keith_correa
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You're going to solder SMD's :clapping:
My DIY CMoy Headphone Amplifier
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keith_correa
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keith_correa
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....and I am super-excited about it.hyeah:
I have successfully soldered couple of amps. Its easy to solder and remove SMD parts except ICs. Only problems arises when you sneeze in front of them before soldering.
They just vanish from table.yes ICs are tricky but fun ,i have done till 100Qfp packs.. just remember
do no mistake while soldering else u need a hot air gun . I even made a hot air gun to remove chips .
all will love
UCmoy too
I suggest grab the Hot audio DAC and dont go for Grub dac DIY if not needed .
do no mistake while soldering else u need a hot air gun . I even made a hot air gun to remove chips .
all will love
I suggest grab the Hot audio DAC and dont go for Grub dac DIY if not needed .
vivek.saikia
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Thanks Kaushik for your offer for help.
To start with I am thinking of upgrading my tool inventory.
The tools in my shopping list are:
1. Pair of needle point tweezers
2. Soldering wick
3. Soldering helping hand with a magnifier
4. Flux pen
vivek.saikia
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I would like to do some DIY just for the kick of it.
I will buy a full fledged DAC later on, but just wanted to indulge in this hobby to satisfy the DIY'er in me
hyeah:vivek.saikia
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I have successfully soldered couple of amps. Its easy to solder and remove SMD parts except ICs. Only problems arises when you sneeze in front of them before soldering.
I better treat my cold before starting up this project then
hyeah:
Wowie, that looks very pretty.
I'm wondering how you managed to get the holes for output jacks in perfect alignment. It almost looks like it was custom moulded with those holes.
Just wondering if you had considered the Pear Audio / Buffallo DAC kit, based on the recent ESS DAC. The DAC has very good specs on paper. One drawback, if i remember correctly, was the default kit didn't support USB.
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vivek.saikia
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Thanks for the complements
The Hammond enclosure was a piece of cake to work with. The ABS plastic is pretty much soft and I easily made the holes using a craft knife.
Buffalo DAC looks complex for a newbie DIY'er like me but will put my hands on it sometime.
For the time being, I am happy with my iBasso D0 DAC. I am still using the CMoy amp fed through the line out of the iBasso DAC. Somehow I feel the CMoy is more "musical" than the built in amp of the iBasso.:licklips:
Well, you have been very skillful with the knife. Very clean. Like I said, it almost looks custom moulded.
He he. I know that feeling. I've myself been thinking of doing the CMoy from a long time, but 2 things hold me back: (1). I haven't soldered anything since my college days, and (2). the difficulting in procuring components (Audio grade capacitors, etc) in India.
Most CMoys kits come with all components, but there's no fun in DIY if you can't interchange & try different components, and sourcing the components that aren't in the kit won't be easy.
vivek.saikia
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You can start with the kit and continue improving it incrementally by upgrading the components one by one. You will enjoy the journey
Purchase the Audiolab 6000A Integrated Amplifier at a special offer price.
