I Built a $3000 DIY Audiophile Amplifier for Only $300?!
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День томуSo I wanted to take on the responsibility of building an amplifier that can compete with boutique offerings going for upwards of $3000 for only around $300 using boards from Parts Express and a case from Ghent Audio. By following Toids DIY Audio's tutorial video I was able to accomplish my goal. Check out the video and comment below whether you are up for the challenge!
Toid's DIY Audio Tutorial: • How to Make a $3000 DI...
Tools Needed:
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Parts Express 200 ASC Board: bit.ly/3r4LPM9
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Ghent Audio Case: bit.ly/3xCRETw
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Signal Chain:
*Two-Channel*
Parasound P6 Preamplifier: parasound.com/p6.php
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0:00 Intro
1:30 Parts
2:32 Assembly
4:56 Final Thoughts
@rosswarren436 Рік тому
I don't understand why there aren't (maybe I just haven't found them?) integrated tube amp kits available. Surely you could build something as good as a Willsenton R8 for far less money, especially given that the technology is well, old and well understood, by now. Sure would be nice to build a $1500 amp for around $300 to $500 depending on the tube complement you choose. I'm old enough to remember Heath Kit. A high school friend of mine and his dad built a TV in the 1970s from them. And it worked!
@mykandrew Рік тому
I agree. There should be DIY Tube amp kits more readily available.
@carlose.martinez545 9 місяців тому
@@mykandrew You may find some preamp tube kits on AE or Amazon, but you won't find power amps. Why? Because tube power amps need output transformers, which as much or more than a whole tube preamp alone. What you will find in AE/Amazon are hybrids: tube first stage, class D output stage. Not the same thing.
@PartsExpressOfficial 2 роки тому
Great Video! Glad everything turned out great and that you are enjoying the Amp!
@mykandrew 2 роки тому
Thank you so much for the support! I can’t wait to build more fun projects!
@traildoggy 2 роки тому
Nice. Beginners might want to take on one or two 30 dollar soldering projects first just to get their skills ready.
@mykandrew 2 роки тому
That was my first time and I messed it up lol my friend Mike helped me out a few months later and resoldered some of the parts. You are absolutely right. People should practice prior to doing this.
@hobonickel840 Рік тому
good idea .. I'm on it. Definitely don't want to butcher $300
@talhabutt6416 2 роки тому
Definitely a great build 😍
@wastingtime9152 2 роки тому
Great video. I built one a while back. I was happy with performance. Audio Science Review did a review of the amp.
@hi-fihaven2257 2 роки тому
Great video Mike! I am not a solder guy either. Love all that power out of little box! Going to have to watch that Toids video. Have an awesome week man!
@mykandrew 2 роки тому
Thank you good sir!
@Toid 2 роки тому
Make sure you comment when you watch it. I love having you comment on my Instagram posts ;)
@hi-fihaven2257 2 роки тому
@@Toid Will do!
@gq1foru 2 роки тому
Love the shirt!!! I worked there 20 years ago!
@mykandrew 2 роки тому
Me too!
@gq1foru 2 роки тому
Wow! Small world!
@stevenkerr5200 2 роки тому
This is great!
@halrichard1969 Рік тому
Are there Stereo versions of the same thing? Can you hear any kind of impedance noise from your speakers/headphones when there is zero signal being amplified?
@christhompson6010 2 роки тому
wow this is eye opening. Exposes just how much one pays for marketing UI for a product.
@talhabutt711 2 роки тому
Great. please do more DiY's
@dufryve Рік тому
A vers good amp. Thank you for thé information! I will build mine thé exact Wayne Thatcher you Hadi done
@mykandrew Рік тому
Nice, check out my Purifi build its even better, and easier to build
@johannjohann6523 5 місяців тому
If all you need is a small "drop" of solder you can melt the solder on the tip of your soldering iron, and then place the tip to the point being soldered. It doesn't hurt adding a dab of flux with like a toothpick to the point being soldered first. You don't need to always add solder via the solder itself, many time just the tip of the soldering pen will hold enough for what you need. If your solder is "rolling off" the point being soldered, you need more flux. This will work even with small wire soldering. I don't know how good they are, but there are soldering guns that "feed" the solder to the tip for you. But most people I see soldering don't use them. But again, for a small "drop" of solder, in theory it seems they would work. Good Luck!
@jimshaw899 2 роки тому
If I just needed yet another power amp, I might build this. My failure mode would be the lack of a life line when it didn't work. Are these the Hypex modules?
@mykandrew 2 роки тому
These are Icepower. Trust me, if I can do it, anyone can!
@mariodquiroz 2 місяці тому
It would be possible to control the volume of the amp?
@coffeeis4closers 3 місяці тому
looks like the Icepower 326-210 is not available on parts express. Is there something else I can use for this module?
@Toid 2 роки тому
I've been waiting for this!
@mykandrew 2 роки тому
Yesssss
@BostonMike68 9 місяців тому
How is the sound?
@scottkaseman Рік тому
Style points for the Wherehouse sweater... deep cut...
@mykandrew Рік тому
Word 🙌🙌
@Cabernetor 2 місяці тому
What is the exact model of that case please? Link doesn't work
@Kamal67811 11 місяців тому
The case link does not work anymore...anywhere else this can be bought??
@robertm8518 2 роки тому
It’s still a class D amp! Not my preference, but you get an A+ for effort….
@pabloeskibar8076 2 роки тому
u done a blind sound test b4 bro?
@t0nyxgq Рік тому
You messed up at the power connector. It should be on the inside, not outside. I know because I just made the same mistaking building mine and luckily caught it in time to fix it before all the soldering. Also in the standoffs, you needed to have the metal stand off at specific mounting locations for grounding I think.
@mykandrew Рік тому
I know, I saw that after the video was posted 😞
@t0nyxgq Рік тому
@@mykandrew Just responding to the Easter egg challenge from the video. Thanks for the great video and confirming that it does compete with $3K amps. It's going to satisfy my upgrade itch for a while. =)
@mykandrew Рік тому
@@t0nyxgq oh my gosh I had forgotten about that it's been so long on that build. I got a Purifi build I am doing this weekend its going to be much better.
@t0nyxgq Рік тому
@@mykandrew Hope you make a video of it!
@mikepxg6406 2 роки тому
Kit amp. not true diy audio. but it’s a start.
@mykandrew 2 роки тому
We all have to start somewhere. If I had to make the boards myself I feel it would have been disastrous lol
@mikepxg6406 2 роки тому
@@mykandrew Try point to point on a simple circuit like a valve (tube) circuit.
@wastingtime9152 2 роки тому
Its DIY. When you build speakers do you manufacture the drivers? How do you think manufacturers build their D class amps with ICE blocks and Hypex modules. Open a PS Audio amp and look inside. True its not a Heathkit from the 60's and 70's.
@ranbymonkeys2384 2 роки тому
Well, well, well, look what is going on here!!!!!! Can I mention something to HELP you out? FLUX, FLUX and ohh ya did I say FLUX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Looks like you'll be replacing some power capacitors, hahaha.
@mykandrew 2 роки тому
Thanks so much for your help thus far. I think I’m ready to tackle some FX audio projects now lol 😂
@ranbymonkeys2384 2 роки тому
@@mykandrew yes, yes you are :-)
@HEARDIFFERENT 2 роки тому
Mike, you are beyond words my dearest. You make simple DIY looks soooooooo sexy.!!! I can't. I rest my case.!!! 👏👏👏👏👏
@Jamy4ya 6 місяців тому
200 watts for what ? You hardly need 15 watts RMS at max for a normal listening room until unless its a big hall or open space listening even for a low sensitive speakers like 85db or so. All these watts SHOW on Amps, no idea what's this all about.
@HEARDIFFERENT 2 роки тому
I lost the sense of time here.!!!I thought the video was 3 minutes long.!!!
@mykandrew 2 роки тому
Thank you my friend!
@sudd3660 2 роки тому
this amp has been tested at 80 watts, not 200.
@babyfoot8441 2 роки тому
80 watts in 8 ohm!? (~200w in 4 ohms)
@sudd3660 2 роки тому
@@babyfoot8441 if you measure it in different ways 4ohm can be more than double. but that is not a good way to measure.
@babyfoot8441 2 роки тому
Yes, you have rigth. But some speakers is in ~4 ohm. I prefer 8 ohm measurement.
@sudd3660 2 роки тому
@@babyfoot8441 speakers are not any ohms specifically, you need to see a graph to see the line drawn across the frequency band. the one number you might have the most use for is the lowest ohm point in that graph, the minimum value a speaker goes to.
@babyfoot8441 2 роки тому
@@sudd3660 I know. Therefore I use ~ characters! ( ~ 8 ohm)👍
@zorst99 2 роки тому
I want to make this as you did. But it seems some of the parts you have left off. Do you have a complete parts list that you can email me?
@mykandrew 2 роки тому
All the parts are listed in the description. The amps and case come with standoffs. The only thing I may have left out which I’ll add is the jumper so you won’t have to solder extra wires.
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