Sorry for the pseudo WTB thread, but I realized I ordered a few (dozen) too few ferrite beads for my Alien DAC build(s). I bought 10, which is enough for one board, I'm trying to build 4... If anyone is going to make a Digikey/Mouser order sometime in the near future, let me know, maybe I can...

Hey all, my modest headphone collection is growing, and I needed to clear up some desk space. I looked around for materials, even bought a banana stand. I didn't like any of the headphone "stand"-like get-ups people have been making, so I improvised. I'll let the pics do the talking: I...

Hey everyone, Later this summer i'll have a chance to go to asia, most likely Taiwan, Japan, or both. I'm wondering if there is anywhere useful on the web to discuss and/or research "asian" (i'll use this term fairly loosely) DAPs or Personal Multi-media players. I'm hoping i'll find something...

Hi everyone, I've been searching about for a little while now, but haven't found any GOOD documentation on opamps/replacements for the Audigy 2 ZS... If anyone can shine some light on this, i'd be happy to learn more! I know MisterX does opamp replacement(s) sometimes... Anyone else know of...

Cross posted at diyforums. Looking for a quick reply, pulling my hair out here Hey everyone, Just got my millet up and running, and it sounds fine, but it sounds like i'm getting a bit of a "crossfeed" effect on mine. Sounds are very quietly played in the other channel, and i'm having a bit...

Hey all, I just picked up a bag of WIMA MKC 4 1.0 uF caps at a surplus electronics store, and i'm trying to verify the type of dielectric used in them. They're fairly big, and a little bit of googling shows that they're polycarb, but other sources (data sheets) just say "mixed" dielectric/film...

Hey everyone, I had a busted laptop and I was scrapping the sound card for the stereo jacks (they're a very small footprint), and i came across this chip http://pdf.alldatasheet.com/datashee...S/TDA1308.html TDA 1308 According to the datasheet is a "headphone driver," the package looks...

Ivan must be really busy, as he hasn't been replying to my e-mails (not that i've been waiting that long ;D i'm impatient). So i was wondering if anyone here has bought the Cmoy boards from his FS/T thread? If so, have you gotten a schematic to populate these boards? I'm not going to have a...

I was practicing my soldering on some really old computer equipment when i came across this IC, i'm having trouble identifying it, i was just curious as to what it was, and what it does. I googled for the company and i found out the logo belonged to siliconix, which has been acquired by...

I've got a few basic questions about op-amps that were not answered by searching/googling. They're questions for the EE majors/pros out there. I'm wondering what "paper" characteristics mean in terms of audio, and what sort of ranges are good. I've been desoldering a few components and...

Hey all, i've been reading up on Ohm adapters lately and i'm not too entirely sure why they improve the sound, other than the fact you can turn the volume up higher for the same volume? (giving more detail?) If anyone wnats to clarify this, please feel more than welcome... My question is...

Greetings, i've been spending most of my night researching this on tangent's site (and the links on there) and searching through the forum but haven't found any really good info on my specific question... I have an EE store at my school which supplies basic parts, and i've been building a few...

Hey all, i've more or less just recently jumped into being a head-fier (obviously) and i'm (already) lookin' to upgrade to a nicer set of phones. I have EX-71's for my portable usage, and i own some HD212 Pros (Senns) and they're both a little bassy for what i listen to...