I've read through some previous but I'm still not sure which direction to go. My experience with the SA5000 is like most others...mixed :)   I tried a pair I was recabling for someone and laughed openly with my GF about how bad they were for $400-500. I sent them back to the owner and...

Not so easy to explain this but....I have a big noisy powerful desktop, I also have many small, quiet and fanless PC's. I want to have a Media Player running on a quiet PC but to control it from the big PC. What I don't want is a web interface, an app on my iPhone or a physical remote...

Does anyone have experience using Cardas flux paste? I had previously used some very thin paste (like a cream) but after several early projects I realised it was corroding my joints because I had not cleaned the board enough. I do clean boards very well now but I don't want to run the risk -...

Can anyone point me in the direction of a large diameter knob? I've checked the usual sources but cannot find anything. I would like 40mm or more and at least that long/deep. I really like the knob on Ray Samuels B-52, infact its perfect I just need it in silver...

I have a device which runs on 12v, I have checked its regulators and I think it can handle the SLA fluctuation between 12-13.5v but I would rather do something else if I can. Even with LDO regulator I'm going to be hard pushed to take say 12.5v in and push out 12v. I am going to be drawing...

Bear with me here because I'm not really sure what I am talking about but some guideance would be appreciated. I have a video opamp requiring +-5v (http://pdfserv.maxim-ic.com/en/ds/MAX435-MAX436.pdf) It is going to create a differential signal for transmission of video across CAT5. If...

I'm considering using a Windows MCE machine for playing some music, its not the main rig but I want it as good as possible. I already have the machine and software laying around, so it is a no cost option. I swear I read a long time ago when MCE was released, that you could configure it to...

Since building a GC and a DAC I'm noticing more the pops and crackles though the speakers when items in the house are turned off and on. The fridge is a bad example, when the compressor kicks in there is quite a bit of noise produced. I live in a new house so I have to assume cabling is fairly...

Currently have a pair of HD-580 and I hate to admit I have heard nothing else over $50, so I don't really have any comparisons I like the sound signature but I wish vocals were less distant and more in your face, not harsh but more upfront you know? This is about the only complaint I have...

Ok so I get a shuffle 1gb for my bday and I'm well happy, stock phones are crap but it sounds really nice and works well. Then I plug it into a second PC with Itunes and have no option but to reformat the thing. Quick google later and I discover it cannot be updated from more than one PC...

I'm thinking about knocking up a Mini-ITX pc in an old Technics CD player I have, drop in my damaged 0404 and use the digital out to a DAC. Making the remote control/frontpanel buttons work is easy, maybe I can work the display too. There would be a TV next to the rack so it can be plugged...

Well my replacement EMU 0404 is a '8852' version, not the '8850' of my previous one. There are a few differences, most look like they have just shuffled some stuff around but there is an extra 'section' near the EMU logo on the card that is missing on the original version. What it does I have no...

I've killed the analog output on my 0404 but the digital is still fine. So I have a dilema now, I loved how it souned modded up and could replace it for $100 or I could go the external DAC route. Scott Nixon NOS or Tubedac, DDDAC or maybe a even sidestep to 1212m? I can't go past say...

The iron is warm and two CRDs are half on my Emu0404. Then it hit me, diodes are directional duh.. Google doesn't really answer me, but does the same apply to CRD's? Do I have to connect them a certain way for class a biasing? Thanks

I'm thinking about having the lid of chassis water jet cut with a headphone logo and some wording...Maybe a big headphone picture with M³ in the middle. What I'm looking for is a high res image or scalable vector of the headphones as on the head-fi logo and the smileys, like this I can't...

From what I can tell the STEPS is good for either the M³ or PPA v2, it can also power my Pimeta for now... I've looked in the usual places but can't find the Amveco Tangent has listed, anyone found them for sale or a suitable substitute? I'm feeling a little trepid, the thought of 240v...

The result was this! Thats a pair of 627's on a single to dual smd Browndog. I had real high expectations, I like the 627 a lot in my Pimeta and hated the AD8620. Despite not liking the AD8620 that is what I had put on the 0404, s'all I had. Getting it on the board was easy and it...

Follwing on from the other thread, this is the list we have so far. EDIT - Bigears is keeping count, look at this post Along the lines of Earwax's post and given what Dr Meier has said, I think we need to limit to 10 pairs too. Sorry Target1... That leaves 10 pairs free. If everyone...

Trying to put the USB Dac in the smallest of the Hammond cases. I can't figure out how to hold it in place inside, it only needs a hole at the back to allow the usb connector in. The pcb needs to sit firm because of the plugging action so I can't really sticky pad it, or can I? I sorely tempted...

This is not really meant to be a guide, mearly me offering up a few pictures and a little info for those who asked. All I have done so far is remove the two buffering opamps and bridge the four output caps. I'm not an expert, nor particularly skilled. I have simply followed most of the...

This is probably a stupid question but I'll ask anyway I have a pimeta built now, with the default gain of 10. It goes loud enough most of the time but I swear its clipping in the last 10% of pot movement - which is fair enuff if its out of power. Now if I up the gain, will this point...

Help! Standard build with Tangent pcb and built with the exact values given on the schematic. Pana evj, 470uf Pana FC's, 1% metal films, Ad8620 and Buf634s..input cap's are jumpered (no caps) no diodes or R11's. Powered from 2x9v's alkaines. No source connected (the wires are removed)...

Yesterday was mint day, today was make-a-soundcard day Had the full kit from guzzler (excellent help/service) and supplied some blackgates myself. All went smoothly, the smd stuff wasn't too bad. Holding the resistors still was the hardest part, most of them are wonky but hell it works...

Woke up from a 'nap' at 10pm and thought why not build that mint? This is my first amp and I don't have much exp with an iron, it wasn't very hard but I learned quite a lot! The easiest bits were the smd parts, flux, heat and done! The resistors were a pita! Took me a while to figure out...

I have several generic crap 25w ones around the house, I've done some pcb based work before and they seem a little overpowered. I went to buy a new one today, wimped out on the more expensive adjustable one and bought a 15w antex one. Its really small and neat, more like a big pencil...