Futurethink
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I found a kit on Amazon to assemble an amplifier in a cigar box. It was a simple 2.5 Watt amp with one control knob and a small speaker. It made me wonder about a similar project.
Suppose you had a... Danelectro DH-1 Hodad Mini-amp, a cigar box, and an old boom-box/stereo gathering dust. Could you mount the internals from the Hodad into the cigar box--substituting the larger speakers from the stereo--and realize any sound or volume improvement?
Benefits aside, is it technically possible? Can larger speakers (of the same ohm rating) be substituted for smaller speakers? Would any additional resistors/capacitors/etc. be needed? Could you also add a headphone jack for late-night 'ukulele practice?
This is just a flight-of-whimsy. I don't own a DH-1, nor any other mini-amp. I'm just curious about the concept of "hot-rodding" such a device. I only named the Hodad as an example. I don't claim any electronics engineering expertise, so please forgive me if this is a dumb question.
Suppose you had a... Danelectro DH-1 Hodad Mini-amp, a cigar box, and an old boom-box/stereo gathering dust. Could you mount the internals from the Hodad into the cigar box--substituting the larger speakers from the stereo--and realize any sound or volume improvement?
Benefits aside, is it technically possible? Can larger speakers (of the same ohm rating) be substituted for smaller speakers? Would any additional resistors/capacitors/etc. be needed? Could you also add a headphone jack for late-night 'ukulele practice?
This is just a flight-of-whimsy. I don't own a DH-1, nor any other mini-amp. I'm just curious about the concept of "hot-rodding" such a device. I only named the Hodad as an example. I don't claim any electronics engineering expertise, so please forgive me if this is a dumb question.