Beta22 HeadAmp for Dummies
This is a work in progress, this article is by no means complete yet!
...that something went away again I pondered on only to realize that winter is approaching and that I had better find something to do during those long evenings...
"A NEW HEADAMP I MUST BUILD!" I thought to myself and placed myself in front of the computer to see what exciting projects are available.
Well, the Beta22 caught my eyes and I thought "why not build what is by many considered to be one of the worlds finest headphone amps?". Basically that is where I am now, I am trying hard to figure out the total cost of some different versions of the Beta22 to choose which one to build.
Four versions are currently being considered:
2-channel passive ground, because I am a cheapskate and this version will be within reach of many head-fi'ers!
3-channel active ground, since it just might be worth it, and it is still not overly expensive.
4-channel fully balanced, as I am thinking "What the hell, why not just go all the way?".
4-channel fully balanced BetaMAX version with all the bells and whistles since somtimes you do crazy things...
Here is the spreadsheet I used for tracking what components I needed to buy for the project. It is by no means complete, but at least it tells you what core components I used!
Beta22 configurator (it is in the Open Document Format, so I guess something like Libreoffice is needed to open it).
Beta22 configurator (it is in the Open Document Format, so I guess something like Libreoffice is needed to open it).