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    DIY Cable Gallery!!

      Quote: Quoting just in case I need this :)
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    HeadAmp Pico Portable Amp (w/ optional upsampling 24/96 USB DAC) Pre-Order Thread

    Any USB port supplies 5 volts, the Pico needs 12 volts to charge.
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    Divorce-Fi

    I'm sure this isn't the first Divorce-Fi thread, but it's my first. I have dozens of unanswered PMs and figure I owe some people an explanation, so this is it. Yes, I'm getting divorced, trying to fix up this house to sell and trying to find a new place to live, plus working too many hours...
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    Yamaha HP-3 limited Loaner programme

    Is this ok? 51 Barker Ave, South Plympton SA 5038, Australia Link: <http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=51+Barker+Ave nue+South+Plympton+SA+5038&sll=42.373041,-71.11768&sspn=0.001468,0.003487&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=17&i wloc=addr> EDIT: Doesn't look to have worked. 64k...
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    Adelaide, South Australia Meet. Anyone ?

    Thanks for invite, I'm in. Will bring at least: Denon D5000, Markl'd, Jena cabled AKG K1000, open cage, Jena cabled Custom Grado things, Jena cabled Beyer DT150 RWA Signature 30.2 3 channel b22 TRIAD Lisa XP SOHA Pico w DAC Imod Video 240GB, big Jensen cap dock. Laptop...
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    240GB drive for iMod - Please say this will work!

    Thanks J, Nah this fits all back together neatly and is portable and durable. The 320GB set up was a pain in the ass with adapters/batteries etc everywhere...
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    240GB drive for iMod - Please say this will work!

    As of last night my 240GB drive is up and running Rockbox now on a 5.5G 80GB video, DIYmodded. Couldn't have got Rockbox to work without help from a friend, known on the Rockbox and Rapid Repair forums as rmaniac. He compiled the build. For other people, here are his files with some extra...
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    Yamaha HP-3 limited Loaner programme

    Thanks for the invite Very nice gesture gentlemen. I'm keen and happy to pay shipping from Australia to anywhere in the world. Steve.
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    Questions about drivers and human hearing

    If you were here I could show you with my hands but its hard to explain! I'm not very articualte at the best of times. I'm not an EE or anything but this has been explained to me well. I know what you mean and I used to think the same way. A driver is like a piston only in the sense that the...
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    Questions about drivers and human hearing

    The driver does produce two frequencies at once. Imagine a driver moving back and forth at 10,000 Hz. While doing that, imagine it also moving back and forth at 100Hz. It can do both at the same time. Your ear does the same thing in reverse, several frequincies at exactly the same time, one...
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    Bush Fires in Victoria Australia

    Quote: Originally Posted by Uncle Erik Also, would someone please post a few links to reputable charities doing rescue/relief work for the fires? Australian Red Cross Home » salvos.org.au Bendigo Bank - Bushfire and Flood Appeals Bushfire Appeal Donation...
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    The Sennheiser HD 800: The First Listen, The First Review

    Wow, fast growing thread! I don't have much time and can't keep up with the thread but will answer what I can quickly. First, a bit a bit about the way I try to judge things like this, whether food, cars, or tools, such as headphones. I start with a perfect score, trying to guess what...
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    My cable test enterprise

    Could you measure impedance/resistance/capacitance etc? It would be great if it was possible to do waterfall plots and things with headphones. Would not be easy though! Looking forward to the listening tests!
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    The Sennheiser HD 800: The First Listen, The First Review

    Quote: Originally Posted by John Willett There are some specs you can trust and others you can't. Such figures *can* be trusted as a manufacturer should have the paperwork to back up the measurements. But when a measurement is given *with* a tolerance (like in the frequency...
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