Never thought of that, good point! Okay, phew, I thought maybe I had bought some dodgy cable haha

Oh, forgot to ask if this was normal or not. My cable is EXTREMELY microphonic. If I run my fingernails along the braid, it sounds like when you have a perfect seal between your ear and a hollow door, and someone is banging the door. The microphonics is almost inaudible when music is playing...

Well I bought 4x5 feet, thinking I'd finish with a 5 foot cable (1 right, 1 left, 2 ground) (I used 2 ground wires, both soldered together at the jack. Did this not for supposed better sound quality, but to have a slightly stiffer cable due to 4 wire braid) In the end the cable was 4 feet, 9...

I considered that, but I had a feeling the plastic would melt and stick to the iron. Really didn't want to stuff up the iron. But I guess I could give it a shot next time. (Or cough up and buy the proper tools...) It was sold per 5ft, so I had to buy 4x 5ft, so 20ft. It came as a single...

Thank you! I didn't really do much research into to buy, and I was also restricted by my budget, being in Australia (the dollar is really bad here at the moment) and with shipping.  I ended up buying 20ft of this. Shipping took just under 3 weeks to Australia. The wire is great (I don't have...

This was my first attempt at a DIY cable, and am impressed with how it turned out. Everything went according to plan, until I wrongly assumed a hair drier would be hot for the heat-shrink. So I, uhh, improvised. I tried a match, but the flame was so dirty it discoloured the heat shrink. Then I...

Nice work man, good job! I literally just finished making my first cable too, I'll post some pictures in the morning (I, uhh, had to work into the night) when there's some natural light along with some details. But it was an experience to say the least!

Quality is not my gripe, it is convenience. If I have an album in 24bit flac which plays on my desktop, I don't want to have to keep a separate copy of the album that is down-sampled simply to play on my mp3 player.  So down-sampling is not my concern, it was that the sansa CAN play the files...

Okay, I'm sure it's not the WORST source in the world, but maybe the worst mainstream-smartphone source? I've used iPhone 3GS, 4S, 5S, and GS3 and GS4, and the one doesn't compare.  In saying that however, I only use it as a source very rarely, and I'm no longer the avid audiophile I once was...

I haven't checked into this thread in a while (300 unread pages of posts), but here's my current set-up, simply some Westone UM3X's driven by the worst source in the world, an HTC One. (My clip+ is out of juice )  

Quote: Nice, I've got pretty much the same monitor setup as you. Is that a PB278Q?

Hi, sorry for not being as active and alert as I should have been. I've been busy lately with preparing for HSC trials and other exams. I feel that I would be better suited to demoing the amp during holidays, which begin on the 28th. So just drop me down on the list by 1. 

For anyone who didn't get the email, here is the main information in a tl;dr version: Sent on the 26th of April 2013 The discounted pre-orders have NOT begun yet (it states they were supposed to start early this week ) The discounted pre-order will last 7 days The construction of your...

Not quite vintage, but almost there. This stereo system is actually my mum's, which she purchased in the late 80's. The Speakers are Wharfedale Delta 50's, and the components are all Yamaha; of which there is a tuner, CD player, cassette player and a graphical equaliser. I managed to find a 3.5...

Quote: Oh, Nice HTC One! I'm thinking of getting one when my contract expires. Hows the on-board audio, nice?