Hey guys, been awhile since I've been on the forums but I've got a custom sennheiser cable which I built awhile back that I'm experiencing a loose connection issue with. The connectors I used/purchased appear to be ever so marginally too thin to achieve a snug/secure fit into the HD-25 earcups...

I tried searching but couldn't come up with much, although Im terrible with the search function so thats probably not really too indicative of anything in particular :P. I'm looking to purchase a portable CD player and I need some suggestions. I will most likely be using it unamped I think, so...

I'm just wondering if theres any way that you can easily rig up LED's to the front panel on something like a switchbox that uses just a basic rotary selector switch in order to indicate which of the inputs/outputs is active. Or does this require programming a separate circuit/board? I'd want 3...

is going with a stepped attenuator from ebay a safe bet? just have a couple questions since I havent used one before, firstly, do I want a linear or logarithmic one? Quite a few that I've seen on ebay are linear, or just dont say at all, but from what I know with my limited knowledge, most...

If I'm planning to create some sort of an inlay / depression in a black anodized front panel (via front panel express), I assume that when I receive it back the "depression" will be silver in color, since only the surface of the black aluminum is anodized? Am i correct in my assumption? Is there...

Hey guys, got a question for all of you FPE experts out there . I'm wondering if someone might be so kind as to explain how I'd set up a front panel (say 4mm or so) with one of those neutrik locking 1/4 jacks (one like shown below ) set-in / fastened from "behind" rather than simply just...

Ive always been a bit confused by the stax earspeaker history. The lambda pros were released around '91, but were followed several years later by the lambda "nova" and the lambda nova signature? what differences were implemented with the introduction of the "nova" tag? and again, what changed...

Hey, need some help on this issue, and im admittedly a bit of a dumkopf when it comes to this kind of stuff, so here goes, please bear with! I have a Monarchy NM24 tube dac, which has only 1 set of tube dac outputs. I want to use these single ended tube outputs to feed 2 amps however is my issue...

Hey guys, just wondering what in all your opinions would pair up best with a pair of v3 darths (not deep cups). Solid state amps are recommended by Larry I believe? Between something like an M3 or a CK2III, which would do the better job? Or would I be far better of building a 3 channel beta22...

Question regarding the Stax Omega II's, I'm aware that there are two different versions - one which I believe to be the older version which has lighter colored housing and a dark brown cable, and the newer one which has darker earcups to match the color of the cable. I believe the lighter brown...

Alright so here goes, I've been looking at the Squeezebox Duet for quite awhile but I'm still a tad confused as to how exactly it works on the computer side of things. Is there specific Squeezebox software that one must install and use? Or does it simply play out of say, my iTunes playlists and...

looking for recomendations/options for a DAC in the 500-1000 kind of price range. Used items are fine (so the MRSP can theoretically be higher than 1000 if i can get it used for less than that). I don't need it to have balanced outputs. I need at least 2 optical inputs, 1 coax, 1 toslink, or...

Hey guys I'm fairly new to electrostatics, I've had the pleasure of trying a few pairs but beyond that I'm just trying to wrap my head around the somewhat confusing line of various vintage/current production electrostatic headphones and amps that are available out there. I have a pretty good...

Hey guys, I've come to a bit of a stalemate with my balanced beta22, as I ended up having to move into a new house and into a new job (i moved cities) kind of mid-process of "upgrading" my beta22 by adding a second sigma22 as well as moving the power supplies and transformers to their own...

hey guys, Im just about to take my FIRST steps into the world of electrostats (and im excited to do so ). Ive always listened to a lot of genres of music that I've heard can be reproduced very well on electrostat headphones, a lot of fast classical strings, female vocals, electronica, fast...

hey guys Ive got a pico coming shortly and im looking for some suggestions on what you guys have found to sound impressive out of the pico. firstly im looking for a good choice of cans to use for trance/hip hop, that more "bassy" kind of music. what I'm using for that now is just my hd-25-2 with...

hey guys. i live in Vancouver BC and im looking for some advice from you fellow Vancouver headfiers, or if any of you non-Vancouver fiers know where I could order online from, suggestions are welcome, although i think for this thing im probably better off trying to find something local. Anyways...

guys, im getting Ken @ ALO to recable my ultrasone ED9 with some of his famous Jena Labs Cryo 18AWG copper. Now, while my plan was intially to just get it recabled to balanced dual XLRs, for use with my b22, I'd kind of like to have it terminated in a 4-pin XLR instead (as people do with K1Ks)...

hey, sorry if there are other obvious threads on this, i tried searching but couldnt turn up exactly what i wanted. anyways, basically im getting to the point where im feeling like my audio rig is fairly "substantial". i have a 4 channel b22, i plan to pick up a CA azur 840c CDP, i run a couple...

hey guys, I've been lucky enough to snag a pair of used ED9s (), however the only minor issue with them is some cosmetic "chipping" off of the finish on one of the plastic chromed cups (just the plastic cup, not the metal badge, for those who know the build of the ED9). I know they are no longer...

hey guys, ive got a new macbook pro, and im looking to get a portable dac/amp combo that will be a great match to it. i know theres quite a lot of decent options on the market right now. my main two choices right now are the pico with dac and the headroom micro portable with dac. Can anyone...

bit of a random question, but i often wonder what the exact range of backgrounds is with most of our DIYers out here. myself, im a 3rd year biology major studying my undergrad, so obviously electrical background/expertise is FAR FAR from being natural to me, and its often the hugest problem i...

hey, just got my hands on a new pair of HD-25-I-II and i am totally loving them. i actually have a moon audio silver dragon cable on the way for em too. my question is, with the strange mounting style of the cable in the hd-25 how do you guys work around this? Im referring to the fact that the...

ive seen quite a few line out docks that have a mini USB input as well as a 1/8 jack wired out of them, allowing you to charge the ipod via something like a motorola phone charger while simultaneously using the LOD to an amp or w/e. ive built a number of standard LOD's before, but am wondering...

my main amp is a 4 channel b22 with dual PSUs. I plan for my main source to be something like either a meridian 508.24 or a cambridge audio 840c. i listen to predominantly classical and jazz recordings, with my favorites probably being strings and orchestral, although i do listen to a fair...