I wound up buying one of these on E-bay: USB 2.0 Mic Speaker 5.1 Audio Sound Card ADAPTER #9516 - eBay (item 160296843641 end time Dec-04-08 19:38:48 PST) and much to my surprise, it worked fine! Static is now gone and my CMOY sounds great! A cheap fix for a couple of bucks!

Now I wonder, would there be any advantage to using one of these: NEW USB 2.0 EXTERNAL SOUND CARD 3D 5.1 AUDIO ADAPTER - eBay (item 300275787171 end time Nov-24-08 12:39:37 PST) Or would this give me the same noise out of the USB port instead of the headphone jack? What I am trying to do...

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I think you are right about the noise tangent. It only occurs when plugged into the computer, not an mp3 player or battery-operated cd player. Where might I find such a USB DAC?

Hello all! Well, I mad by first CMOY amp and am am quite pleased with the quality of the sound. I do have one issue though, and that is static when connected to my computer. I hear a low level static, popping and what sound like whistles when plugged into my computer, yet when connected to an...

My idea is to get a pair of portable earphones to use at work that are not very pricey. As they could get stolen, I did not want to go too high on the price. The particular style was not so much an issue. Thanks!

So, like there are no recommendations for under $30.00? I find that hard to believe!

Hello all. I am new to headphone amps (In the process of building a Millet Starving Student amp and and a CMOY) and I am hoping someone could recommend a pair of earbud-size headphones to use at my workplace. I am hoping to find a pair in the $30.00 range because A) I am on a tight budget...

Quote: Originally Posted by aphexii Thanks! Think it would look better with a green LED or keep the white? Keep it white. It does not clash with the tin.

I still think the miniblock is your best option if you are on a starving student budget. I hooked mine up to a Cerwin Vega I once had which had an efficiency of about 90db, and although it did not shake the windows, I thought the volume was decent for one watt. If you are concerned with more...

I guess it would depend on how efficient a speaker your talking about. The Darling SET comes to mind:"Darling" SE 1626 Amps This puts out a whopping 800 miliwatts! I build one and I love it. Another options is the miniblock tube amp designed by the late Fred Nachbaur: Fred Nachbaur's...

Quote: Originally Posted by blippster I just wrote in to Jim, and sadly they're now out of the 19J6s.. Still hoping to find a pair to build an SS after term. Wow, I guess I got lucky then. One place I called said he used to throw them away because there was no demand for them...

Quote: Originally Posted by n_maher The tubes cost me $7 each. So that's $14 + $5 shipping + PP. As it is I'm sure I'll lose money since I'll have to buy little boxes and packing material for these. So what do you want me to do, give them away and donate the $140 I had to pay to get...

Quote: Originally Posted by n_maher The tubes cost me $7 each. So that's $14 + $5 shipping + PP. As it is I'm sure I'll lose money since I'll have to buy little boxes and packing material for these. So what do you want me to do, give them away and donate the $140 I had to pay to get...