The cord on my SR-80 is just about done after 2 years of use and I'm looking for a DIY replacement. I've read some threads on recableing and have some questions.   What's the cheapest option for a durable cable? I have my eyes set on this one Mogami cable...

I used the battery that came with the GlassJarAudio kit. It was too thick to fit in the case (thickness as in the dimension of the shortest side), so I cut off the label and sanded down the plastic from both sides. All 9v I've come across have the same size, but vary in how much extra plastic...

When I blew my U5 I got the same thing (in my case I forgot to clip the elongated leads off the battery contacts when filing them down and they shorted off the bottom of the case and that was enough to kill U5). I got high quiescent current (chip gets REALLY hot fast) and one channel was dead...

I'm currently using a Bantam DAC with a Mini^3 amp on my laptop driving Grado SR80 and I've been meaning to finish building a Carry Amp/GrubDAC combo. It certainly would be easier to just build a SkeletonDAC and would less to carry around. How does the sound quality of it compare to other...

Please recommend me more songs like the following (preferable with better quality). I especially like the piano and drums in the first song.    

StarCraft 2 Terran music is well recorded

As the title says it, the volume control knob keeps falling off my Mini^3. I use the knob and pot that comes with the kit from GlassJarAudio and the only thing that keeps the knob in place is the little screw at the side. There's a thread further up the pot, but the knob doesn't reach it. No...

Are there any more boards available (kit preferred)? I'd like to build one sometime in the near future (unless a new version is being worked on).   I'm currently using a Bantam Dac /w a Mini^3 on my netbook and it's a pain having a two piece set of which one needs charging.   Also, how...

One last thing. When I plug in the walwart, sometimes the power turns on, even when the knob is in the off position. If I turn power on and off again, it stops. This doesn't happen all the time. Is there something up with the zener? Also, the walwart does make electrical contact with the case.

I take it this is your first time doing such checks in general. Not ever single lead is going to be isolated, many are connected to each other through a resistance. A high resistance value (in the kOhms or MOhms) is normal. The definition of a short is when a lead is connected by a low...

Quote: Originally Posted by CodeToad I did something similar once. I inserted the board, with the newly ground battery contacts installed with a battery connected, into the case without clipping the now much longer battery contact leads. Zap. I had to replace U5. That is...

I don't have a camera on me at the moment. The original hole I drilled was the exact size of the RCA jack, but it wasn't centered right (I can't ever seem to center a large drill bit properly). To 'fix' it, I 'moved' the hole with the drill, so it's an oval shape now. If I put a washer behind...

You can put the caps in the amplifier itself. No need for them to dangle outside the ipod. Some amplifiers even come with caps across the input.

So I messed up drilling some holes in slightly wrong places and needed to drill them a bit larger to allow the outputs to fit through. Now there's ugly openings that I have to do something about. If its something that has a knob attached to it or an external knut that screws on, then that...

Replacement U5 came in today (have one extra), replaced the old one (by cutting off the leads of the old one with a sharp knife) and it all seems to be working fine now. Quiescent current reads at 25 mA. The only anamoly seems to be that the left channel DC offset is different from the right...