April 4, 2023
Description
I recently replaced an aging Magni V1 in my entertainment center listening set up with a Liquid Spark Headphone Amp (the font-mounted power switch is a huge blessing…) but I wanted to have the amp standing up next to my center channel speaker. Unlike the Magni, the sides of the Liquid Spark are not flat, but rounded, so I created this stand that matches the curves of the amp to hold it upright. I kept the width of the foot/sides narrow enough so that it wasn't wider than the widest part of the amp with the rubber feet on it so it doesn't take any more space than is completely necessary.
The model should be printed on its end (this is how the model file is oriented) so the curve that holds the amp has better resolution. Depending on the printing tolerances of your printer and filament (and manufacturing tolerances of the amp) you may need to scale it up or down slightly to make it work for you. This is tuned to the tolerances of my particular Ender 3 V2 and black Jayo PLA. I started off with caliper measurements, but since it's very difficult to get accurate measurements of the rounded corners of the case, I had to tweak and dial it in from there.
I think this should also work the for the Liquid Spark DAC since I believe they use the same size and shape of case, but I can't verify this since I don't own one. The stand can be scaled in the Z-height (or total stand depth) if you want it to contact more the amp's depth and/or need the extra stability for heavy RCA/headphone cables pulling on the front or back. Conversely, you can scale the Z-height down to just a few layers to quickly test the curve accuracy and printing tolerances on you amp.
License:
Creative Commons — Attribution