iewgnail

Updated.

been away due to ns for sometime. btw, great work done there!!

Updated.

have placed the order today morning. lead time is same as what was mentioned in first post.

yea. at the moment due to course. vehicle technician. =x hmm yea. btw sorry about the delay for the enclosure. will do it tml asap!

Hey sorry guys, I've yet to make the order. As i just got posted to a new camp for training. Really busy and forgotten to place the order on mon and tue. Shame on me. I'll make the order tml morning during my morning break. Will update the status tml evening when i'm back home.

how about the yuin pk3. if you friend hasnt tried iem, the pk3 might suits them as it's a earbud but sounds great.

A lil bit more updates. With some good news for the excited builders.

Have updated group buy status. Not very good news. Check out 1st page.

will changing the caps to bigger uf help?

hmm since farnell has the panasonic FM series out of stock at the moment. can i find them at koba? and also this cap. solid dipped tantalum capacitor 10µF 25V. dont wanna spend $5 to get 5 of them when i only need one.

i got a feeling its either ezzo or mouz. haha. what parts you got from koba? mind sharing?

Group Buy CLOSED. Have sent PM to all group buy participants regarding payment details.

Haha.. I also wanna ORD.. However just finished BMT only.. waiting for posting..

Will be closing the group buy tonight 23:59. Meanwhile, if you yet to order, do it quick as this deal is quite a steal.

Hey guys, Btw, i've attached a BOM. Not exactly filled in yet but the rough idea is there. Need some of your inputs to help complete it. LED wise, what LED shld i get? Do we actually need the heat-sink thermal compund? Battery wise, which battery in the market will ensure a good fit in the enclosure? Which wallwart to get? From farnell or local hardware shop? What to look out for in a wallwart? Screws for panel to get flat-head socket cap, but where to get and use 4 of them for front and back panel or just 2 in front and 2 thumb screw for back panel? Any diff? Thanks in advance. Mini3.zip

It just makes me drool..... I want one of these someday but somehow my room doesnt have space for such an amp. One day.. one day.. drool.. drool...

Sorry bout tt. Have edited the post.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17th September 2:00pm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This group buy is for the enclosure of the Mini³ Portable Headphone amp. The enclosure we'll be using is the 1455C802BK. We can also use any of the 1455C80x enclosure but we'll be sticking to the black enclosure with plastic end caps. If you want other enclosure, be prepared to pay the full amount. * 1455C802 clear anodized with plastic end-caps * 1455C802BK black anodized with plastic end-caps * 1455C801 clear anodized with aluminum end-panels * 1455C801BK black anodized with aluminum end-panels The unit price for a single enclosure is S$18.34 as quoted on farnell. 1455C802BK - Farnell Given the number of participants in this group buy, we can definitely get more than 10 pieces of enclosure and get a quantity breakdown price. Price as follows: Qty List Price 1 - 4 S$18.34 5 - 9 S$16.89 10 - 24 S$15.61 25 + S$14.16 Good news is that on top of $15.61 per piece, i can get an addition 8% student discount. However after including GST of 7%, the final price will be $15.37 That makes it $15.37 per piece after GST. If we can get over 25 pieces, it be even cheaper. Given the number of boards ordered, it might be a lil tough but its a good time to stock up on this enclosure if we're going to make a few more Mini³ in the future or even the Alien DAC which uses this enclosure too. Conditions for Group Buy 1. Payment at close of group buy (Account number will be PM to you) 2. You are free to add in any misc item from farnell together with this order. Just PM me. 3. There will be free-shipping as order is over $30. 4. Self-collect from Simei MRT or as per TS convenience. 5. After payment and order placed, no withdrawal. Group Buy Participants 1. iewgnail - 2 set 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19th September 11:50pm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Group Buy CLOSED. Awaiting payment. Dateline: 21st September 07 2359 Following are the participants of the group buy. 1. iewgnail - 2 sets - $30.74 - Paid 2. redstx - 1 set - $15.37 - Paid 3. DemonicAngelz - 1 set - $15.37 - Waiting 4. adn6244 - 1 set - $$15.37 - Paid 5. heady - 6 sets - $92.22 - Paid 6. kross - 2 sets - $30.74 - Paid 7. aegisofrime - 1 set - $15.37 - Paid Place order: 22nd September 07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22nd September 10:10am ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bad news guys. Farnell doesnt have so many pieces of the Hammond case. They will require a one month lead time according to them. I've checked with RS, they seems to have it in stock but will be more expensive. 1455C802BK - For 14 pieces it be $23.00 per piece. 1455C802 (Clear) - For 14 pieces it be $16.40. I've yet to be able to contact RS as they're close today. My suggestion will be to wait for the Farnell Hammond casing as it's cheaper and we don't have the front/rear panels materialize yet. What do you all think? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22nd September 12:05pm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A lil bit of updates. Went down farnell to collect some of my stuff. Check with the counter stuff for alternatives. Basically, we can still get the enclosure from farnell but at a slightly more ex price. For this order code 9287906 (UK stocks) they have 3 only. This is the one we originally wanted to get from. Whereas the order code 4978237 (US stocks) they have 14. Both order code are for the same item. In order to get the best price for our group buy, we can get all the 14 pieces from the US side. 1+ S$18.62 6+ S$16.94 15+ S$16.15 25+ S$15.66 Inclusive of 8% discount and 7% gst. The amount will be $16.67 per piece. Meaning we got to pay extra $1.30 per piece. It's either we all pay $1.30 more per piece or we wait for a very long lead time. What say you? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27th September 7:30pm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some updates. Have placed order with farnell. The lead time is approx 1mth and might be longer. I might be able to collect whatever is available first and collect the rest in approx one month time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29th September 11:00am ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I've collect a couple of 1455C802BK from farnell. The rest when they are ready, farnell will call me to go and collect. So for those eager builders, i have 2 pieces of enclosure right now. If you have paid and cant wait to collect, PM me. Those tt dont mind waiting, just hang on! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06th October 12:25pm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Collect another 3 enclosure today. Have 5 of them now. If you want to collect them, can drop me a PM. As for the rest, lets continue waiting for the other to come to our island shore. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18th October 8:35pm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- adn6244 collected his enclosure from me yesterday evening. heady collected 2/6 enclosures from me just now. Have 1 spare enclosure at the moment. The rest of them will come in soon, just awaiting farnell to call me. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22th October 6:50pm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All the enclosures are in! Will be heading down to farnell to collect either tml or wed. I will most prob meet you all @ simei/bishan mrt for a collection this sat dpending on time. Keep watching this thread! Meanwhile can show my finished mini3 and alien dac. Housed within the 1455C802BK enclosure. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23th October 7:20pm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Collected the rest of them today. Will be having a collection this Saturday 8pm @ Simei MRT. Same place as the Mini3 Group Buy collection point. Else you have to PM me to see which day i be free.

I've started the group buy over here. Mini³ 1455C802BK Enclosure Group Buy

yea i thought so too. its cheaper and since the board is not panel mount, plastic end plate will do. will check with farnell the pricing

you can held a mini group buy to save a lil shipping and help some bros here as well

hmm. i guess i can help with it. i'll contact farnell tomorrow with the approx number of cases and how much discount i can get as a student. btw, are we getting the case with alu end plate or plastic end plate. i guess plastic end plate will do and is cheaper since we're going to do a custom panel.

Yep. collected my board and parts today. and i saw someone with a ck2iii board. i guess tts ezzo? haha

lets do it. arrange for a pick-up date and pay the remaining amount. cant wait to see the mini3 in action! btw, i can help with the casing + knobs + any other stuff from farnell. as i can get student discount which i think is 8%. quite an amount if we were to get 10+ casings.