Hello Guys!
I watched a few videos on youtube in german from "Franks Lautsprecherwerkstatt" and got a bit inspired regarding electronic audio design and i have some motivation to get my hands dirty.
I have an idea which is probably too big for me alone: to create a Pre-Amp with a modular bus system. This is something that i never saw on the market.
The reason for this idea is, that everone has different needs for a Pre-Amp at home. And also a different budget or DIY skills.
Having a nice Pre-Amp with a display and universal knobs, which is very flexible regarding it's functions would be great.
A motherboard with a bus system with PCB connectors similar to an ISA/PCI bus in a PC that has pins for a lot of analog and digital audio signals and communication signals with the board might be a good idea.
Example: i have some analog sources and some digital sources. and i have a phono player. Not everyone has a phono player. That means a phono-pre plug-in board with connectors on the back would be a cool thing to have as an option. maybe someone has analog signals in symmetrical version. that means he needs an input card that has symmetrical inputs.
someone wants to have an analog fm radio ==> another card to plug in.
maybe some cards in basic quality but with very simple and cheap parts (cheap phono stage). or a more high-end approach with a more complex design and more expensive parts (high end phono input).
a simple fm radio card, and maybe one with digital stuff as well, like DAB or DAB+. a card that has digital inputs. cards for output. something very simple with a simple and cheap opamp. or something discrete and maybe with symmetrical outputs. maybe a subwoofer output card with analog knobs on the back to adjust the filter frequency etc.
a simple cheap power supply or a much better power supply that has a better channel separation and different paths for digital supply, analog supply, etc.
It this something that would resonate with your needs? please tell me, if such a modular system is missing in your home. also as a base for upgrades, start cheap, go big later....
greetings from Linz, Austria,
Funkmaster WhyLee.
I watched a few videos on youtube in german from "Franks Lautsprecherwerkstatt" and got a bit inspired regarding electronic audio design and i have some motivation to get my hands dirty.
I have an idea which is probably too big for me alone: to create a Pre-Amp with a modular bus system. This is something that i never saw on the market.
The reason for this idea is, that everone has different needs for a Pre-Amp at home. And also a different budget or DIY skills.
Having a nice Pre-Amp with a display and universal knobs, which is very flexible regarding it's functions would be great.
A motherboard with a bus system with PCB connectors similar to an ISA/PCI bus in a PC that has pins for a lot of analog and digital audio signals and communication signals with the board might be a good idea.
Example: i have some analog sources and some digital sources. and i have a phono player. Not everyone has a phono player. That means a phono-pre plug-in board with connectors on the back would be a cool thing to have as an option. maybe someone has analog signals in symmetrical version. that means he needs an input card that has symmetrical inputs.
someone wants to have an analog fm radio ==> another card to plug in.
maybe some cards in basic quality but with very simple and cheap parts (cheap phono stage). or a more high-end approach with a more complex design and more expensive parts (high end phono input).
a simple fm radio card, and maybe one with digital stuff as well, like DAB or DAB+. a card that has digital inputs. cards for output. something very simple with a simple and cheap opamp. or something discrete and maybe with symmetrical outputs. maybe a subwoofer output card with analog knobs on the back to adjust the filter frequency etc.
a simple cheap power supply or a much better power supply that has a better channel separation and different paths for digital supply, analog supply, etc.
It this something that would resonate with your needs? please tell me, if such a modular system is missing in your home. also as a base for upgrades, start cheap, go big later....
greetings from Linz, Austria,
Funkmaster WhyLee.
Servus from your capital and welcome!
I remember there was a similar project here on diyaudio ... maybe i can find it!
I remember there was a similar project here on diyaudio ... maybe i can find it!
... it is missing in my flat, indeed!
I found the modular preamp project here:
https://www.diyaudio.com/community/...nitor-output-ir-remote-se-and-bal-i-o.387685/