly. the volume knob will cover up the countersink hole on the front, and the rca jacks won't be seen on the back anyway.
I thought about the external countersink, but I wanted a nice flush appearance for the RCAs. I ended up painting a 3"x2" piece of aluminum sheet with black semigloss, and will mount the RCAs in it tomorrow. That setup looks really nice. Today, I drilled out the power connector (M jack), RCAs, Alps Blue Velvet, blue LED, and SPDT power switch. The M jack and power switch are tight fits in their holes, and that's all that holds them. But...they are tight and not going anywhere. The Alps is mounted on another small sheet of Al.
This thing looks really nice -- I can't believe I made it. I have little (or more accurately "no") woodworking skills, and got everything together with no major mishaps. I was an engineer by education, so that helped in figuring out how to get everything done without needing any serious skill🙂
The humidor cost $69, and the rest of the components are pretty standard. i got the RCA mounting plate from a $2 Radio Shack project box.
I should have my binding posts Tues or Wed. I'll post some finished photos at that time. For now, here's the "Sonic Humidor -- in progress" -- the knob is a gold plated solid brass knob from Parts Connexion. The space in the middle is tempting. I may put a nice VDO 8-18VDC meter there...
This thing looks really nice -- I can't believe I made it. I have little (or more accurately "no") woodworking skills, and got everything together with no major mishaps. I was an engineer by education, so that helped in figuring out how to get everything done without needing any serious skill🙂
The humidor cost $69, and the rest of the components are pretty standard. i got the RCA mounting plate from a $2 Radio Shack project box.
I should have my binding posts Tues or Wed. I'll post some finished photos at that time. For now, here's the "Sonic Humidor -- in progress" -- the knob is a gold plated solid brass knob from Parts Connexion. The space in the middle is tempting. I may put a nice VDO 8-18VDC meter there...
I love humidor "mods" .. One of my favorites is a ITX motherboard/full PC inside a humidor.
Plus humidors always look so spiffy. Great looking case!
Plus humidors always look so spiffy. Great looking case!
Thanks! I agree about the Humidor PCs (www.mini-itx.com). That's where I got the idea for this.
I definitely couldn't think of a nicer looking case idea for $69... I just wish they came in a slightly smaller size. The good news is that I can fit about 3-5 days worth of SLA power inside of it if I want to!
I really love the aluminum case AMT builds too, and he sells it for a great price. But, I wanted something to match my office (this unit will be paired with Omega Super 3's on my desk), and something that would hold its battery inside. Good WAF too...
- Rich
I definitely couldn't think of a nicer looking case idea for $69... I just wish they came in a slightly smaller size. The good news is that I can fit about 3-5 days worth of SLA power inside of it if I want to!
I really love the aluminum case AMT builds too, and he sells it for a great price. But, I wanted something to match my office (this unit will be paired with Omega Super 3's on my desk), and something that would hold its battery inside. Good WAF too...
- Rich
Thanks Shelt. here's another one i made for a friend. i used cherry wood.
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Well I finally was able to get everything soldered together and was able to power it on with no sudden evacuation of magic smoke. Much to my disappointment when I connected the speakers I heard a loud click click click Etc. In the right channel. The left channel was nowhere near as loud but it was still there. I think I may have an issue with the way the ground wire was run just haven't had a chance to look at it.
Does anyone have suggestions or experience with this sort of problem.
Kerry
Well I finally was able to get everything soldered together and was able to power it on with no sudden evacuation of magic smoke. Much to my disappointment when I connected the speakers I heard a loud click click click Etc. In the right channel. The left channel was nowhere near as loud but it was still there. I think I may have an issue with the way the ground wire was run just haven't had a chance to look at it.
Does anyone have suggestions or experience with this sort of problem.
Kerry
do you have the speaker grounds tied together? if so, that's a bad thing with the bridged outputs of the SI board. if i remember correctly, someone else posted a problem with clicking on the outputs and it waas because he tied the ground together.
The dreaded "click-click" sound comes when one side of the output is tided to ground or another output.
Negative is NOT common on the outputs.
Negative is NOT common on the outputs.
Love the wood cases.
For some reason, though, I've never been into wood knobs. I don't know why.... I guess it reminds me too much of those arts and crafts stores. Those stores remind me a lot of someone's grandma's attic - in kind of the same way fabric stores do. Those stores creep me out.
I like the contrast of material and textures that the wood and plexi chassis has. I also love the blending of nice woods and fine metals, as seen in the Connoisure preamps. Very nice.
Nice cases, guys!
Best,
KT
For some reason, though, I've never been into wood knobs. I don't know why.... I guess it reminds me too much of those arts and crafts stores. Those stores remind me a lot of someone's grandma's attic - in kind of the same way fabric stores do. Those stores creep me out.
I like the contrast of material and textures that the wood and plexi chassis has. I also love the blending of nice woods and fine metals, as seen in the Connoisure preamps. Very nice.
Nice cases, guys!
Best,
KT
I'm with you on the Wood Knobs, KT. I always prefer cool Aluminum/metal knobs to wood ones. They remind me of something you'd find at home depot. No matter how cool they might be, they always seem like they belong on cabinetry or drawers rather than as a control mechanism.
However, I can understand their appeal to some folks (especially with the WAF). Stealth audio gear might be the only way for some folks to get equipment in their living room with their significant other's approval 😀
However, I can understand their appeal to some folks (especially with the WAF). Stealth audio gear might be the only way for some folks to get equipment in their living room with their significant other's approval 😀
Hi,
Might want to be careful where you place that amp, dont' bolt it to the underside of a table, people will keep ripping your volume off.
The nice thing about it though is the $ obviously. I've seen some amp makers use gold knobs, raise the cost to insane factors, and doesnt' make it sound any better.
For a DIY thing, I think it easily makes the grade, well done.
Cheers
Might want to be careful where you place that amp, dont' bolt it to the underside of a table, people will keep ripping your volume off.
The nice thing about it though is the $ obviously. I've seen some amp makers use gold knobs, raise the cost to insane factors, and doesnt' make it sound any better.
For a DIY thing, I think it easily makes the grade, well done.
Cheers
I like eboni's wood case. Very "discrete."
As for knobs, I've been searching hi and lo, hard to find really cool ones. Guitar knobs have caught my eye lately. I'm putting one on my amp today. Rock and Roll!
As for knobs, I've been searching hi and lo, hard to find really cool ones. Guitar knobs have caught my eye lately. I'm putting one on my amp today. Rock and Roll!
Well, here's my finished first iteration of the SLA powered "Sonic Humidor". I haven't modded any of the input circuitry yet (waiting for backup amps!), but added the charging circuit, and Alps blue velvet pot. I also ordered a tiny heat sink, and 3.4Ah battery to replace the 1.3Ah shown here. Fun little project, and it came out very well!
- Rich
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