Just to verify that I'm doing everything correctly: Rushing to make a 300-400 budget speaker setup to hook up to a television (optical/RCA audio outputs) and just the cable box (optical out).  I was hoping to skimp on the receivers and go for straight for powered speakers (Emotiva Airmotiv 5...

My friend is looking for a pair of headphones around the 600 dollar range with his highest priority being soundstage.  He's running 3x2000rpm CPU fans so he'll also be looking into headphones with good isolation and does not like IEMs/earphones.   Besides the Denon D7000 are there any other...

Well I finally found the pair of IEMs that were confiscated four years ago by my father as well as my Cowon D2.  Unfortunately I've been noticing a few problems:   A) After  playing for about three minutes, one of the earphones gets abnormally hot (above skin temperature) B) Plugging into...

As I am considering an "upgrade" from my Cowon S9 for a marginal price and having good experiences with a LOD from a 5.5G Ipod, I am looking for a decent source with a good Lineout signal.  Between: Sansa Fuze and Ipod (Any Generation/Ipod Touch/IPhone), which offers a better line out signal?  A...

Brief summary of the problem:   I have tried two laptops which the manufactorers described as having a potential 3.5 headphone out that doubles as a SPDIF out.  After checking the SOUND option from the control panel, there's the Realtek Digital Output, so I assumed that the laptops do offer...

  From the other day, I was in my general workplace, a basement, fixing a headphone cable that had a small break, nothing that a little bit of cutting, stripping, and soldering wouldn’t be able to fix.  My father (Asian Doctor) came downstairs and observed for a while before saying something...

Assuming one has a RCA -> RCA and a RCA -> 3.5 Mini cable both of decent quality, is there a large disparity in sound quality?    A bit of an ignorant question, but if one has a RCA (input) to Mini (output) cable, would that work as a Mini (input) to RCA (output) as well?   Thanks

A relatively simple question:   Would you recommend the Eterna's for Japanese Rock/Metal, Female Vocals, or Classical Music?  

From personal experience, is flux necessary for non-SMD soldering/desoldering?  I've been reading about it helping with soldering through-hole components by keeping all of the solder on one side, but any other opinions?  

sorry, this was meant to be a response to a post...

Originally I was planning on picking up the HUD MX-1 on my trip to Korea this summer, but after reading about so many interesting bang-for-the-buck prospects, I'd like to pause a moment and hear people's impressions.  If anybody has some feedback between any of the DAC/AMPS mentioned above...

Perhaps not that recently, my father misplaced my Cowon D2 and ATH-CK7s.  I'm currently using a Cowon S9 and the Meelectronics M9's.   From my initial readings, the sound of both seems to be light in the bass department, detailed, and analytical.   Could someone elaborate on the nuances...

There has been this question that was bugging me for a long while.  Is it possible to safely use ceramics for casework? There are some obvious pros such as easy construction/manipulation, a wide variety of glazes/colors, heat-sinking effect, and the cheap price.   My worries are the...

Recently, the pair of ATH-CK7s that I originally had were lost.  I've been debating on whether or not I should look for something more recent -> the MEElectronics IEM, which have a pretty good $20 mystery sale going on, or a pair of CK7s for around $45. My max budget right now is around $50.  ...

I've recently been having terrible microphonics with the stock AKG cable and sometimes the right side simply stops working.  A friend suggested that I recable them, but I'm a little worried about the changes in the sound signiture that might occur.  I think that I read something about the...

Hello again, today I am in the search for a relatively low-end DMM for general projects that will probably range from a few amps + dacs -> cables/interconnects -> possibly speakers I was hoping to keep it in the $30-$50 range and was considering some of the Sears/Radioshack models. Q1: Are...

Well I'm considering building three IPOD line-out docks, two for friends, and one for my mother. I've read a few tutorials online, but the thing that tended to be missing was the materials used sections where the specific cables/thicknesses were not given. In terms of experience, I am a complete...

Having lost the tips to my Audio-Techica CK7s, and reading a little about the differences tips can make to the sound, could previous owners of these canal phones post what they thought were the best replacement? I'm currently debating over: -5 medium replacement tips for the CK7 for $5...

ELLO! My English not very good, but I try. I am currently looking at three DAPs, but I am having trouble making a decision. My top three choices are: 1)AMP3 2)Sony Walkman X 3)Cowon S9 I have a 8GB 2Gen Itouch right now, but am searching for a dedicated audio player, and thus am...

Hello, I'm currently a high school student (junior) and was introduced to DIY electronics via this site. Now, since our school does not have a DIY-electronics club, I was just thinking of how wonderful it would be if someone could make one. Unfortunately, since there is neither teacher, club...