I just got a pair of PL30 from focalprice, and while for the price it is a good deal, they didn't really live it up to the "hype". My reference headphones are the Koss KSC75 ($15-20 retail) and Etymotic ER-4P ($250 retail). Although, they are a step up from the iPod earbuds, they sound a little...

i should have thought twice about changing out the voltage regulators. that was SO hard to desolder... especially with the crappy solder sucker i had. i just unscrewed the ones that were there and basically ripped them off with some needle nose pliers. then pulled each leg out one by one. i...

I just ordered LM7808s, going to do that next

I did the passive mod and the good news is... my dac still works!

Ok, I ordered microsinks for the dac chips and 2x 3.3uF Auricaps for the bypass. If I don't get enough output voltage I'll change the voltage regulators to 8v. Can someone tell me if the 100k resistor from the RCA out to ground needs to be high quality or can I just use the 5% radio shack...

So the stock DAC-AH is supposed to sound better than an M-Audio revolution (you would think since it is ~$85 sound card)? Maybe my system isn't "good" enough... I don't know... I have a $400 stereo amp (rotel rb-1050) and I DIY'd some 2-way speakers which cost me about $400 including all parts...

Hi guys... I'm interested in doing the passive mod + 8v mod. First of all, I need about all the output I can get because I like to listen to music relatively loud and I am using bookshelf type speakers with a 70 watt per channel power amp (which needs a good signal to get loud). So, I'm...

Quote: Originally Posted by Kim Hardee Adjust for about 3.3V after waiting a while for heat to built up (about 10 minutes with top on). That should work fine. Ok, after the lid was on for a while for it to heat up I adjusted it to around 3.3V. I have the 6V version (I saw...

I just received a stock DAC-AH. I have 510 ohm 1/4w vishay/dale 2% resistors. Can I put these in parallel with R35/R36 with good results? Also, I need to get a decent multimeter from ratshack since this one I have is like 30 years old and doesn't appear to be working correctly. [edit]...

I got an Alpine CDM-9803 car receiver... so I can play my iPod with it

ER-4S

haha i agree

hmm, I live a few hours away

I want that camera so bad

here's a closeup of the ety filter