Point me in the right direction... looking for a battery-powered iPod amplifier

[asfastasdark]

Haven't shown up here in... almost a year, I think. My interests have really just driven me to other parts of the internet.

The specs I want specifically are:
Clearly audible (not too soft, but not loud either)... I don't know how else to put it...
Battery powered, if also able to plug in that would be a big plus.

I'm just looking for a schematic/layout, and really, I think I'd rather go with solid state because I want a very clear sound and would prefer not to have to buy more tubes every once in a while. I've been thinking about building an amp myself, just because it's so much more awesome than buying an amp in a case made of plastic pellets made in some province in China... and because I'd be able to say "I made it myself" and I'd be able to add more controls/modify it. Plus, I'd gotten a soldering station for Christmas which I still haven't used  ... Any suggestions?

[sean k]

So has the Ipod got a line level out and do you want to drive speakers. If thats the case then the man in Australia has lots of simple discrete amps.
http://sound.westhost.com/projects.htm#index

[Ripthorn]

Dano posted one of these a month or two back, it is just two independent lm386 amps running side by side for stereo.  Search for it.

[burdt]

the cmoy headphone amplifier seems right up your alley if this is to be used only for headphones. 

http://tangentsoft.net/audio/cmoy-tutorial/

[Toney]

Ah mate,
he has an iPod.


They already have earphones.

[dano12]

If you are looking for small easy DIY that can drive smallish speakers, you could try on based on the LM386. Here's one I built this week:



Schematic and more info here:
http://beavishifi.com/projects/LittleLebowskiUrbanAchiever/