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    Sydney/Blue Mountain Meet July 11

    Sure, my dads name is Xin. Looking forward to seeing everyone.
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    Sydney/Blue Mountain Meet July 11

    Hey guys,   Not sure if your place is full yet John but my dad and I would love to be able to come.   We've been hard at work on our diy mosfet amp and i think we're finally at a point where we'll be happy showing it off to people. Might also be able to bring along a diy tube amp we've...
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    Unique Melody Mage Review & Appreciation Thread

    Hey guys, Just wondering what you guys have been asked to pay for your mages? i have been quoted a price of $610 USD which seems a bit higher than standard? I live in Australia btw. Cheers,
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    PRO 900 or ...?

    Hi mate, I recently purchased a pair of pro900s and find that they meet 4 out of your 5 criteria. The only thing that i think they fail somewhat at is that they are quite inefficient compared to my cd3000s and hd650s. I'd say they are about equal with the k701s i owned previously. You...
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    Lite Audio DAC50 help

    Hey guys, I purchased an unpopulated Lite Audio DAC50 board which i was thinking of building using some better than stock components. However i have run into a few problems. Lite Audio does not seem to have a website nor a contactable mailing address so it seems that there is very little...
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    Transformer for tripath Amp

    Hey JulioCat2, I purchased a Hlly t-amp ta2022 and i have to say that I was severely disappointed. The sound coming from them was muddled, unfocused and almost unlistenable. My $50 amplifier from dicksmith sounded much better. There was also a loud hissing noise which some people on diyaudio...
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    Slight CD3000 refurbishment (not too 56k unfriendly)

    Quote: Originally Posted by leeperry very nice! so you took out the belt holders completely? ripped the original padding and replaced it with black leather? I'm scared of screwing up the belt system, plus there seems to be some very thin foam under the original padding Yeah i...
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    Advice on wooden cups

    Great! Are you using them with the cd3000k assembly? How are you going to go about mounting them to the frame? I've thought about maybe using a lathe to sculpt the earcups but i've never done that before and need to look into letting a carpenter mate of mine let me use his lathe. Yeah i heard...
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    Slight CD3000 refurbishment (not too 56k unfriendly)

    Still waiting on those ebay pads. The originals go flakey extremely fast. I got them in as new condition and while i have been a bit rough with them disassembling the headphones multiple times, i can't see them last more than a few months of regular use. The leather i got is super soft so...
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    Advice on wooden cups

    Hey guys, I've recently bought a pair of sony cd3000s which sound awesome. I was wondering if anyone had any advice on making wooden earcups. More specifically it'd be great if i could get recommendations on different types of wood and strengths and weaknesses. Also if anyone has any...
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    Switch from Sennheiser HD650 to [insert headphone here]?

    Definitely give the k701s another try. when they are properly amped, they are one of the clearest and most detailed phones i've heard in that price range. Only thing that they miss is a bit of midbass. Soundstage is also in another league compared to the 650s and if you like bright but not harsh...
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    Slight CD3000 refurbishment (not too 56k unfriendly)

    lol wow... 500 pieces... i think jeremy who makes the jmoney pads would do a run of them if we could get 50 pieces organised. black wire? i assume you mean black thread right?
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    Slight CD3000 refurbishment (not too 56k unfriendly)

    Great i ordered a pair of those hoping that they would be decent replacements as i plan to take apart one of the earpads so that a leather one could be made. Glad to hear that these are firmer. I find the ones on the cd3000 to be too soft and as a result because of the pleather, they heat up...
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    Slight CD3000 refurbishment (not too 56k unfriendly)

    If you have a sewing machine then those needles look fine. I hand sewed mine because i don't have one and don't do very much sewing. You just need to find one which has a wedge shaped head i.e. not completely round like normal needles. Yeah with the headband in mine the break down was like...
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    Slight CD3000 refurbishment (not too 56k unfriendly)

    Yeah once i get a chance i might experiment with some wood cups. Does anyone know what wood is used in the r10? It looks like cherry to me. You think the bass is too strong? I think it is just right. If you don't like strong bass i definitely recommend the akg k701s which are really great...
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