Hello forum members, I took the time to write an introduction but it disappeared when I went to a different window on my phone. Briefly, I’ve been a member on diyma for around a decade and have pretty much come to endgame with my car stereo. It’s all raw drivers except the Audiofrog GS25’s as midrange. Lpg26na tweeters, Epique 7” as midbass and two ultimax IB through the cargo area floor, Minidsp 8x12.
To the point, I’ve turned my attention to building a mini receiver and bookshelves. The bookshelves are pre made .52cf enclosures with the tectonic bmr 2”, Anarchy 704’s and 8” Dayton Reference passive radiators. The receiver is a 3x7x8 electronics enclosure. The guts are a 24v 9a power supply board, Dayton kabd 2x50 and 4x30, Parts Express preamplifier board and little odds and ends.
I don’t need a preamp as the kabd boards are basically turn key solutions but it’s for the sake of art that I want a classy looking display. The preamp I’m about to use has a lesser Bluetooth, won’t control power to the amplifier boards and just looks cheesy to me. The problem is, I’m becoming more and more convinced that most diy preamp displays look cheesy and or have silly writing on them. The other one I would consider on PE has “music world” on the display most or all the time I think. I looked on the Google and eBay but not much seemed worthwhile. eBay has some interesting looking stuff but a in depth description is nearly nonexistent.
What I’m hoping to find is something that has a relay to control power to the amplifier boards, FM radio and something comparable to the aptx Bluetooth that the amps have, remote would be cool if possible. If I’m not already asking too much, none of those features matter unless the display looks high end-ish. I’m planning on fitting a nice finished 1/4” oak board as the face, possibly stained with something complementary.
I did a search before posting this but I didn’t pull up much unless I wasn’t looking in the right sub forum. I’ve been able to find everything else on my own but I’m stumped on this. I don’t have the skillset to diy a board from scratch. If an established member builds something like I’m talking about I’d consider going that route. Thanks for reading 🍻
To the point, I’ve turned my attention to building a mini receiver and bookshelves. The bookshelves are pre made .52cf enclosures with the tectonic bmr 2”, Anarchy 704’s and 8” Dayton Reference passive radiators. The receiver is a 3x7x8 electronics enclosure. The guts are a 24v 9a power supply board, Dayton kabd 2x50 and 4x30, Parts Express preamplifier board and little odds and ends.
I don’t need a preamp as the kabd boards are basically turn key solutions but it’s for the sake of art that I want a classy looking display. The preamp I’m about to use has a lesser Bluetooth, won’t control power to the amplifier boards and just looks cheesy to me. The problem is, I’m becoming more and more convinced that most diy preamp displays look cheesy and or have silly writing on them. The other one I would consider on PE has “music world” on the display most or all the time I think. I looked on the Google and eBay but not much seemed worthwhile. eBay has some interesting looking stuff but a in depth description is nearly nonexistent.
What I’m hoping to find is something that has a relay to control power to the amplifier boards, FM radio and something comparable to the aptx Bluetooth that the amps have, remote would be cool if possible. If I’m not already asking too much, none of those features matter unless the display looks high end-ish. I’m planning on fitting a nice finished 1/4” oak board as the face, possibly stained with something complementary.
I did a search before posting this but I didn’t pull up much unless I wasn’t looking in the right sub forum. I’ve been able to find everything else on my own but I’m stumped on this. I don’t have the skillset to diy a board from scratch. If an established member builds something like I’m talking about I’d consider going that route. Thanks for reading 🍻
I’ll machine gun a few posts while I’m getting approval. Here’s the PE unit I would run but I’m worried that it’s going to say music world all the time
