Haha, yeah, the O2 is only there for convenience sake, as my headphones are connected to a signal mux.  So what's actually going on is this.                                                                                                                                                          ...

No ODAC, just the O2.  I don't own an ODAC.  And cool, maybe I just don't have a trained enough ear to pick up all the doubly amplified noise or something?  I just wanted to make sure all my components were safe :)

It's mostly for simplicity reasons, as I have a port switcher attached to the output of the O2, and this way I can easily switch between headphones and speakers.  As long as I don't turn on the gain setting for my O2, I don't think I hear any clipping.  Will my speakers be safe as long as I...

Would it be bad to have the audio go from   Xonar DX -> O2 -> Speakers?

I actually have a Xonar DX to act as my DAC in my computer :)

I was just wondering if the O2 would be able to drive desktop speakers?  The Klipsch 2.1 ProMedia to be exact.  I'm guessing yes, as the speakers themselves are also self powered, right?

But I've even tried connecting everything to only 4 separate wires, and made sure there were no shorts there.  Could it somehow be the plug?  It can't be the headphone connectors, as those are connected in no way except to the respective side's + and - wires.

It's actually happening in my earbuds in the cables I made right now =\

  Hmm, true.  Then how should I stop the audio from leaking from one driver into the other?

Hi, I recently made my own cable. However, after finishing and testing it, I found that due to both ground cables being attached to the same ground pin in the 3.5mm jack, it transfers a bit of each channel into the other (only about 20% volume). I figured I could attach some diodes to the ground...

Hi, I recently made my own cable. However, after finishing and testing it, I found that due to both ground cables being attached to the same ground pin in the 3.5mm jack, it transfers a bit of each channel into the other (only about 20% volume). I figured I could attach some diodes to the ground...

As stated in the title, I was just wondering if there was a step by step guide or walkthrough to building the O2 amp?  I already have all the parts necessary I think, but I just wanted to watch someone else do it before I go for it.   -Jon

Hi guys, I was just wondering, do these IEM's need an amp?

Hi, after reading the DIY forums for a while, I've kept hearing the Hakko 936 is a good soldering station, but I can't seem to find it on amazon.  Instead, I find the aoyue 936.  Is this just as good?  Is there a better soldering station out there that I should consider?

I'm kind of in the same boat as you, and have been looking at BTG audio and Double Helix Cables.  DHC is a bit more expensive, though

First of all, thank you so much for making this video!  Definitely helped clear up a lot of question I had!   Second of all is another question.  Would you have to wrap it?  It looked like it stuck together very nicely at the end of the video there, even without any heatshrink or anything

A video would be amazing!  Thank you so much!

How do you guys coil the two wires without it uncoiling?  It looks like you just spun them around each other.

The cable was going to be for the cable that connects the headphone to my amp.  Not sure what the official name for that cable is called.  What wire would you recommend that would be less stiff?

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Hi, I was just starting to dive into making my own cable, and I have a fairly simple question   I am looking at navships (I heard of him from you guys) shop online for wire, and see 22 AWG wire and 24 AWG wire.   22 AWG...

Hi guys!   This is kind of a three part-er, let me start off with what I want to do.   I want to make my own cables for AKG K702 and Sennheiser IE80's.   As of right now, after some planning, I have settled that I need: 2 - 3.5mm plugs 1 - mini-xlr plug (for the K702) 2 - whatever the...

Oh wow, I definitely don't think I have the know-how to deal with tube-amps then.  I'm going to stick with my belief that the O2 is good enough :)

would you care to educate me on what microphonics are :)?

Why don't you try out the Philips Fidelio X1?  It's not too bass heavy, but still has a sort of punch to it.  It's also quite easy to drive, so you should have no problems with that.   Here's the link to amazon in case you're curious :)