Posts by JMS

Get the Koss KSC-50 for $15. You won't be sorry. Read HeadRoom's praise here: http://www.headphone.com/layout.php?...&subTopicID=14

My fake ALPS stepped attenuator makes the speakers/headphones pop when turning. Sounds like it's a break-before-make type. Can I stop this pop by wiring a resistor (say 500Kohm) in parallel, and would there be any bad side effects from...

They quoted me like $50/each for the EL2009's, in small quantities. Rather expensive..

Forgot to mention that my power amp has an input impedance of 20kohms. Could this relatively high impedance compared to headphones be the difference?

Thanks for the reply. I'm using 2x EL2002 output buffers fed by an AD8620 op-amp in a multiloop configuration. I jumpered across R8/R9 and normally I get no hiss even if I use low impedance headphones. I tried using a 75ohm resistor in...

I have a stock META42 in a Hammond case, and it works fine without any audible hiss/hum using headphones. When I try to use this thing as a preamp I get a buzz that sounds like a 60hz hum, and also some hiss. Is this a ground loop...

I already have 3x2 EL2002's on the META42 board. * If I were to replace those with single 2008/2009's, would I see a huge improvement? * Do I need to replace the 2 EL2002's used as VGD with a 2008/2009? * What do I do about...

Actually, it seems like Tangent's site gives you more than a token mention now: http://www.tangentsoft.net/audio/meta42/history.html

Thanks for your hard work, ppl. I'm sure there are many like me who have benefited from, and appreciate, your contributions to the DIY community, but who have not expressed their gratitude.

Strange. When I ping www.tangentsoft.net I get 216.169.69.6 (mesa.gj.net), and when I type http://216.169.69.6/ in IE I get a page showing a logo for "daeo.net" with the message: Your domain website is now ready for...