Mar 11 2008DIY Vacuum Tube iPod Amplifier Seems Legit
I'm a huge fan of DIY projects. Especially ones that begin by destroying something beautiful. Unfortunately this is not that kind of project. But it is a DIY iPod amplifier -- complete with vacuum tubes. Raise the roof everybody! Did I just say raise the roof? I meant somebody kill me for even thinking that. The unit costs around $150, and as the name implies, it comes as a kit you get to put together yourself (picture after the jump). It looks pretty simple. However if you're new to DIY projects you may want to start with the DIY megaphone. What you do is you cup your hands together like you're catching a football, hold them over your mouth and yell something really loud. Maybe something like "SORRY YOU DIDN'T WIN THAT BLOGGIE YOU SO RIGHTFULLY DESERVED MR. GEEKOLOGIE WRITER!"
Thanks to Andrew, who is cool in my book, for the tip
Uber Cool Gakken Self Build Vacuum Tube iPod Amplifier Kit - An Audiophile's Wet Dream [tfts]
Reader Comments
1. Polly Pureheart - March 11, 2008 11:16 AM
Dude, you totally got screwed on that bloggie award thing. That is, of course, if you were serious about being bummed on losing it - which I'm assuming you weren't. The blog that won was chock full of dull bullshit. Seriously. I don't give two shiney turds about that guys' trip to Texas. What the f*ck.
2. Polly Pureheart - March 11, 2008 11:17 AM
http://wtcctr.blogspot.com
3. guate6 - March 11, 2008 11:51 AM
I voted for this site to win.
This is neat, but I'm a bit more hardcore DIY'er...like taking the old radio/tv apart to get the tubes and making your own shit, instead of pre-fabricated stuff.
4. Rekkid - March 11, 2008 12:14 PM
We all would've voted for you if you had told us about it bitch.
5. guate6 - March 11, 2008 12:50 PM
#4: He did tell us. There was an entire article posted on here.
6. Rekkid - March 11, 2008 2:07 PM
Ahhh yes, a search revealed on Friday, January 25th he did do an article on it. Ooops. Guess I missed it.
7. webelowwear - March 11, 2008 2:10 PM
Damn, we missed it too!
www.webelowwear.com stands with geekologie.com!
8. Sarah - March 11, 2008 4:23 PM
I voted for you.
Even though apparently you like Macs. Which... which should disqualify you on general principle.
9. Dr_Freak - March 12, 2008 5:42 AM
Dang, that's cool... I want one! So i can use it once, realise it sounds like crap, then throw it on the pile of stuff that i've bought on the basis of "wow that looks cool i want one", used once, etc etc...
-still want it tho... *sigh*