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What kind of hardware do you guys use to mount an LED to a 3mm front panel?  Laying out a couple of custom panels and trying to figure out hole sizes.   Thanks

I have to move from Mac to PC for work and so will lose the optical out that is currently feeding my Buffalo II via Toslink and need a USB solution.  Twisted Pear has a USB module but it is currently out of stock.  What is the best USB -> I2S solution that I can integrate into my BII?    A...

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I have a question about something that seems like it should work intuitively but want to be sure before I try it.  I'm finding that when listening to amps I'm building through my 325is' I never rotate the volume pot beyond 9:30.  I keep reading that pots sound best when in the 12-2 position. ...

As seen in this studio video, all the musicians are wearing the same ones:   http://www.bluespipe.com/vdb/Joe-Bonamassa_Stop.html

I wanted to give myself time to get comfortable with the layout before I commented, but I've gotta say that the searching is really terrible compared to previous version.  Specifically:   - used to be able type a partial user name and be prompted with a list of names.  no more.   - used...

I just understood the importance of a high quality source. Being fairly new to the high quality audio world I started by getting a decent headphone (SR80) and then got a decent combo dac/amp (D10) and migrated all my tunes to flac. Sounded pretty darn good. Then I decided to build a...

I'm getting ready for my Buffalo II build and could use some parts advice. This will be my 4th DIY project but the first where I don't have a BOM to work from. It's going to be a pretty simple config, with the BII board, the new IVY board, their Toslink module, RCA outs (single ended), a Placid...

Have you ever heard a song on the radio and thought "hey that's a cool song" and then gotten it on CD or on download and discovered that it was recorded very poorly? Here's a couple of my examples: - MGMT, Time to Pretend: sounds very brittle and irritating - The Killers, Mr. Brightside...

Does anyone know if any of the opamps are in the signal path when using the line out (i.e dac only mode)?

Has anyone compared a Gamma2 to commercial dacs? I'm curious how it stacks up in terms of SQ to the DAC-19MK, the Meier Stagedac or the Benchmark DAC1. I'd be running via SPDIF.

I'm about to start my CTH build and have a solder question. Up until now I've been using basic Radio Shack 62/36/2 solder for my projects (CMOYBB, etc). Results have been very good with temp set at 750F: solder flows quickly and smoothly, every joint nice and shiny. Getting ready for the CTH...

Just soldering up my first project and having a great time. Bought a CMOYBB board and sourced all the parts and this afternoon sat down to start the assembly. A little nervous but going well so far. I watched Tangent's soldering videos online and they really helped. Although I'm not looking...

So I've had my SR-80i's 3 weeks now and am really enjoying them. I love the way a guitar sounds and the immediacy of the sound. They seem very accurate. At the same time, singing can be somewhat sibilant at times. Having some time on my hands today I went and auditioned the SR225 (no i) and...

Hi All. New to Head-Fi but would love some advice. I currently do most of my music listening on my iPhone 3GS with Grado SR80's. My music is a mix of Apple lossless and VBR sitting on my Macbook Pro, synching to the iPhone. Prior to getting the Grado's I've had a bunch of different IEM's...