Thank you.  It sounds fantastic.  Next week it's going to live at his place, so in the meantime I'm trying to get as much enjoyment out of it as I can.

I recently completed a pair of Decware zkit1 amplifiers for my father-in-law.  He calls it SteamBilly.  It's not 100% done, but DIY projects like this rarely are.  I realize it's different from what a lot of folks on here are into, but here it is.           Tube glow  

  Quote: You may want to try out a hybrid tube amp, which has a solid state buffer which lowers the output impedance.  I use a Millett Hybrid MiniMAX sometimes with my d2000s and it sounds great.  I love the bass!

Check the marking on the voltage regulator in question.  I had Mouser send me the wrong part on the 3.3v regulator. 

I mounted it that way based on Tangent's recommendation in the assembly guide section of the YJPS website.   Quote:   This puts the AC in the far left corner of the case, farthest away from the amplifier board.   Edit: and thanks for the compliment

Alcaudon and jlefley, inspirational builds.  Here is my contribution - although not as refined as what has been appearing in this thread lately.  It is an M cubed powered by a YJPS.  The MMM is configured with variable gain from about 4 to 14.  More photos can be found in this album.    

After spending a couple days listening to your CD, I enjoy it more and more as time goes on. Well done!!

Great guide. Thank you!

I asked because I think the gamma 2 usb input is limited to 16 bit. Did you build the entire gamma 2 including the USB board, or did you only build part of it? I think the gamma 2's usb is an option that should be considered, since you (may) already have it. Quote: Originally...

My bad on the coax. I thought you were referring to the old mobo's coax in comparison to the 1212m, not the new one. Do you care about 24 bit? Quote: Originally Posted by slowpogo I stated in the first post that the 1212m sounded better than my on-board SPDIF - so yeah...

Another vote for the minimax kit, here. TomB does a spectacular job labeling all of the parts and making it a straight forward assembly.

Have you tried the on board coax out of your new motherboard? Perhaps it, or the USB option of the gamma 2, will provide a temporary solution until you can save the extra money? Maybe keep trying to get your 1212m to work with the new mobo?

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Has anyone gotten the new maglite xl100? It is a new 3xaaa LED light with an accelerometer driven interface. Very cool little light.