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Offline James Edward

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Amp Camp Amp?
« on: May 02, 2021, 02:02:21 PM »
Howdy,
As mentioned in one of my threads threatening to wield my soldering iron- I’m looking to dive in and make something.
I came upon this and wonder if anyone has heard about it, or can take a look and see if it seems an appropriate first time project. It can be built as a stereo amp or monoblock. I’d be doing it as a stereo amp, at 8 watts per channel.
Here’s the link-
 https://diyaudiostore.com/collections/amp-camp-amp/products/amp-camp-amp-kit?variant=7072933085218
Let me know what you think.
Jim
PS- I’m not concerned about the power; my speakers are fairly efficient. I’m also not under any illusions about replacing my integrated- I’m just looking for a beginner’s project.
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Re: Amp Camp Amp?
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2021, 03:29:39 PM »
Jim,
That looks like a fun project, especially since it’s a kit by Nelson Pass. I had heard about it before. Assuming you can hone your soldering skills, would you be able to test it to make sure it works? I think I could learn to solder again, but testing…. I kinda doubt it.
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Re: Amp Camp Amp?
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2021, 08:21:12 AM »
Howdy,
As mentioned in one of my threads threatening to wield my soldering iron- I’m looking to dive in and make something.
I came upon this and wonder if anyone has heard about it, or can take a look and see if it seems an appropriate first time project. It can be built as a stereo amp or monoblock. I’d be doing it as a stereo amp, at 8 watts per channel.
Here’s the link-
 https://diyaudiostore.com/collections/amp-camp-amp/products/amp-camp-amp-kit?variant=7072933085218
Let me know what you think.
Jim
PS- I’m not concerned about the power; my speakers are fairly efficient. I’m also not under any illusions about replacing my integrated- I’m just looking for a beginner’s project.

I was hired to assemble two ACA 1.8s about 3 weeks ago. Customer was going to run each stereo chassis as parallel or bridge configuration. Not a beginner's project as instructions not Heathkit quality but more general with some photos.

cheers

steve

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Re: Amp Camp Amp?
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2021, 01:58:31 PM »
Howdy,
As mentioned in one of my threads threatening to wield my soldering iron- I’m looking to dive in and make something.
I came upon this and wonder if anyone has heard about it, or can take a look and see if it seems an appropriate first time project. It can be built as a stereo amp or monoblock. I’d be doing it as a stereo amp, at 8 watts per channel.
Here’s the link-
 https://diyaudiostore.com/collections/amp-camp-amp/products/amp-camp-amp-kit?variant=7072933085218
Let me know what you think.
Jim
PS- I’m not concerned about the power; my speakers are fairly efficient. I’m also not under any illusions about replacing my integrated- I’m just looking for a beginner’s project.

I was hired to assemble two ACA 1.8s about 3 weeks ago. Customer was going to run each stereo chassis as parallel or bridge configuration. Not a beginner's project as instructions not Heathkit quality but more general with some photos.

cheers

steve
Any suggestions appreciated for a beginner kit.
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Re: Amp Camp Amp?
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2021, 02:55:04 PM »
Steve- I’m looking at the Heathkit site. I had no idea they were still in existence. Thanks. Truthfully, I’m looking for things to hone my non-existent skills, so I’m sure anything will do. An egg timer, Tice clock, etc...
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Re: Amp Camp Amp?
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2021, 05:34:55 PM »
Steve- I’m looking at the Heathkit site. I had no idea they were still in existence. Thanks. Truthfully, I’m looking for things to hone my non-existent skills, so I’m sure anything will do. An egg timer, Tice clock, etc...

Your welcome James. I also had no idea Heathkit was still around.
Radio Shack is also online.
www.radioshack.com

cheers and good fortune James.

steve
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Re: Amp Camp Amp?
« Reply #6 on: May 03, 2021, 07:07:14 PM »
Jim,
That looks like a fun project, especially since it’s a kit by Nelson Pass. I had heard about it before. Assuming you can hone your soldering skills, would you be able to test it to make sure it works? I think I could learn to solder again, but testing…. I kinda doubt it.
Nick

I saw this and am tempted to have a go at it as well. So very cheap.

Steve Guttenberg (The Audiophiliac) did a nice comparison with the Schiit and First Watt amps. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPD0-QXj9kg

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Re: Amp Camp Amp?
« Reply #7 on: May 04, 2021, 12:23:05 PM »
Jim,
That looks like a fun project, especially since it’s a kit by Nelson Pass. I had heard about it before. Assuming you can hone your soldering skills, would you be able to test it to make sure it works? I think I could learn to solder again, but testing…. I kinda doubt it.
Nick

I saw this and am tempted to have a go at it as well. So very cheap.

Steve Guttenberg (The Audiophiliac) did a nice comparison with the Schiit and First Watt amps. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPD0-QXj9kg
Steve's clutter is, uhm... disconcerting.
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Re: Amp Camp Amp?
« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2021, 08:04:58 AM »
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Re: Amp Camp Amp?
« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2021, 11:58:47 AM »

https://ankaudiokits.com/   …. a bit pricey….
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Re: Amp Camp Amp?
« Reply #10 on: May 05, 2021, 02:13:44 PM »

https://ankaudiokits.com/   …. a bit pricey….
Yes- as much as I would love to do an Audio Note kit, I need to play in the sandbox first. My best analogy would be driving and crashing your first car... Better a ‘65 Belvedere (in my case) than a Porsche. BTW, I didn’t crash the Belvedere- it died of natural causes.
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Re: Amp Camp Amp?
« Reply #11 on: May 05, 2021, 03:07:32 PM »

https://ankaudiokits.com/   …. a bit pricey….
Yes- as much as I would love to do an Audio Note kit, I need to play in the sandbox first. My best analogy would be driving and crashing your first car... Better a ‘65 Belvedere (in my case) than a Porsche. BTW, I didn’t crash the Belvedere- it died of natural causes.

That Belvedere is likely worth some big bucks today  :thumb:
My buddies were into the GTO…
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Re: Amp Camp Amp?
« Reply #12 on: May 05, 2021, 07:00:37 PM »

https://ankaudiokits.com/   …. a bit pricey….
Yes- as much as I would love to do an Audio Note kit, I need to play in the sandbox first. My best analogy would be driving and crashing your first car... Better a ‘65 Belvedere (in my case) than a Porsche. BTW, I didn’t crash the Belvedere- it died of natural causes.

That Belvedere is likely worth some big bucks today  :thumb:
My buddies were into the GTO…
My parents had a '65 GOAT.  Lots of fun!
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Re: Amp Camp Amp?
« Reply #14 on: May 06, 2021, 03:27:14 PM »

https://ankaudiokits.com/   …. a bit pricey….
Yes- as much as I would love to do an Audio Note kit, I need to play in the sandbox first. My best analogy would be driving and crashing your first car... Better a ‘65 Belvedere (in my case) than a Porsche. BTW, I didn’t crash the Belvedere- it died of natural causes.

That Belvedere is likely worth some big bucks today  :thumb:
My buddies were into the GTO…
My parents had a '65 GOAT.  Lots of fun!

I’d never heard the GTO called a GOAT before.
To paraphrase Paul Harvey, here might be “The Rest of the Story”…

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