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Low watt DIY bliss

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Low watt DIY bliss

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Low watt DIY bliss
This system has been a true labor of love. Building many of the components from scratch partially as a form of meditation, partially as “heck this is kind of fun”
It all started with a pair of full range transmission line speakers which opened up the door to the joy of cross over less speakers and low power amps.
I have built a range of amps from Class D, to Chip amps (think gaincard) to my all time favorite, Nelson Pass’s Zen V9 (F3)… 15 watts of pure clean class a power with the sweetness of tubes.
This amp matched with a pair of Druids and Tube pre (eastern electric’s minimax) evokes pure sonic bliss.
The trials and tribulations of my various DIY projects can be found on my blog:
http://web.mac.com/noteldov
Please take a look and let me know what you think.
This system is still very much in progress so any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks
Neil

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07-01-07

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07-01-07 I love the eames surfboard coffee table. funney how high end ... Jeff1225

07-03-07 I too love the eames table and the aalto vase, i have an old ... Galeriehughie

07-03-07 Alvar aalto, so rare among noise loving one-seat individuals ... Loxodrome

07-03-07 Thanks for the kind remarks. i have always kind of been a be ... Extra_action

07-03-07 Loxodrome, i think i spot an alto vase with tulips in your s ... Extra_action

07-05-07 How challenging was the v9 build? aside from the chassis, is ... Mikemarv

07-06-07 The v9 is realtivley easy to build, so much so, that when i ... Extra_action

07-08-07 Simply beautiful. can you post pics of room? Ottawa_mtnman

07-08-07 System edited: pic's of living room and exterior of building ... Extra_action

07-08-07 Love your sense of style and wish i had 1/10th the taste. un ... Darkmoebius

10-18-07 Did i just see your place on hgtv? Evank

10-18-07 Beautiful space and decor. Gsm18439

10-18-07 Bravo! modern decor and sounds! i love the european style ... Cytocycle

01-14-08 Another voter for zu.looks like nice rig.i don't think in 15 ... Chazzbo

02-04-08 Love your space, your furniture, your kit and particularly t ... Cato

02-05-08 System edited: i have spent the last few months really enjoy ... Extra_action

03-02-08 System edited: significant tweaks and improvements on the vi ... Extra_action

03-07-08 System edited: added custom nos dac Extra_action

03-07-08 Great looking room....eames, arne jacobsen, le corbusier..et ... Whatjd

03-08-08 Neil, tell us more about your custom dac. was it a kit or y ... Mingles

03-10-08 Mingles, the dac is a kit supplied by audio sector. to finis ... Extra_action

03-14-08 Very nice speaker cabinets. i saw your place ssbs! do you bu ... Vintagemusic

12-23-08 System edited: i was fed up with the squeezebox interface, s ... Extra_action

12-24-08 Kudos on the very complicated (detailed) design of your syst ... Bruce30

12-25-08 Bruce30... thanks for the compliments, both on the system an ... Extra_action

04-30-09 System edited: i have completely changed the analog front en ... Extra_action

10-02-09 It truly looks like you have taken this hobby from the right ... Harmaphonic

10-02-09 Harmaphonic, thanks for the recommendation and i appreciate ... Extra_action

10-18-09 Are you still using the minimax preamp with your f3? have y ... Depotec

10-18-09 Got rid of the minimax over a year ago and started using the ... Extra_action