Hello, I'm looking to build a gamma2 DAC, but shipping costs from all the different vendors makes it very expensive here in europe.    If anyone is getting parts for this soon, would it be possible to order double the parts and ship them to me?   I'd be very thankful for this!  ...

               

From time to time I like to change avatars, sort of like changing a air stile. Here's the story on the last one: A really good friend of mine always had great cartoons on her msn messenger picture and I kept asking her where she got them from and she would always not answer. A few days...

Those who went to headfest 07 might remember Steve Hoffman talking about the Van Morrison's Moondance LP he was working on. Today I went to acousticsounds.com and saw that it has finally been released! Just thought I would share this with you guys!

Hello Guys, I ordered the wrong resistors for a project and would like to know if some one has 2 Vishay Dale RN55 301k resistors to sell me. I don't want to spend 20€ ordering 0,3€ of parts from mouser. The part number from vishay dale is RN55D3013FB14. Please let me know and thanks in...

Have you guys seen this? I can't find any specs or information regarding the driver technology, but with that size it can't be a dinamic driver. Philips Holedar by Yoonsang Kim Manuel

I just bought my first "NOS" cd. It's Wes Montgomery's So Much Guitar 24k Gold CD remastered by Steve Hoffman. I started to search around and many artists I like have cd's released by DCC. I hope to hear a good diference comparing to my other Wes' cd's. Any other headfiers have or...

I am thinking about buying an iphone soon but have been told there availability is very low in the US. I would have a friend bring me one to Portugal, probably from NYC. Anyone been to an apple store recently that can confirm this? Thanks in advance!

Hey guys, My dad is trying to buy the 8 Miles Davis Box Sets but can't find the names of all of them. If anyone know's the names of all the box sets please let me know. Thanks in advance! Manuel

I decided to start a new thread because I couldn't find the answer here or in any of the other forums. I finally finished my millett hybrid. I am using a steps PS at 25V, pretty much standard parts list with wimas, elna silmic II and blackgates of the output. Using the BUF634 right now for...

As the title says, I am looking for a icon, simbol, image, picture, graphic that simbolizes music. I will not reveal the use of this yet so it doesn't influence your choices. If you had to choose just one, what would it be. The image needs to be black and white with simple and clean...

at 3 AM local time, I'm trying to finish my final college report( worth 1 semester of classes). I've working today on this since 7PM, after 9 hours of work. It has been like this for the past two weeks and will probably continue 'till the end of next week. The only thing saving me is the AKG...

Brian Donnegan from Twistedpearaudio.com suggested using a TXH module(check his website) in the output of an opus dac and remove the output caps. The TXH module is a preamplifier that will remove the dc offset and buffer the signal as well. This sound like a good idea. It just occured to me...

I have been speaking with JRossel for a few weeks now and placed an order for some kits with him last week. I haven't heard of him in the last week and sent him 2 emails. Does anyone know anything about him, if he is away on vacation or something? He is usually very fast replying to emails...

I never really understood how to select a rotay switch and now have to choose one and need some help. I am building a single ended CK2 with integrated OPUS DAC with USB and SPDIF inputs. It will be used in single ended mode wired directly from the balanced outputs. I am using a Darwin source...

Goldpoint, the manufacturer of stepped attenuators sells THIS power switch to use with their attenuators. Even though this sound like a good idea, identical to other pots with built in switch, wouldn't having possibly noisy power lines so near to signal lines? As I understand, it is supposed...

My 1500th post! Headphoneus Supremus! Head-fi was a long journey for me since December 2004. I learned so much with this community and discovered a new hobby. After Headfest 2007 and hearing all those great cans and amps I feel like I have enough knowledge(even if not as much as many people...

Hello, I will soon need an enclosure with custom made panels with silkscreen and holes for an amplifier will build. I have looked around for many different enclosure makers and par metal has given me a good quote for the job. I was wondering if anyone here has ever ordered custom works from...

Dear Headfellows, I am now offering Alien USB DAC's. The Alien USB DAC is a small USB DAC designed by members of the DIY community. For more information regarding the developement of this DAC visit this thread. My version of the DAC has the best components available, but also taking...

I need help from a fellow DIYer headfier. I ordered a couple of Walwarts from mouser last week and I ordered both wrong. THe plugs are the wrong ones. I need to have both of them with 2.5mm male dc connectors. I was wondering if some headfier to cut the current plugs for me and solder new...

I have just finished my E&A lifeguarding course. I will start working as a deep water lifeguard at Walt Disney World on Wednesday. Any lifeguard head-fiers? Please share any tips and or experiences you have. Manuel

I am going to have dinner with some college friends in a restaurant of another colleage. Homemade food, great wines(one of our friends is enologist and get great wines for free! ) and the place is great! After midnight well go to the cascais bay area to see an fireworks and pirotecnic show...

Simple question about tangent's tread: I am planing to use a tread with a pimeta all in inside the same enclosure. I want to use an external AC/DC wallwart. Can I keep the diode bridge and filter cap on the board so I can also use an AC/AC wallwart? If yes, then I must include the...

TOnight was my college's christmas party. Me and my colleages all had dinner in restaurant nearby and I took my photo camera with me. We then left and went to a local bar to have some drinks and hang out for a while. When I arrived I realized I didn't had my camera with me. I search all over my...

Yup, that's true. I came back from the doctor a few hours ago and it seems I had one rib on the left side of the chest out of place. I've been doing some phisical intensive work lately in my current job and started to have some pain in the neck and left shoulder areas. I didn't pay much...