Category: DIY Audio
Custom DDC: 2 Bluetooth & auto switching
Custom DDC expands with Bluetooth and automatic switching, aiming for cleaner hi-fi streaming without manual input juggling.
Custom DDC: 1 Digital to Digital Converter; USB to I2S over HDMI; S/PDIF; AES
A DIY digital-to-digital converter build with USB input, improved clocks, and outputs including I2S over HDMI, S/PDIF, and AES.
Guitar Pedals: 2 Splitter/Buffer
A compact splitter/buffer build for running two guitar heads at once, with practical fixes to the original circuit values.
Pedal Progression: 3 Zendrive
Pedal Progression moves on to a Hermida Zendrive rebuild, fixing old enclosure mistakes while keeping the fuller overdrive voice intact.
Pedal Progression: 2 Suhr Riot
Pedal Progression continues with a Suhr Riot rebuild: rough old work, missing parts, and a plan to turn it into something better.
High Gain SLO/Ubershall: 1 Intro
An overview of the main high-gain amplifier platform: a heavily modified SLO/Ubershall-inspired build with a long list of switchable ideas.
TrainWreck Rockette: 2 Headshell
The TrainWreck Rockette headshell stage begins with an old VOX donor amp, teardown work, and heat-management prep.
Guitar Pedals: 1 Splitter pedal: Two guitar amps at once
A tiny active splitter for running two guitar amps at once, with buffering, ground lift, and phase correction built in.
Headphone Repair
A high-end Sony Bluetooth headset gets new soft parts, glue where needed, and a more thorough repair than simple replacement alone.
Guitar Pedals: 3 Fixing a Temu digital delay
A cheap Temu digital delay arrived broken, so this post follows the attempt to diagnose and fix it anyway.