I don't mean the plastic is cracking, that happened a year in, and a year later, I finally cut all of that cracking plastic off. The actual metal headband inside the rubber bit that goes over the top of the head broke, just about a cm inside. I've had these guys for 5 years, they will be...

i don't see the appeal if you have headphones worthy of a balanced set up, why would you be using an off the shelf TRS splitter? since you are making the adapter yourself (you are recabling the headphones, so it's not much stretch), you might as well just do the normal XLR hook up or a dual mono...

painters tape or whatever you call the blue stuff thatd oesn't leave the sticky residue would be ideal, u guess

http://www6.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=137429 may be of some interest

Quote: Originally Posted by diablo9 if even Senn engineers consider balanced setup is pointless, I don't believe I can smarter than them, and I highly doubt anyone in the forum would be, so... with the cable quality of oem cables and the amount of return for cost of a balanced...

probably because these people will recable it anyway, because the manufacture cable will be "unsatisfactory" i mean even some entry level brand name per foot cable for ICs and recables like starquad would increase the cost of the headphones like $30 after mark-up

building an electro static amp?

does it create an awful burning teflon smell...?

click for the pwnage i usally have gaim up on the far left, docked, but i didn't all of my buddies names on the screenshot also i've got me a gentoo box running some pretty intensive storage over ssh login, and x (or god forbid, gnome) over vnc if needed the networked drives are from that...

right all you have to worry about is the buggers shorting out and turning your head into mass of fiery death safe

Quote: Originally Posted by ATAT Not sure if it'll fit in an altoids tin.. that's one of the goals.. If not, then one of the smaller hammonds or such. well, for the hammond, you will need to make sure that the transistors, etc, if you want to topple them sideways like that, you...

Quote: Originally Posted by nikongod that design looks pretty sweet. you (i would) may want to move the 470uf caps so that larger ones may be used if desired. there looks to be PLENTY of room in the upper corners of the board. good idea... but if you have to, you can always...

ooh looks cool, what kind of case are you trying to cram it into?

wow good read really got me wanting to do this crazy stuff reading the TubeCAD ES amp article

Quote: Originally Posted by illuxionist Just wondering, I should expect my username title comes with a "Contributor" tag, or at least listed in the "Contributing Members" list. Although just USD25, but still contributing. Sorry for my ignorance if I sound offended... proud owner of...