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General HIFI => Transports => Topic started by: Erik van Voorst on December 30, 2010, 04:36:56 AM

Title: Transport "The Pitbull" (DIY project)
Post by: Erik van Voorst on December 30, 2010, 04:36:56 AM

Hi

As requested a picture of my cd-transport...made from scratch with much electronic help of my audio-friend.....all starting with a boombox laser. :-X

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/digital-source/120229-finally-affordable-cd-transport-shigaclone-story.html?perpage=25&pagenumber=1

I come in somewhere page 40-50

I did not post much in the end anymore because I wildly disagree with Peter Daniel...and since he is the living example overthere... ;D

I have also have the build on a dutch forum but with dutch language... ;)

Title: Re: Transport "The Pitbull" (DIY project)
Post by: tuyen on December 30, 2010, 09:52:17 AM

Hi Erik. Thanks for sharing.

So you are the guy who built the crazy transport I was drooling over on DIYaudio.    Always been curious to know how those shigaclones fair up against something like the old modded marantz players as transports.   Have you done any comparisons ?

Have you got any more photos of your whole setup (ie. speakers etc)?   Maybe start a thread in our showcase section? :)

Keep up the great work!

Title: Re: Transport "The Pitbull" (DIY project)
Post by: Erik van Voorst on December 30, 2010, 08:16:05 PM

I have posted my speakers (most complexed project I ever did) with a link.

Here a few more transport pics.
For me this contraption gets as close as possible to the analogue sound....it discourages a lot of transport-top names. ;)
Mind you my "PitBull" Transport has nothing to do with the Shigaclones (that was only the first couple of weeks or so....)  ;D

Title: Re: Transport "The Pitbull" (DIY project)
Post by: Drizt on December 30, 2010, 08:29:09 PM

wow, that looks pretty damn nifty.  Well done.

Title: Re: Transport "The Pitbull" (DIY project)
Post by: ozmillsy on December 31, 2010, 10:16:08 AM

It looks awesome,  I bet it sounds brilliant !   Nice work.

Title: Re: Transport "The Pitbull" (DIY project)
Post by: zenelectro on December 31, 2010, 11:41:52 AM

Quote from: Erik van Voorst on December 30, 2010, 04:36:56 AM

Hi

As requested a picture of my cd-transport...made from scratch with much electronic help of my audio-friend.....all starting with a boombox laser. :-X

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/digital-source/120229-finally-affordable-cd-transport-shigaclone-story.html?perpage=25&pagenumber=1

I come in somewhere page 40-50

I did not post much in the end anymore because I wildly disagree with Peter Daniel...and since he is the living example overthere... ;D

I have also have the build on a dutch forum but with dutch language... ;)

Erik,

'Gefeliciteerd!' - it looks incredible. I've seen this over at DIYA but didn't have time to
follow it up too much.

I'm planning to build a transport next year myself and have some pretty cool ideas.


Terry

Title: Re: Transport "The Pitbull" (DIY project)
Post by: Erik van Voorst on January 22, 2011, 04:15:09 AM

Today I made a puck-rest.
The little puck sometimes flips on the floor.
Besides being practical I think it gives the PitBull-transport Design more "balance"... :)

(http://www.htforum.nl/yabbse/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=76211.0;attach=84721;image)

(http://www.htforum.nl/yabbse/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=76211.0;attach=84722;image)