I'm curious what the general consensus/recommendation would be for a replacement cable for the HE-500 where durability is my primary concern?  I've read through the thread and checked out a number of the aftermarket cables recommended, but since I've had no personal experience with them I'm not...

I'm in San Antonio and planning to attend and bring some gear with me.  I will probably be bringing a friend and some of his gear as well.  I'll sync up with him and register as soon as I can.   Gear we're planning to bring:   Headphones:   HE-500s DT-880 600Ω V-Moda Crossfade M-100 AKG...

It was really nice to meet you all there.  Jon and I had a blast and made it back to San Antonio safely.  I learned a ton, and it helped to validate my decision to go with the HE-500s over the LCDs when I acquired my most recent setup.  I had the opportunity to try my HE-500s with someone else's...

I'm hoping I can make it up from San Antonio with a coworker of mine who's just getting into headphones.     What we're planning to bring:   Hi-Fi Man HE-500 Beyerdynamic DT880 Premium 600Ω Sennheiser HD595s   Schiit Lyr Little Dot Mk3   Fiio E17 Yulong D100 Mk2 Modded Zero DAC  ...

I rigged up a stand by combining some work in my erector set with http://www.amazon.com/Sorbothane-Hemisphere-Non-Skid-Adhesive-Durometer/dp/B003IMJ3S2/ and added in a fan clipped to my desk blowing between the dac and the amp (not on the tubes).  It seems to have considerably dropped the casing...

An update on this.  Today after having let it cool overnight, I tested everything out.  Unfortunately it's not an improved situation.  Instead of missing audio in the right channel, I just get white noise/power hiss.  After further investigation it appears the DAC chip itself is toasted in my...

Howdy folks,   I just got my stack setup this morning.  I jumped the gun a little bit, because my new DAC has not yet arrived, so I used my somewhat aged Zero DAC that's been modded (HDAM in the pre-amp stage, OPA627 in the head-amp stage, and an RK27 pot).  After around 4 or 5 hours of...

Thanks for the information.  I ordered a pair of socket savers, and I'm going to run the stock tubes with the Lyr for awhile.  It looks like there's two different sets I'd really like to try out in the Lyr, but need to wait until I get paid again (hah).

So, I just received my Schiit Lyr, and of course I'm interested in tube rolling.  I've heard about a few things in particular I'm trying to find, and more importantly trying to find from somebody reputable.  Anybody able to give me a heads up on where I can acquire tube extenders that are...

Cool, that's good to know. I'd definitely want to have the front and back panels separate from the top so that I could drill out the spots for my jacks and buttons.

Thanks, nice find on the toslink module kit and par-metal. Found an appropriate enclosure in brushed aluminum 12x12x3 for $47, very nice.

The Y1 looks pretty good, I wonder if its possible to have it take dual optical inputs instead of having the coax input. That'd be something I'd definitely consider doing if so. I'm trying to find an enclosure that might fit all this still as well, digging through Hammond's website. Ugh, only...

I'm currently working on a couple of headphone recablings, but am in the planning stages for my next project. I sorely need to replace my headphone amp and was thinking it might be interesting to try to do a DIY amp, power supply, and DAC all in a single enclosure so as to eliminate the need for...

Quote: Originally Posted by PFKMan23 Realize that PINT boards are discontinued/not being made anymore. I think you may find more assistance in the DIY forum on this site. Thank you. I'm not so worried about the boards not being made anymore since I have access to the equipment to...

I've searched around and I can't find the instructions/plans for doing a DIY PINT/Pimeta amp anymore. Anybody happen to know where they are located? I had thought they were at http://jmtaudio.com/portable_amp.htm, but jmtaudio.com is down.