For this next set of measurements I’ll be looking at another amplifier designed by Uffe at Slowdiyer. There’s no particular reason that I chose another of these designs straight after looking at his recent offering beyond the fact that it’s conveniently available on the rack next to my computer. In addition, it gives me a…
Tag: headamp

A modern take on the CMoy Headphone Amplifier
Anybody who has browsed these pages in the past knows that I keep an eye on certain people’s projects, one of those being Uffe at Slowdiyer. Recently he has been experimenting with USB-C power supplies, one of the offshoots from this being an updated version of the’mini-pre‘, a variant of the classic Chu Moy headphone…

Elliott Sound Projects P113 Headphone Amplifier
I’m a fan of the projects on Rod Elliott’s ESP site as they come with lots of information to help you understand the circuit, and most are simple and robust enough for entry-level DIY hobbyists. Yet this does not mean these are low audio quality circuits, Rod specifies this P113 headphone amplifier as a very…

Another buffered opamp headphone amplifier
For no particular reason I built another headphone amp. This one is similar to the Emmeline XP-7 clone I built, in that it utilises op-amps with buffers. The complete setup comprises three components; the amplifier itself, a dual power supply, and a delay circuit, all of which are slowdiyer designs. The amplifier is relatively straightforward…

Headphone amplifier power outputs
Following on from my last post where I showed the headphones dummy load, I thought I would post the measurements I obtained from the other headphone amplifiers I have built. It’s also an excuse to play around with my new toys. I knew that eventually I would end up with an oscilloscope, I spent a…

RJM Audio Sapphire 4 Headphone Amplifier
I came across this headphone amplifier project about a year ago on DIYaudio.com. Built using the default choices, the class A output buffer provides 30 mW minimum output power into all headphone loads between 30 and 600 ohms. One of the things that impressed me was the continual input the designer Richard Murdey had on…

Ray Samuels Audio XP-7 Headphone Amplifier clone
I bought a mixed bag of boards recently and came across this one knowing nothing about it, apart from it appearing to be a headphone amp. I finally found out that it is a clone of a commercial project – the Emmeline XP-7 which has been around for a number of years. A cursory search…