thanks, that chart is very helpful in explaining exactly what i was looking for

I'm a newbie to DIY audio, and after looking pretty thoroughly through tangentsoft's tutorial on building a Cmoy (which is what im going to be trying to do), I've heard a lot of mention on op-amp "clipping". What exactly does this mean for an op-amp to be clipping?

Thanks for all the advice, it is very helpful. for now, i decided to stick with radioshack, just because I've already ordered my parts and dont want to pay shipping for one part. the next time im ordering parts, ill throw in an extra pot and switch this one out. one last question i had is that...

I'm building a Cmoy amp as introduction to DIY audio. I bought a potentiometer from radioshack that includes SPDT power (when turned all the way counterclockwise, it clicks "off"). If anyone is familiar with setting these up, I have a few questions i would greatly appreciate any help with...