Weekend on Crack... never tried before!

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Offline Petegn

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on: December 14, 2014, 02:38:19 PM
Hey everyone

So I ordered this kit in hopes of having it built, as I have never touched a soldering iron or a multimenter.  After a long day last week, and a bourbon, went on Amazon Prime and bought a Weller station, a Fluke, solder etc.  After most of Saturday and a few hours today I am in heaven.  Had the HD800s from a work contest... without amp they're ok.  Bought a Matrix M-Stage and they sound pretty good.  Hooked up to the crack they sound amazing.  Everything from Daft Punk, Floyd, Miles and Black Keys is so good.  So I'm not telling you anything you don't know, however I hope this is encouraging to anyone who hesitated even for a second that they don't have the skillset to put one together.

Cousin is giving me a custom made base for Christmas as he's a woodworker so here are the pics from today... 2 weeks the Speedball will be in with a new base.  I'm hooked!

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Offline Doc B.

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Reply #1 on: December 14, 2014, 03:22:41 PM
Awesome! Welcome to the ranks of the self sufficent.

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Reply #2 on: December 14, 2014, 03:24:22 PM
Congratulations!  You did an excellent job on the build. I'm sure you will enjoy the amp for years to come (probably the rest of your life).  And I bet this won't be your last Bottlehead kit 😃

Enjoy!

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Reply #3 on: December 14, 2014, 03:44:39 PM
Nice! You might find in the future that you won't need to enlist your cousin, acquiring tools to develop any new skill is always a worthwhile investment. Njoy

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Reply #4 on: December 14, 2014, 05:01:57 PM
Had the HD800s from a work contest...
That is some unusual luck!  (Good job on the build too)

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Offline Petegn

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Reply #5 on: December 19, 2014, 05:54:27 PM
They were good luck for sure!  Installed speedball tonight, relistening to so much music... great, fluid and rich sound