Another Mp3/iPod Rocking Station

Check out this Mp3 player/ iPod Rocking Station I built for my Dad. This one is in full stereo and has a DC input in the back for non-stop music. Want one? Email me!

The new Mp3/iPod Rocking Station

Check out Charlie's Enormous Mp3 player. This is a true CEA original I built for my wonderful wife to bring to her office. The design is based on National Semiconductor's datasheet for the LM386 IC with a little influence from Beavis Audio's Little Lebowski Urban Achiever schematic (mostly just the 10mf input cap...thanks Dano!) This amplifier features dual 3.5" 8-ohm speakers, and a two-channel amplifier system (1/2 watt each) that plays your music from your preferred Mp3 player or iPod in FULL STEREO!!! The amp is nestled cozily in a beautiful cigar box and runs for hours on a 9V battery! It includes a 12" stereo cable with two 3.5mm male ends that plug directly into your Mp3 player and directly into the amp. It features an on/off toggle switch with LED indicator and a single volume knob. This beauty will not distort at full volume with your Mp3 player's input near max volume. It sounds best when you turn your iPod up about 2/3-3/4 and control the output stage with the volume control on the amp. Experiment with the sound by opening the cigar box lid slightly for some natural reverb or all the way for more bass! Enjoy stereo quality sound from a beautiful cigar box that can literally travel anywhere you go. Check out the slideshow here >>> >>> >>>

The Bluebird has arrived!

Check out the picture slideshow and video demo of my first guitar pedal, the Bluebird. The artwork was created by my friend Brock Elam of Elam Design. Enjoy!

Bayern Bass Amp Demo Video

Check out how the Bayern Bass Amp sounds! Click on the video to the right...>>>

Bayern Bass Amp

I have just completed a custom bass amp for my Dad. Check out the slideshow to the right!

Greetings and salutations!

Here at Charlie's Enormous Audio, we have been very busy lately. Currently I am working on a bass amp for my Dad out of a Bayern 12-bottle Variety box. I am also shoring up some designs on a cigar box iPod/Mp3 player docking station...sort of (it only plays music, it doesn't actually charge your player too). It is a cigar box with two speakers that you can simply plug your Mp3 player into and hear your tunes in full stereo...all from a 9V battery or DC power supply (up to 12V DC). Those should be out soon...well, as soon as I can find some dual gang potentiometers at a reasonable price. I am also finishing up some of my first stompboxes, or guitar pedals, if you prefer. These have been a lot of fun. I have been working with local artist Brock Elam of Elam Designs in the Bitterroot (he also designed the logo at the top of this page). He has created some great artwork to go on the pedals and we are just finishing up the first design called the Bluebird, a clone of the original Marshall Blues Breaker which is no longer in production. I will have pics and sound clips as soon as it is finished. Next is the Tube Weasel, an Ibanez Tube Screamer (TS808) clone, and the Camarillo Armadillo, a vintage Texas Rangemaster Treble Booster clone. I am also hoping to put up some video and sound clips of the cigar box amps featured on this site. Need to find some time...

Thanks for visiting Charlie's Enormous Blog...stay tuned!

-Alardyce M. Watson