My CMOY pocket amplifier.... (in an Altoids Tin)

[Baked]

Originally posted by: veloc1ty
ahhh i see. better cable -> better quality?

Depends how much money you wanna dump into the cable.

 

[uhohs]

monster cable FTW!

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: uhohs
monster cable FTW!

No that would be too big...

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Anyone have a link to the article that tells how to build something like this?

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
Anyone have a link to the article that tells how to build something like this?

I'll bet there's info here
http://www6.head-fi.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=6

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
Anyone have a link to the article that tells how to build something like this?

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[uhohs]

http://headwize.com/projects/showfile.php?file=cmoy2_prj.htm
http://tangentsoft.net/audio/cmoy-tutorial/

 

[sygyzy]

Congrats, next up is the MINT.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: veloc1ty
ahhh i see. better cable -> better quality?

IMO, there is a very short cap on cable performance. Once you get above that, more money doesn't do anything.

 

[dighn]

looks very nicely built.

 

[lrad50]

i am stupid; please explain what this thing does.

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: lrad50
i am stupid; please explain what this thing does.

it's a headphone amplifier. often required for higher end headphones b/c many of them tend to be difficult to drive or if your source is weak. even if it's not required, in general it can improve sound because it adds some buffering between your source and the phones to reduce distortion

 

[uhohs]

it amplifies and freshens with it's sour goodness.

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: lrad50
i am stupid; please explain what this thing does.

Dude it makes your music more better!

 

[FeuerFrei]

Any problems with the lid popping off? Or is it secured?

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Dude it makes your music more better!

Hah, a n00b! You're dead wrong. It makes it sound much more betterrer!

 

[imported_LoKe]

Now if only someone made one of these in a skoal tin.

 

[randomlinh]

WEAK SAUCE! i thought you made it at first.. heh. I wanted to make it.. parts came to like $20-$30 i think.. heh.. i was trying to make it as small as possible. never got around to it.. lazy, and lack the skill to solder in such small constraints.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: FeuerFrei
Any problems with the lid popping off? Or is it secured?

Very well secured, actually kinda hard to pop off.