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After buying
an iPod, I started to look for a decent iPod speaker system. I couldn’t find
anything I liked at a reasonable price, so I decided to build my own.
I looked into what is new in solid-state amp designs, but didn't find anything new or exciting. So I decided to go retro with a tube amp. I looked at some old Heathkit and Dynaco tube amps on e-bay, new amps from China and Japan, new designs, and a few available kits. I decided
on a kit that had good specs, reviews and a reasonable price. Having
designed and built a few miserable speakers in my past, I decided to look
for some direction from an expert. I found a design that looked good, had
good specs and fantastic reviews.
After pricing everything out, I decided to build a single mono channel to see
how it sounded. $100 for the amp, $100 for the speaker parts, $100 for wood
(real oak, just couldn't use that compressed saw dust stuff). I ordered the
parts and went to work. After about two weeks of working in the evenings this
is what I came up with.
The speaker is a Dayton III designed by Wayne Jaeschke. You can get the
details here. There is also a good construction walkthrough by Alan
Loprete here.
The amp is an 8 watt mono block kit designed by George Fathauer. It is available from several sites, I
bought mine from S-5 Electronics . Even though it is monaural, the sound is unbelievable. I thought about building the second channel, but so far I'm happy with this.
This isn't meant to be a DIY project, but if you have questions. Send an
email to kurtisbb@comcast.net
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