Category: Stereo

Amplifier Project – Part 4

This is the fourth part in the Amplifier Project series.  This covers the entire process of building an audio amplifier based on the information located at Red Free Circuit Designs.  The first three parts of this project are located here:…

Amplifier Project – Part 3: Power Supply

This is the third part in the Amplifier Project series.  This covers the entire process of building an audio amplifier based on the information located at Red Free Circuit Designs.  The first two parts of this project are located here:…

Amplifier Project – Part 2

Sourcing Parts The part sourcing turned out to be more difficult than originally thought.  The concept of harvesting components turned out to be a bit optimistic, there were but a handful of parts that can be used, mostly to do…

Review: Skullcandy Titan Ear buds

I’ve always used over-the-ear, or circumaural, from my first headphones, the RadioShack Pro-60s right up to my Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7b.  A pair of  Altec Lancing ear buds were my first in-ear style, so it took a bit getting used to.  Once…

Audio Switchbox – Completed

          The switch box project is finished, at least one of the three.  A couple of notes, first of which is that I was going to use a heavier gauge wire from a discarded computer power…

Audio Switchbox 3.0 – Part 1

            I’ve always had the need to share my computer speakers with a computer and a portable CD player, laptop, or a MP3 player.  Years ago, I used a boombox with inputs that were RCA jacks.…

RTR Tower Speaker Brochure

Back in the 1980’s I had a pair of RTR 600D speakers.  Massive 4′ tall speakers that could vibrate windows (for houses next door too).  They were fantastic speakers, expensive and loud.  Too bad a cat used them as a…