A listing of 1/4" (female) to 1/8" 3.5mm (male) adapter converter cables. I've been looking for one, and thought this might be helpful to other folks who are using their headphones with ipods and such. CablePro Earcandy Headphone Adaptor $74 per foot * right angle 1/8" jack * custom...

It's wise to clean flux, either with flux remover or the purest rubbing alcohol you can find (usually 70 or 99%). see this thread for methods and reasoning behind removing flux. Chu - Silver solder generally melts at a higher temperature (around 50 degrees higher, depending on the...

diyaudio.com has a nice wiki on smd work. http://www.diyaudio.com/wiki/index.p...ntDeviceRework Scroll down about 2/3 of the page to the "Soldering SMD Parts" section. Good description, but no helpful pics. And don't use silver solder.

I was just looking at input caps, and I was wondering if you looked at the orange drop 715P caps at Mouser? They have .068uf and ~1.25" leads, although they're pretty big, but if you can bend the leads to fit them somehow, they might work for you. (mouser part 75-715P200V0.068) edit: There's...

edit: Yeah, you're probably better off soldering extra hookup wire or recycled leads onto a cap rather than requiring long leads. Quote: Originally Posted by Sovkiller again those auricaps cardas etc are huge and rated for more than 100VCD unless i was looking at the wron ones, IMO...

Try percyaudio.com. I hear he's not the quickest, but you can get small quantities of quality caps. Or try any of the other sellers in the links resource stickied to the diy forum.

Thanks guys. Hmm... now to find some rat-proof techflex...

Yeah, HeadWize is changing servers. Although the projects were up yesterday when I looked at them. The grado mod page is up now. =) If you look at the open driver with the soldered wire at 12 o'clock, I believe that Grado soldered the ground wire to the right side and the signal wire to the left...

Thanks all for the suggestions. I'm not sure cat5 cable is thinner. At least, my computer cat5 cables aren't. :P I might try the Mogami cable, or stripped Star Quad. I'm also trying braided stranded wire. Edwood - how hard is it to put techflex over 3-6 feet of cable? And what's the best...

Swap should be relatively easy. The Grados are pretty easy to take apart and desolder. As for wire, there's Canare mini star quad which is ~5mm in diameter (from markertek.com). McMaster.com has a no-name 4-conductor "audio cable" which is just over 3mm in diameter. The main disadvantage of...

er... sorry this is so late. =P Any ol' battery leads will do. And sanaka's right about r11. I just assumed you were stacking because you had "BUF364 5". Although I guess that might be a typo. Sorry for the confusion. On side-mounting the rca jacks: Your biggest enemy is probably space. Refer...

alliedelec.com has the best selection of Hammond 1455 case sizes/colors, although I think there's a $25 minimum order. digikey.com and mouser.com carry some of the 1455 line. I'm not sure where to get tins. You may find interesting stuff at a crafts store like Michaels. I might have seen blank...

I'm wondering if anyone knows of a thinner cable than the Canare Mini Star Quad (Canare L-4E5C). The .189" (~4.8mm) diameter is a bit thick for a portable headphone cable. I'm looking for a 3 or 4 conductor flexible cable, ideally 2-3mm in diameter. Any suggestions? I guess a last ditch...

I think you have a winner with the NMJ6HHD2. I like the clean look it'll leave. Black and symmetrical. If only it could glow like your led... Time for another computer generated graphic

Man, love the graphics =). Got the led shine and everything! I think the neutrik jack fills in the space of your large faceplate rather nicely. And seeing as you already went through so much trouble to get the jack, you might as well use it. (on the other hand, I'd be glad to take the jack off...