Got a bit of a shielding question I didn't see answered - I've recently started using my Starving Student with my ER6i and/or RP-21, as opposed to my 80-ohm DT770s. This combo of lower impedance/higher sensitivity has led me to notice a quite obnoxious rendition of my college's FM radio station...

Quote: Originally Posted by nor_spoon Why not just let them do their stuff? I have to admit the mocking, bashing of the two brands is really getting tiresome and dumb. Also, I might be getting old and grumpy. Yeah, that's probably it. Now, where was I...? Huh? Did I just say...

Quote: Originally Posted by AudioTroll speakers worth a lot more,but got them for a lot less I'm in the same boat. My speakers were a gift to me from a neighbor after her husband passed away, so I paid nothing for them. The surrounding gear associated with them, though, cost me...

After some digging around, it seems that Tripath Inc merged with Etelos, Inc and then proceeded to drop off the face of the earth. Their website is down and I cannot find their products at any supplier I would normally source from. I'll keep looking. EDYTrade looks to be a reasonably...

I sprung for one for my Vogue... My MP3 player is a lost cause

When you had both left and right routed into the single 1/4", were you using a stereo 1/4" plug? If so, I would bet the signal was being interpreted as a balanced input, hence your issues with distortion. I would use each 1/4" input as mono, with an adapter such as this (or one of the...

I keep lossless copies of all my CDs on the computer for archival purposes - my Zen receives LAME V0 transcodings of those. With my current gear, I can't discern a difference.

Quote: Originally Posted by scompton ...snip... Especially for people who don't have stepped drill bits. They're not cheap and without them, I'm not sure how you'd drill the holes for the tube sockets. Personally, I was able to make do with a $12 set of spade bits from Lowes...

Quote: Originally Posted by elliot42 I received a package from rs electronics today and was all excited about finishing my amp, until I discovered that they had messed up my order and sent just one mosfet Is it OK to put the one fet in and turn on the amp with just one channel...

Quote: Originally Posted by TimJo I think so. I ended up getting 2" heatsinks so they would be taller than the tubes, and they don't get that warm. Plus they are mounted on an aluminum case, which dissipates even more heat. Good point - mine are mounted into wood. I may look...

How warm are everybody's mosfet heatsinks? I used the standard ones from the BOM, but they are very warm to the touch even after just a few minutes on. Is this pretty normal?

Your link is a little screwy, arande2. Looks like you have an extra "http://".

I have a pair of Sylvanias and an RCA Victor; along with a Hytron that appears to be an RCA rebrand. I can't discern any difference between them from a sound standpoint.

Quote: Originally Posted by TimJo It's hard to describe things based on the pics, but looking at the close up of the terminal strip with the yellow power wire, it looks like the gate on the Mosfet (pin 1) is not attached in the correct place. It looks like it is attached to the fourth...

Quote: Originally Posted by rds There should be a 2k resistor on each pin 1. You didn't mention those, so I figure those are the two you left out. Well I'll be darned.... Indeed I did. Sorry if thats what you were trying to get across earlier, I thought you were saying that it...