Best Value Amp on the go: CMOY Bass Boost (BB) Portable Headphone amplifier V2.03
CMOY ( abbreviation for "Chu Moy", so named after its creator) amplifiers have been around for more than a decade. In 1998, Chu Moy built a portable headphone amplifier and shared his design on the internet via the headwize.com website and generated lots of buzz among DIY audio enthusiasts. The original article can still be found here . Fast forward to 2012, my interest was piqued when I recently came across a review for a modified version of the CMOY amp dubbed the CMOY Bass Boost. I read more reviews which were very positive so I decided to order 3 fully assembled set (I'm not much of a DIY guy when it comes to electronics) from its creator John Seaber from JDSLabs . 2 sets were for my fellow colleagues. The basic set will cost you US$59.99 minus shipping. Shipping to Singapore only costs US$6.30 (via USPS First Class Airmail). The shipping was pretty quick and the following package arrived in the mail: Each amplifier was neatly packaged in an anti-static wrapper...