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Altoids headphone amp

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Want to really crank up your music? Make a DIY headphone amp... and of course, put it in a mint/candy/sour-tin... Thanks Macaba! - Link.

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Tons of mint tin projects - Link.
Mint tin project archives - Link.
Mint-Tin Amp - Pocket amplifier punches up headphones. MAKE 04 - Page 131.

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Posted by: hakubi on August 17, 2006 at 12:40 PM

For some reason I didn't realize how easily these could be mistaken for some sort of detonation device until just now. There is no way you could get on to a plane with something like this. I realize this is pointing out the obvious, but what about those DIY MP3 players, etc?

Posted by: william neo on January 16, 2008 at 1:45 AM

Great Introduction!

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