Z.Vex Nano Head in Popular Science

Alex C · March 12, 2005, 06:21:04 PM

Congratulations Zachary! Great writeup on the Nano Head in the April issue of Popular Science. There's a diagram and analysis of the "building blocks" of the amp, and even a mention of the iMP, which he has discussed a bit on this forum. I was thrilled to see this article. Congratulations!

troubledtom · March 12, 2005, 06:59:30 PM

Z , THAT IS RAD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU ARE THE MAN
PEACE,
-tom :twisted:

Paul Marossy · March 12, 2005, 10:35:16 PM

Wow, that's cool!

sir_modulus · March 13, 2005, 11:04:28 AM

imp? GOOD JOB ZACHARY!! (score one for the good guys)

Cheers,

Nish

MartyMart · March 13, 2005, 12:07:11 PM

Well done "Z" that's fantastic !!

Marty.

Jason Stout · March 13, 2005, 12:25:11 PM

Good for you Zack, I think I'll be getting get a Pop. Science today!

zachary vex · March 13, 2005, 04:33:24 PM

it's the April issue. i just got a copy two nights ago while out seeing a movie... happened to pass by a newsstand and peeked to see if it was out. i did the interview a couple of months ago and was afraid it might not be published, but voila! there it is! and they even put in a mention of the iMP amp which i'm feverishly working on. *wipes brow*

i like the title... "YOU BUILT WHAT?"

thanks for all of the props, guys. it's appreciated!

sir_modulus · March 13, 2005, 06:10:33 PM

What does iMP mean?

Cheers,

Nish

zachary vex · March 13, 2005, 07:51:10 PM

small? impish? 8^)

it's an iPod accessory. the iMP. 8^P

SeanCostello · March 13, 2005, 07:58:44 PM

Wow, Zack, I didn't know you looked so much like Bob Moog.

Sean Costello

P.S. Where is the "vomiting one-eyed Cyclops" Emoticon?

P.P.S. I have been documenting DSP algorithms all week, in between demoing at the Embedded Systems Conference, so the above passes as humor in my addled state. If you have never been to the Embedded Systems Conference, the basic idea is that the small microprocessors and DSP chips that can be found in cellphones, automobiles and washing machines have occupied the skulls of thousands of engineers in their mid-50's, who then descend upon downtown San Francisco. Think "Dawn of the Dead," but with all the zombies replaced with Dilbert.

P.P.P.S. Dilbert is not funny because it is true. It is just true. That doesn't make it funny.

puretube · March 13, 2005, 08:05:01 PM

Quote from: zachary vex
... "YOU BUILT WHAT?"
...

nxt time: 5-ch. OTL ?

:?:

zachary vex · March 13, 2005, 08:32:50 PM

5.1 with mini tubes in that form factor? hmm. output transformerless? hmm. i'll think about it. do you mind if the output impedance is 15k or so? 8^P

puretube · March 13, 2005, 08:49:35 PM

hehehe, actually I was kidding/teasing...

but, err, just got an intuition :idea: ...

(no, not five crystal headphones for the whole family

)

zachary vex · March 13, 2005, 08:52:54 PM

electrostatic speakers? 8^)

j0shua · March 13, 2005, 08:59:12 PM

very cool job

Jason Stout · March 13, 2005, 11:45:56 PM

Damn! The bookstore I went to today didn't have the April edition. Ah, maybe next week.

Zachary, you're livin' one of my dreams.

zachary vex · March 14, 2005, 01:15:59 AM

hey, i'll try to do a good job of it. 8^) it's fun when stuff like this happens... surprisingly, i haven't seen much of a bump in hits since the issue was released. i guess people read the article and don't do much else.

Peter Snowberg · March 14, 2005, 02:30:48 AM

Congratulations Zachary!

Sweet!

zachary vex · March 14, 2005, 03:17:48 AM

thank you peter. 8^)

ErikMiller · March 14, 2005, 03:42:24 AM

Propzillas, Zachary.

Your work is certainly inspiring.

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Z.Vex Nano Head in Popular Science