Well i accidently touched my phones (225s) with my fingers filled with xylene, I was removing the glue. Got a little bit finger print stain on it, sanded it with 600 grit 1500 and 2000. Now what can I use and where can I buy it?

Hey Guys! Found this online while looking for custom IEM's   just thought i'd share it with you people... looks interesting. don't know how well it blocks out ambient noises though   here's the link   EarFuze Custom Headphones   Regards   Ray

So I just made this interconnect using the Starquad Cable and I have to say it turned out nicely and I really like the Starquad cable for the price.  It is copper wire but it is very flexible and attractive.  Just used a heat shrink on the end of one plug to tell from left/right.  All I gotta do...

I'm just wondering... is the beta22 the best DIY head amp one can build or are there better? This question does not exclude DIY tube amps in any way.

Hello all,   I was looking for a very cheap amp that could help my ath-m50 and xb700 sound better if possible.  I looked at the fiio e5 and it looked cheap and good.   So just the requirements, -50$ or less -small -improve bass, not reduce it(not sure if its possible)   Thanks...

So frustrated on this.  I am pretty sure the negetive (ground goes to the top) and positive (signal goes right below) on the AD700 left driver.  The right driver is easy to figure out because the bronze and red wires are still attached.  I plugged the plug in and it had a signal somehow so I...

I recently purchased a pair of Westone UM1s after I lost my Crossroads Quattros, took rather long to get used to the rather bass-deficient sound but I was quite happy with the overall sound signature. Switched from the comply tips to the Shure Olives, and found that that helped a bit. Then I was...

The only headphones I have are the ATH-M50, which I listen to out of my ipod touch 3g or Walkman. And my only "desktop" source is my Dell Inspirion 1525 laptop. I want to ask about how I build a home rig but there isn't a category for that. I've been looking at the Senn HD-580 for my headphones...

Can anyone please reccomend me a budget Hd 800 amplifier? I can spend up to 400 usd but the lower, the better. Thanks!

The Hd 438 is a decent can with 1 major flaw.  If your bass is set too high, the earpad material will vibrate violently and tickle your face and your ears to the point of just not wanting to use them anymore or totally removing the bass via EQ.  On my sansa fuze, unamped, with the bass set to...

Hello All, I do apologize if this is in the wrong part of the forum. I thought it could be in the DIY forum but it seems that it is an instructional forum, instead of a seller/buyer environment. I have been on a very long search for an amp that will suit my needs. I have heard that there...

I just got my SE530 recabled by Whiplash Audio. Craig, the guy at whiplash gave me a real treat! He used his famous Elite TWAG silver wire. The same excellent wire that he makes for JH Audio 13 and 16 pros, UE 10/11, ESX and etc. This is as good as it gets.     The wire is "made from the...

Hi, I have a mini headphone amp built by a member of this forum a few years ago. Do not recall his name but I think it might have been Sherman?   Anyway the amp has started having distortion issues and I would like to have it looked at by a qualified tech. Since most shops (and there ain't...

     A few years ago I called Headroom and told them I thought that one side of my Desktop amp was louder.  They said they never really heard of that but I could send it back and they would check it out. While I was considering sending it in I changed cables, checked connections, changed my...

First, the disclaimer: I bought these when I was out in Canada, before I knew any better.      I'm a fairly heavy user, and as you can see, the Boses' (is that the plural of Bose?) flimsy cables were no match for me. Sound has gone completely from the left cup where the cable has worn...

I ussually wear my headphones when im off in the morning, and that means after a shower... So they keep getting full of guck even though i clean my ears out before i go. Neways, Im noticing that is all muffled and extremely quite this morning. I need to know how to clean them, is there away to...

So I am fairly new to soldering and don't want to ruin my speaker drivers.  Is it best to use a de-soldering pump or de-soldering wick for something this small.  I have heard wicks are easy.  But to me it seems pumps are easier to just melt what is there and suck it up right away.  But anyways...

Hi, anyone ever tried the JMoney Lambskin Beyerdynamic Ear Pads on their AKG K240 Sextett MP?   Please advise.

Hey guys,       So I just got my new pair of HD-555 and wanted to do everything right this time around.  So I will do my best to explain how to "widen" the soundstage for the Sennheiser HD-555/595 models.  Originally I used a soldering iron because that was the only thing in the how-to's other...

They were doing some HVAC maintenance in my Kitchen at work. It's a piece of Foam Insulation used to cover coolant pipes, made of high quality materials. soft, just the right density, and -I suspect- the right material to make some quick and dirty earpads on the cheap.       The...

Hiya... Not sure if this will get off of the ground or not... but there appears to be a lot of people here who have either done their own repairs, or are looking to repair to a Discman... Anyone with any useful bits of information, please post them here... so that we can (fingers crossed)...

Hey,    So I just got a refurb 5G 60GB iPod with the intention of doing the DIYMod, but after looking at the logic board of my old 30GB, I realize there is no way I'll be able to solder those tiny components, and am looking for someone who offers the service (want to get it done in August or...

so i have received a like new hfi-700 today, and have already begun modifying itt..   first i opened the left headphone, and have discovered a pcb with a few diodes... this was a problem, so i took it out... next, i took the wire transferring to the right headphone, so i can recable them and...

So I did the rubber mod but me being very bored one day and loving the way the soundstage mod looked, I decided to try it out myself. I looked EVERYWHERE and I mean that literally for detailed instructions on how to do this but all I found were very weak instructions and some pictures. So...

Hey guys, just wondering if anyone knew of any AD700 mods floating around out there? They are pretty cheap, so I wanted to know if there are any mods I can do to improve the sound quality or something like that. This project is just for fun, so it doesn't have to be cost effective necessarily...