Hi New Friends,
I'm fairly new to this DIY AMP/DAC/PreAMP scene but have been designing and building various speakers and subs for a while now with great success. So I fell down the rabbit hole one night and drilled right down in the Arduino forums and stumbled across these little Amps and people say they do not a bad job, but have some little quirks here and there. So I bought myself a
(RED) TPA3116D2 2x100W Board from Banggood and thought I will work the rest out before it arrives.
https://www.banggood.com/TPA3116D2-...io-Amplifier-Board-For-Arduino-p-1091924.html
So I got excited and also pulled the trigger on an
Assembled PCM1794 + AK4118 DAC Decoding Soft Control Board Without USB CARD without doing much research. Eeek fingers crossed!
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Assembled-PCM1794-AK4118-DAC-Decoding-Soft-Control-Board-Without-USB-CARD/111967210166?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
And now looking to buy this
XMOS U8 32bit USB Card to attach to it -
http://www.ebay.com/itm/XMOS-U8-32B...157886&hash=item19f8286edb:g:ztsAAOSwnDxUfwgu
So I just need to work out how to do the power supply and pick up an aluminium extruded case from Aliexpress. Is there anything else I need?
I’m hoping what I have so far works well together and please can I get some feedback on where I can mod things to improve the sound quality, like replacing capacitors etc. I also watched this video on YouTube where the lad recons he done some shorting and it improved the gain
The end goal is a system I can use in the living room for casual music and with the tv. I'm hoping I can rig something up that I can control with my TV remote with the help of some Arduino magic. I can already tell I'm hooked on all this and playing with the Arduino will make me even more obsessed with DIY Amp Dacs - I love tinkering!
Thanks lads for this thread. There is a lot to read!!!
EDIT: Was also looking at the Icepower 125ASX, I know the there is a BIG difference in the price but would it be that much better and is there any pros and cons? Thanks again