I've read a lot of 'audiophile' debunking articles over the years but I've never seen the AKDL1 cable.. I literally LOL'd and cried laughing at the reviews on Amazon just now ... absolutely hillarious!!!!

never mind your age..... anyone can have a go 

Don't get me wrong, it's all about ability and finance...... but this is a DIY thread ;-)   ... and I'm going to comment on 'that' level of modification... sorry, can't hold myself back A simple (and not very tidy) bypass rewire for that price is utterly ridiculous. I would (and did for some...

Hi buddy Yes and No .... Yes, if your amp has input caps you can omit them in the iMod but you can also couple certain amps by putting the negative rail at the same DC potential to prevent it from flowing down the signal path.. Look at the datasheet of the DAC for DC Coupling schematic. 

Long time since I've been on here...   Don't forget guys that with certain designs of amp you can DC couple your amp/iMod without using caps Especially on a portable rig that uses separate batteries. I had mine running that way for over a year but installed caps so I could use it on other...

Yeah, it's strange how those film caps come to life over a few hours.. still my fave! Quote: Interesting one that... you obviously have the caps the right way around or you would be getting 1.5V  Do you measure it when connected to your amp? Is there a chance of some bias current...

Hey buddy, Yeah, I was referencing the closing problem. Sound differences are way more subtle and hard to nail down but the film caps can be more bass heavy if anything. If you are getting anything 'strange' I would put it down to dry solder joints or wire routing rather than cap type...

Quote: Well done matey, sorry I missed your post, been partying hard.... :)   That's a tidy job, especially as it's your first, well done.   Difficult to tell but the cap leads may be sitting up on the top of adapter's foam pads....   Don't worry about the cap value too much...

Quote: YEP...nightmare.....

I recently was given an ipod with one of these in to mod.... don't get it!!!! It works fine IF you can twist and crease the ribbon cable enough to get it to fit. iPod ribbons are slightly off-centre and this drives is central.... nightmare!!! It kept forcing it's way out even after you...

@ Icefalcon: Not sure about the Guru bit LOL, but yes I've done the Direct-out DiyMod for quite a few guys. Nuff to say I'm not free but much cheaper than RWA... ;-)

You need a low profile board and this would work well. It's probably the best TA2024 board available and very cheap. You then need a plate of aluminium or copper to stick to the top of the chip, use superglue, I've built a lot of T-amps and it gets the job done. You don't need fins, just a...

Quote: That's buddy In response to your 1st question... it may be possible, difficult to tell what the total thickness of the combo would be... certainly enough room to do the DIYMod But then, if he got it to work in a 30GB then it must fit in an 80GB, you'll need to consider a heatsink...

Quote: There's not many who give it a go... I've done plenty now but the 1st one's were a challenge to say the least. In the early part of this thread there was one other guy who gave it a go... please don't ask me to find the post 

Hi guys, just came across this thread, great work on the SSD's, lots of helpful info.   OK, just to clarify, if anyone wants to have a portable solution with an internal amp you can fit a FiiO E5 PCB in there. Not the greatest amp by any means but a very capable amp that can take high...