Hi folks. Long time member who gained a lot of knowledge from this forum over the years, just finally getting around to doing a bit of talking.
Started messing around with DIY audio back in the 90s, but took a loooong break when kids arrived and work commitments heated up and we moved across the country a couple times.
My successful projects so far include:
Dynaco ST-70 and PAS-3 restoration and modification
Pass Bride of Zen
Bottlehead Foreplay
NY Audio Lab phonostage restoration (wish I still had this)
Conrad Johnson PV5 restoration and modification (not worth the effort and expense IMHO)
Recently built up a pair of Frugalhorn Lites with FF85wk drivers, and have sort of fallen down the rabbit hole of messing with vintage CD players with swing arm mechanisms and TDA154x DACs.
Feeling like it's time to finally build a proper amp project. I have some unfinished S.E.X. amps in a box somewhere, but I'm reading up on what Mr. Pass has been doing since I was last actively doing projects. Leaning towards an ACA and then maybe a Aleph J.
Rest of current system is:
VPI HW19 Mk2 + Moerch UP4 + Benz Glider
Magnavox CDB460 (stock at the moment, a second one is currently being recapped)
Nakamichi SR-2A
Spendor SP2/2
FH-Lites
Cheers all. Thanks for being here.
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PS: family member surprised me with the gift of a hot air rework station. I'd love to try working with SMD components. Any suggestions for a cheap, simple, but useful first-time SMD project?
Started messing around with DIY audio back in the 90s, but took a loooong break when kids arrived and work commitments heated up and we moved across the country a couple times.
My successful projects so far include:
Dynaco ST-70 and PAS-3 restoration and modification
Pass Bride of Zen
Bottlehead Foreplay
NY Audio Lab phonostage restoration (wish I still had this)
Conrad Johnson PV5 restoration and modification (not worth the effort and expense IMHO)
Recently built up a pair of Frugalhorn Lites with FF85wk drivers, and have sort of fallen down the rabbit hole of messing with vintage CD players with swing arm mechanisms and TDA154x DACs.
Feeling like it's time to finally build a proper amp project. I have some unfinished S.E.X. amps in a box somewhere, but I'm reading up on what Mr. Pass has been doing since I was last actively doing projects. Leaning towards an ACA and then maybe a Aleph J.
Rest of current system is:
VPI HW19 Mk2 + Moerch UP4 + Benz Glider
Magnavox CDB460 (stock at the moment, a second one is currently being recapped)
Nakamichi SR-2A
Spendor SP2/2
FH-Lites
Cheers all. Thanks for being here.
* * * * *
PS: family member surprised me with the gift of a hot air rework station. I'd love to try working with SMD components. Any suggestions for a cheap, simple, but useful first-time SMD project?