Sounds like you're from the bought not built side of the fence ... That's cool you do you and we will tinker with cool old crap and have something interesting and unique that we enjoy listening to

I know this thread is old ... and I have 150+ pages to catch up on. However I manged to get in touch with FiiO directly recently and I am now the proud owner of unit number #72 / 2000 :) Now time to read up on what the rest have you have done and play around with my imod classic 3rd gen :)

Looking to buy one of these DIY units ... PM me

Amazing what a few years does to you.... I finally got around to finishing a project I started many many years ago. thought id share my joy of completing this awesome mod on a gen 3 Classic. If anyone is looking for some of the black-gate-nx-hi-q-6-3v-47uf-capacitor I still have a bunch left and...

I've noticed a few of the original resource page links no longer work :frowning2: I still never got around to doing my mod to my gen 5 and my gen 3 LOL and I have a bunch of Caps which I purchased back in 2013 which are still in perfect condition and my IEM and Amp collection has grown over the...

Hey Peeps, My E12 is getting onto about 4 years old now and has put in some solid hours and worked very hard during this time. Lately I feel the input/output jacks might be suffering from too much usage and I can hear slight distortion at times and or the balance becoming uneven. I find if I...

I'm finally getting around to doing this mod after collecting the pieces over years of procrastination....   With regard to doing the internal CAP version on the gen 5 video .... I have a dozen of the Blackgate caps I bought years ago ..... are these still the preferred cap to use or has...

All of a sudden my 3G is booting up and constantly showing the battery pic with the exclamation mark with it    It reboots and repeats and gets stuck in this loop   I have tried to reboot it however it gets stuck in the same loop consistently   This is after replacing the battery with an...

cheers big ears !

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Hi All,   I am in the middle of doing a few different mods to my Alessandro MS-1 and as a result I will have enough parts left over to make a new rig .... well almost .... as I need a spare frame with the plastic U cups and l notches for my cups to sit in   Does anyone have a spare pair they...

Thx again Billson   FYI - If anyone is interested in some interesting headphones ... check out what this person has for sale on ebay   http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/phonitor/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686   including Grado Rs-1 (non 'i'), thunderpants and some very cool...

  Thank you again Billson....   I found a pair of Thunderpants planar magnetic Orthodynamic Headphones for sale...... I understand that these were custom made by a person by the name of smeggy on here years ago !? they are very pricy...but to have a little bit of head-fi history would be cool ..

@ mcandmar - sorry mate in ear i am not a fan of @closingracer - I would prefer the on ear i think ..... I didnt get a chance to test the over ear yesterday. Also I think the price of the on ear was extremely good @$160 @ billsonChan007 - thanks dude :)   update - I found an extremely cheap...

After looking at a few prices I have a quick short list Sennheisser momentum Beyerdynamic custome one pro Sennheisser hd25 II Thoughts ?

  Awesome thanks mate - for clarifying the Momentum question   As for the V-moda I will look around and hope to listen to the other models available to me.

@Closinggracer - I think I might stay away from the v-moda after my initial experience here in the office - however thanks for the info   --   Went down the road to a local electronics store and they were helpful in allowing me to plug in my ipod/amp into a few of the headphones they had on...

@ GramKraker - One of the guys here at work has set of  V-moda Crossover LP2 and I am listening to them as i type this...... I dont like the sound of these... dirty and heavy IMO compared to what I am used to with the Alessandro   I had a read through this link  ...

Hi guys hope everyone is doing well ? I would like to get some opinions on a new set of cans that I need to get for my portable rig. My current rig is iPhone 5.5 running rock box with an FiiO E12 amp and in ear monster/dr. Dre beats I am not a fan of in ear or bud style and I would like to...

Just an update around the hardware i used in my gen3   adapter: http://dx.com/p/cf-to-toshiba-1-8-inch-ide-hard-drive-converter-10886   card: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Speed-32GB-CF-Compact-Flash-Memory-Card-32GB-Cameras-Cellphones-/400493903917   no issues what so ever with it so far :)

  FYI this is exactly the same steps that I had to use to get my gen3 20G working with my CF   go into disk mode on a Win32/64 machine + format to FAT32 (rockbox req.) restore with itunes on win32/64 machine then reboot ipod connect back on mac book pro with FW400 cable and allow system to...

Casey - thanks I will investigate the 'collected diymods' a bit further   Sorry to say but your comments about 100kohm high pass etc are a bit over my electronics knowledge... are you saying that there are more things to solder inline with the capacitors ?   also which capacitors did you use...

@ CaseyFriday - Hi mate. I too have recently jumped on the ipod (imod) train and I am currently in the middle of doing my own 3rd gen and 5th gen modifications. I have alot of information and wiring diagrams for the 5th gen however I am not so lucky with descriptive information and high...

all pricing AUD   Gen3: battery 4.60 CF adapter 4.30 CF card 32 gb 27.25 capacitors 41.52 ----- TOTAL = 77.67   Gen5: battery 3.59 CF adapter 3.09 CF card 32 gb 27.25 lcd screen 13.40 capacitors 41.52 click wheel 10.27 housing 17.39 leather case 6.38 ----- TOTAL = 122.89

So have been trolling eBay and acquired all the new parts I need Gen5: Case Screen Battery Click wheel CF adapter CF card Capacitors Protective case Gen3: Battery CF adapter CF Card Capacitors Once these arrive I can have a crack at the mod Does anyone have more detail around the mod for the...