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    confused; tread, steps, what? my head hurts!

    If you look at the schematic for the TREAD, tangent gives resistor values for setting the output of the TREAD to 12-35V.
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    Pimeta - no sound!

    Congrats on getting it working! I agree, I was totally amazed when I first fired my PIMETA up. So what's up next?
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    Where's all the OPA627's ?

    Quote: Originally Posted by user18 I'd be careful with them. Their customer service sucks and they don't update their inventory numbers often enough. Plenty of people have been burned. http://www.resellerratings.com/store/Futurlec Good to know, thanks. My sole experience with...
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    Where's all the OPA627's ?

    Futurlec has them for $13.90. I ordered a few a few weeks ago, and got them in about a week from Thailand. Well worth the wait. Looks like they're still in stock. http://www.futurlec.com/ICLinearOpAmps1.shtml
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    Pandora or Last.fm?

    I like Pandora, I've gotten turned on to a lot of music though it that I never would have found otherwise, but 128 kbit/s really hurts.
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    what are you drinking right now..

    Bell's Kalamazoo Stout. Why can't they get Expedition Stout here?? Still, this ain't bad..
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    Show your Ignorance! What songs did you NOT know were covers?

    I thought Hendrix wrote Hey Joe for about 30 years. I never have heard the original performer's version, though.
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    Roll Call: Who's building, built, or thinking of building a beta22?

    I will build one late this summer/early fall, but I have a couple of other amps to build first, both for education and experience. I find that the more experience I get, the better job I do, and I want the B22 to be done right. Also, I'd like to have some understanding of it while I build it.
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    huge improvement for k701. sq+comfort. $1+5 minutes!

    Quote: Originally Posted by music_man trying this with your hands will not work. having your hands on the phones will seriously degrade the sound. plus you will be pulling up on them causing improper placement of the earcups. if you just want to try it, use some white bag twist ties...
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    n00b diy questions...

    Tangent has some books and resources listed on his website at http://www.tangentsoft.net/elec/reviews/ I would add Electronics Demystified for a high level introduction to electronics. The Art of Electronics is pretty much the bible, and a student lab manual is available if you really want to...
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    huge improvement for k701. sq+comfort. $1+5 minutes!

    Hmmm, this is easily simulated by simply squeezing the white headband endpiece against the white headband stop with your thumb and fingers. I get no change in comfort or sound, but the K701 seems to fit me pretty well. Maybe I have a big head, or its oddly shaped, I dunno..
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    What Are You Listening To Right Now? [#6]

    Bluetech - Oleander
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    Wow Dave Mathews Band!!... please recommend

    Dave shines Live. A couple of my faves are Live at Luther College (Tim is great here) Live at Red Rocks There are literally thousands of DMB boots out. Most are so-so, but a few are excellent. Unfortunately, I'm not at home for a while (months), so I can't comment which ones are exceptional.
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    What was your first exposure to the WWW ?

    Circa '86 I had BITnet mailing list and usenet access through work at a large university. That was usenet news' heyday. My first web access was via Mosaic whenever it came out. The web was pretty sparse then, pretty much useless. If you'd told me then what the web would be like, I would've been...
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    New Project (Finally) Starting, searching for PCS Layouts

    You might look at the CKKIII. I haven't built one yet, but it's supposed to sound quite good. PCB and documentation available from AMB at http://www.amb.org/audio/ck2/ I am pleased with the way my PIMETA sounds, though, so I think it is a good choice too.
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    What Are You Listening To Right Now? [#5]

    Entheogenic - Aranyanyara
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    what was your first computer?

    I love the way these old threads get resurrected My first was a Digital PDP 11/40 running RSX. Not mine, exactly, but the physics lab where I worked, and I more or less owned it. I spent many a night hacking the kernel, poring over crash dumps. I remember upgrading RSX on the teletype...
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    Is my TREAD ok?

    Glad to hear it's ok. Both for your sake and mine It's reassuring to know that one can do bad things and not necessarily kill all the other components in the circuit!
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    Which Shpongle album should I start with?

    Yah, I would get the CDs from psyshop.com. Personally, I would start with Tales of the Inexpressible, but they're all good. I bought Nothing Lasts from Ameoba in LA for $23, I think, but it's the only one I've seen in a store. Had I known I could have gotten it from psyshop.com then for half...
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    Favorite Live Albums?

    Joanna Connor - Nothing but the Blues Ronnie Earl - Live in Europe Jimmy Witherspoon & Robben Ford - Live at Notodden Blues Festival DMB - Live at Red Rocks, and a couple of boots SRV - a couple of boots, can't think of the names Gack! How could I forget Hendrix - Live at Winterland. Red...
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    what are you drinking right now..

    Sierra Nevada Stout. I like Stouts.
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    Digikey, Newark, Mouser and ???

    https://www.hndme.com/ has some nice panel jacks at somewhat reasonable prices if you buy several. Shipping was fast, too.
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    Any headphone stores worth a visit in LA?

    Yah, LA is a pretty good sized city. Irvine is way south, in Orange County. Irvine to Santa Monica is about 1+ hours, depending on traffic (what time of day you make the drive). You could just make a day of it in Santa Monica -- there's nice beaches, trendy shopping, Malibu isn't too far, etc.
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    what are you drinking right now..

    Trader Joe's House Blend Dark Roast Half Caf
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    AKG K701 - What's your serial number

    Left side, 8669, received 6/8 from Headroom B stock.
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