I just got a pair of these. And now I'm thinking at that price that they are counterfeits (or maybe he did get a bucket load of drivers at a discount).  Whatever the case, if they sound better than the iphone earbuds, I guess it's alright.   Update: Well I got them today, and my initial...

This is such a cool product and funny enough, I was never in the market for one until just a few weeks ago when I started my first "real" job =p.  I have my iphone's dock at my desk and I want to use my grados, but that line out port behind the dock just teases me with it's un-ampedness.  This...

Quote:   lol thanks for filling me in =p Quote: which actually concerns me now.  I'm using a VST editor (Electri-Q v1.0)  Does the update affect anything VST related? or do I not know what I'm even talking about?

meh =p  

Quote: thanks, yeah I found that post.  I guess what I was trying to find out was, if the power from the gamma1 was regulated, would it have a surge like the carrie would.  But since now i know the carrie is hooked straight up to the USB's power, that seemed to be what was causing...

from amb's website    Quote:   and from Texas Instruments   http://focus.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/tps2115a.pdf   Quote:     Is none of this related to what the problem is? The TPS211xA family includes extensive protection circuitry, including user-programmable...

Ahhh I see...   That helps a lot, thanks!

If I were to say I wanted to pair the Carrie with a Gamma1 would I run into the same problem?

I've looked and looked through this thread but I am unable to find a for-sure value for what current the grub supplies the carrie with,  I appreciate the help =)

so tapping power from C5 on the Grub works on macbook pros too?

I'd also be interested in a PCB if there are any extras...

Quote: Originally Posted by deadly55 try a different cable.. the left side died on my hd 212s, different cable method but that could still be it. holy shnikeys i reversed the cable and now it's on the right side! Well, now i'm impressed by how that dent doesn't impede on the...

well not died but the left driver now crackles and flutters... I opened it up to see if there was a hair in there... low and behold there's a nice dent along a few ridges on the outer ring of the diaphragm... The only solution I can think of is to turn these into Sennheiser ...which is why...

Quote: Originally Posted by amb VncentValntine, what you describe sounds like there are more marginal solder joints. The 3.2V measurement at the 4.5V test point suggests you have the wrong voltage regulator installed as U6D. Also, make sure your JP1U, JP2U and JP2D are set properly for...

Quote: Originally Posted by amb Did your y1 ever work via USB before? If this is a new build then most likely there is either a solder joint problem or U2U is the wrong part. It would take quite an electrostatic shock to damage the chips, but you should nevertheless take standard ESD...