I'm starting this thread for fans of melodic rock. Melodic rock is a new term to me. It turns out that that the term includes a wide range of bands from Journey to Kiss and Damn Yankees to Def Leppard - bands I grew up with and still love listening to.   As it also turns out, the melodic...

EDIT: I am going to do an order from either parts connexion or soniccraft for some black gate caps. Do any Aussies want anything while I'm at it, or is anybody ordering from either of these soon? I won't hold this open for very long. Probably just until tomorrow mid afternoon (AEDT). CLOSED

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Calling all Aussies interested in a group buy to build AMB's new DAC. I am working on the BOM for the full build, and hope to have it done by tonight. I'll update this page once I have finished the BOM and have calculated the costs. Could those people interested please also indicate which...

I stumbled across this interesting assessment of a few CD ripping applications. I found his result quite interesting. CAS 5: CD Ripping | Design w Sound

...because the spiders are eating them. Here is a set of photos taken in Cairns (Northern Queensland) recently. The snake is 14cm (5 1/2 inches). The spider is a Red Back, which is the equivalent of the Black Widow in the US. Source: Spider eats snake - Local...

I thought I might try the output stage for the CS4397 posted here. So, I thought I would put my new Eagle skills to work and do a board. I have recreated the schematic here: And, here is my layout: The board is 40mm x 60mm and will require two for the complete output stage. I...

This might be a stupid question, or even a stupid thing to do, but I'll ask anyway. I am in Australia with 240VAC. I need to get ~110VAC to power a tube. Unfortunately, the cheapest 240V - 110V transformer I can find is about $60. I'm just messing about with a circuit, so I'd rather find a...

Hi I have been running a USB DAC for a while now, but I am looking to explore an option that only uses SPDIF. Do people use USB to SPDIF convertors? ARe they reasonable for decent audio? Is a sound card with SPDIF out a better, quieter, more cost effective option? I am really more...

I'm not sure if anyone has already posted about this great story, but here goes. A small Philipino cover band called Zoo posted some of videos of their live gigs on youtube. Neil Schon saw these video and made contact with them... Journey now has a new singer, Arnel Pineda. A Philipino Steve...

(Source: New Scientist, 1 December 2007, p. 27)

It seems that cars in the US are so cheap. Why doesn't everyone drive a Shelby Mustang or similar? First Drive: 2007 Ford Mustang Shelby GT

I was thinking recently that listening to music seems to have been relegated to a background activity. Or, to put it another way, it's something to do while we do something else. With the explosive popularity of portable music players, portable amps and IEMs etc, it seems that so many people...

Hi I have been getting into Journey and Asia lately. I am looking for recommendation for similar music. I am happy for recommendations either for bands and albums of the same generation, or newer bands and albums from those who also enjoy that style of music. Cheers

I was wondering whether audio people consider their audio equipment to be more than just inanimate stuff. Do you have names for any of your audio gear, or do you think of your audio gear in terms associated with human characteristics.

I am looking at buying in a 370DAX transformer for the Bijou amp. Are any other Australians interested in considering a combined order to reduce freight costs. Nothing firm at this stage, just an interest check. PM me if you interested.

A few months ago I was on the lookout for a decent mid-range USB DAC. After many hours of searching and reading of reviews I decided on the Monica USB from DIY Paradise. I think I paid about $160 in un-cased form. After adding less than an additional $50 for case power supply and connectors...

I have been somewhat reluctant to start a thread dedicated to this issue, but after posting in three other threads and not having a solitary comment in response I thought it was about time I raised it more generally. The issue I have is that while I think the Denon D2000 are a very nice...

Sennheiser has made at least one announcement at CES - Sennheiser Worldwide: Microphones, Headphones and Wireless Systems MX W1

I have just noticed the new Google search function. When did it arrive? While I don't really dislike the search function here it can be a bit painful to find hits, particularly on short words and prefixes. Hopefully the Google search will work a bit better for me at least.

A little background first: I am building a guitar talkbox. I found an old amplified PC speaker that uses the TEA2025 amp chip. This chip is rated at about 2.5 Watts per channel stereo output. Unfortunately, this is just a little underpowered for my needs. Question: Can I simply take the...

I have drawn up a layout for a simple A-B switch box. I have very little knowledge of electronics, will this work OK. What I am trying to do is to connect the headphone outputs from two amps and have one or the other switched by the headphone relay based on whether SW1 is open or closed. At...

Hi I have played around with various unix ditros over the years and generally gave up pretty quickly because of the hassle of setting it up, and not having any real apps to run. I just got a copy of Ubuntu 7.10, and quite like it except for one thing. It runs so damn slow. I have a P4 2.8...

Hi Can anyone tell what the RCA board pinouts are on the USB Monica. Currently I have them from pins 1 - 4 in the order LGGR. Is this correct?

Because our of national orchestra - this video tells the story http://www.stubbysymphony.com.au/