A guy takes a year and half hiatus and you go ahead and change everything on him? :D Presenting the Carrie Amp v3.     Yes, I'm back, and I've been silently toiling away on a new design for the past few weeks. Wow, it's great to see so many new and exciting projects here on head-fi; the...

Presenting the babyDAC   *loud applause and other self-congratulations*   Since the world hasn't ended, I thought I'd post this DAC up for comments. I had been thinking of doing this for a long time, but school loads are always heavy for me. Four months later, I had a chance to come up...

I found this resource online, and it would be useful for many of us here. It's a good read on PCB design.   http://www.ami.ac.uk/courses/ami4931_pcd/

Hey guys,   Wow, it's been a super long time since I've posted in this forum. Anyways, I just wanted to know if you guys heard about this kid from the University of Alberta who didn't wash his raw denim jeans for 15 months.    ...

I'm looking to make an adaptor for my iPhone such that I can put it into my pockets north end first. That means I need a right angle 3.5mm TRRS plug that will fit into my Apple Bumper "case." The current best option is to somehow obtain a Monster Cable Beats by Dre with ControlTalk replacement...

For information on what the Carrie amp is, go to the following link: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f6/car...lifier-387745/ This is the semi-official group buy thread for the Carrie amp. All will be transported over to the group buy forum, so check over there for the most current information...

Ladies and gentlemen, Who's down for a meet in Edmonton at the U of A? The Students' Union Building has rooms for $10/hr, which is a steal for what they give you. Do it in the evening, and you have a pretty view of the surrounding area. Date is the only real issue here. I may be taking seven...

See the post I made here about my Carrie amp. To quickly summarize, it's my attempt at designing a USB-powered amp that pairs with the BantamDAC. It's based off the Mini^3 amp but with a few differences. There's a different power supply, more power rail decoupling and a second plane among...

Who likes to rock the party? It's been a while since we had a head-fi get-together in Alberta, so let's try this again. I'm based in Calgary until the end of the summer, so that's my bias for this meet. We've already had a few in Edmonton, but we haven't had one in Calgary yet to my...

I know this is already quite similar to the DIY Cable Gallery thread, but this one will differ in that it shows the internals and wiring of your iPod/iPhone line out docks. We all build them differently, so if you feel so inclined, share an image of how you wired up your LOD. I feel we can all...

Please consider shielding your cables. I have had my PK3s for almost a month now, and it constantly delivers static shocks to my ears. The static travels up the cable, clips the music and gives me sharp prickly pokes in my ears. I don't have to wear particularly static-prone and it will still...

Greetings DIY subforum, I am interested in designing a USB-powered headphone amplifier that fits with tooleAudio's BantamDAC in a Hammond Mfg. 1455C80x case. I have had this idea in my head for maybe a year, but flying solo, I haven't been able to get very far. My interest was tickled by rds'...

I had a discussion with my brother not too long ago, and he asked me an interesting question: "What actual competitors are still around for the iPod?" He hearkened back to the days when the Creative Zen Vision:M, Zune 1G and iPod video were going at it, but now it just seems like the iPod has...

Is it just me, or are there almost 2000 OPA627APs and 800 OPA637APs waiting at Digikey to be gobbled up? And for those already in the know, I apologize, but we've all been waiting for this and I figured we all should have a chance at them.

Welcome to my humble, oft-posted-in blog, I've held off posting anything for a while since last post because I said I would try out the iPod touch for which I traded in my Creative ZVM. I've had a chance to explore the various nooks and crannies within the iPod touch, and this blog post will...

I want to get a headband for my KSC75s. I love them to death for their sound, price, and resistance to being thrown around, but my ears are hurting like crazy. They've since replaced my Shure E4s as the studying headphones because of comfort, but man, my ears get mighty sore from a long day's...

http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/a...uch%20sync.JPG So I got an iPod touch now. I know I've said in the past that if I got an iPod touch, I would sell it right away to get an iPod video, IMO, the best portable digital media player in existence so far. Then when Best Buy didn't have an iPod...

I just finished my first Star Quad LOD. It's constructed with one of those destructible and reconstructible iPod docks (model A), Canare Star Quad L-4E6S and Canare F12, all from Markertek. They didn't include my heatshrink, so I'll have to give them a call. What fun. I didn't know whether or...

Greetings, How are you doing? Great, I'm fine. Thank you. How are your parents? Are you still in trouble with your lady friend? I'm so sorry to hear. Things will get better. The main motivation for this blog is to proclaim the awesome sound of my PIMETA. It's my laptop-when-at-home rig...

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas where DIY-ing iPod owners can enjoy digital I2S output from their iPods. From the little research I did, the Opus DAC can input I2S, but I'm wondering how to carry this signal to the DAC. I've searched and searched but couldn't find anything on DIY I2S cables...

Having just built the A47 today, I have some questions on the differences between the A47 schematic and the one I spotted in the OPA2227 datasheet. Apheared's 47 Amplifier Similar OPA2227 Headphone Amp I have two questions while my willingness to solder is still alive: 1) The...

Morning, As indicated by the title, yes, I have finally cased up my PIMETA. School started yesterday, and what with only having 3 hours of class, I got home early and was strapped for things to do. In no particular order, my brother and I shared some time together watching "Two and a Half...

I need to bring down 12VDC to 5VDC. I'm thinking of copying this configuration but with 7805 and 7905. What size and voltage caps would I need?

I'm ripping with EAC into LAME MP3 320kbps CBR according to jiGGafellz' Step-by-Step Guide to Secure CD Ripping w/Exact Audio Copy, and I want 48kHz but it's giving me 44.1kHz. AFAIK, 48kHz is the preferred sampling frequency, but the jiggafellz site doesn't say how to change it from 44.1kHz to...

Cheemo, I just finished building an RJM Audio Very Simple Phono Stage (VSPS). That was a very successful build. Also, with the help of the DIY forum members, I finished my PIMETA. Currently, I have only the Mini^3s to finish up, while everything needs to be cased. I'm still burning in the...