DIY Dodd Buffer

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sl_1800

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Re: DIY Dodd Buffer
« Reply #480 on: 11 Jun 2010, 11:40 pm »
Ed, that looks fantastic.  :thumb:

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« Reply #481 on: 12 Jun 2010, 03:00 pm »
Ed
Looking good  :thumb:
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You should not listen to me anyway
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Ed, that looks fantastic.  :thumb:
Thanks guys, I am happy to have it properly housed, of course it's been sounding great for the last 400 hours! :D

Trung, the woodburner worked out pretty well, IMO anyway.  It took me back to the time when I was a cub scout, I didn't know I could remember that far back  :lol:.

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Ed

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Re: DIY Dodd Buffer
« Reply #482 on: 14 Jun 2010, 03:13 pm »
Put a Dario Miniwatt E188CC (7308) in mine last night.  It sounds really good!

Now to let the whole thing burn-in for awhile to see how it goes.  :)
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Re: DIY Dodd Buffer
« Reply #483 on: 17 Jun 2010, 02:11 am »
Anyone know of a good square/rectangular back-lit analog voltage gauge?  I am thinking of making an enclosure for my battery and thought that would be really cool to mount on the front... ;)

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Re: DIY Dodd Buffer
« Reply #484 on: 17 Jun 2010, 02:21 am »
You can search Digikey.
I got a few hits.
http://parts.digikey.co.uk/1/3/voltmeter-gauge
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Great ideal though.

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Re: DIY Dodd Buffer
« Reply #485 on: 17 Jun 2010, 02:44 am »
I'm looking for Something like this, but I guess I want 10V to 14v or so...
http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=180-1057-ND

Thanks for the help!

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Re: DIY Dodd Buffer
« Reply #486 on: 17 Jun 2010, 02:52 am »


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« Reply #488 on: 17 Jun 2010, 03:19 am »
Nr.4 for my taste.

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Re: DIY Dodd Buffer
« Reply #489 on: 17 Jun 2010, 03:22 am »
I'm with Mariusz #4 , simple
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praedet

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Re: DIY Dodd Buffer
« Reply #491 on: 17 Jun 2010, 03:26 pm »
Mariusz,
Should I start my own thread about this here in Cheep and Cheerful?  It will be supporting the DODD DIY Buffer, but I don't want to hijack this thread, and I have more questions...

Mariusz

Re: DIY Dodd Buffer
« Reply #492 on: 17 Jun 2010, 03:35 pm »
Whatever you thing is more appropriate.
Either way it is fine by me.
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Re: DIY Dodd Buffer
« Reply #493 on: 17 Jun 2010, 03:49 pm »
Thanks, went ahead and started a new one 8)

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Re: DIY Dodd Buffer
« Reply #494 on: 24 Jun 2010, 02:22 pm »
If it goes as well as I think it will, then I will release an amplifier kit of some sort as the second kit. I have already started work on it hoping the first kit goes well! :green:
gary

Not that I'm in a position to take it on now but am VERY curious to know if you have gotten anywhere with it.  If so, I NEED to start planning...

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Re: DIY Dodd Buffer
« Reply #495 on: 24 Jun 2010, 02:29 pm »
I've also revived this thread http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=74866.msg798487;topicseen#new which is about Dodd Pre / Buffer tubes. 

Please add what you tried and settled on as it's a great resource.   :thumb:

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Re: DIY Dodd Buffer
« Reply #496 on: 24 Jun 2010, 03:03 pm »
Not that I'm in a position to take it on now but am VERY curious to know if you have gotten anywhere with it.  If so, I NEED to start planning...
You must be very busy... seems like it, anyway.  :)  Hope all is well with you.

+1 on the tube amp kit.  I'm always interested, especially now that the kitchen remodel is just about done.

Dave

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Re: DIY Dodd Buffer
« Reply #497 on: 24 Jun 2010, 09:43 pm »
The replacement Purpleheart faceplate has arrived!  WOOHOO! :)

Will get it installed and try the new JJ E88CC arrived at the same time!

A fun weekend ahead!

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Re: DIY Dodd Buffer
« Reply #498 on: 28 Jun 2010, 10:32 pm »
The faceplate is installed and the new JJ E88CC is as well.   

Time for some burn-in and comparison to the Dario E188CC.

The first JJ E88CC I tried did not sound very good.  Think that tube is going bad.  I bought it used awhile ago. 

Have a Herbie's Ultrasonic Rx tube damper coming to try.  That should be interesting.  :)

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Re: DIY Dodd Buffer
« Reply #499 on: 28 Jun 2010, 11:02 pm »
Alright Hal, you know the drill, we need PICS!! :thumb:

Best,
Ed