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Need a hardcore DIY solution for my RFI & EMI Problem
RFI and EMI help A few months ago I moved from Raleigh, NC to São Paulo, Brasil. I was living at my grandmother's for a few moved and finally found an apartment on Avenida Paulista. Great location except for one MAJOR problem. Avenida Paulista sits along a ridge, making it one of the...- intlplby
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Quail Power Cord Group Buy
I've decided to put together a Quail Power cord group buy. The Quail Power Cord is the exact same power cord as the Iron Lung Jellyfish that is commonly available for $39 each. This is a 300% mark-up on the price direct from Quail electronics. For quantities 1-49 the price I was quoted is...- intlplby
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shielding speaker wires
how important is it to shield speaker wires and maybe put a "drain wire"?- intlplby
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Help! radio being picked up on TT or Phono
I have a Consonance Opera 2.0 turntable and PM-1 phono amp I have rewired the tonearm and shielded the cable with metal braiding.... however today i was playing a record and after it finished i noticed a radio station was being picked up and playing in the background.... i checked to see...- intlplby
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where to buy cmoy pcbs?
where can i buy cmoy pcbs? i want to buy like 5-10 of them to make as gifts to go with a pair of grado sr-60s.... i don't want to go through all the trouble of the breadboard if possible. if no one sells one, does anyone have a layout for one that accepts regular parts or smd parts? and...- intlplby
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k1000 amping question
if the k1000 has such high requirements compared to other headphones and it often is used with amplifiers used for speakers can i hook up my stereo poweramps to a k1000 safely? i have a Consonance Cyber 222 and Cyber 800 http://www.operaudio.com/products/cyber222.htm...- intlplby
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best head-amp for $40 or so
besides building a CMoy, what's the best head-amp for about $40..... i want to find a cheap head-amp that i can bundle with some SR-60s and give as a gift to some people- intlplby
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Rewiring a Rega 250 Tonearm
This has to be the most difficult DIY thing I've ever done with wire. 33 guage wire is so hard to work with..... Then when I thought I had it all done with and put together, the arm was binding and pulling to the outside of the disc. finally got it all fixed.... the noise floor is...- intlplby
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Best DIY speakers
I'm interested in maybe embarking on DIYing some speakers. I currently have a commercial set of speakers that go down to 42Hz but I would love to have something that goes down to the 20-30Hz range with good soundstage and imaging... i know there are literally dozens and dozens of DIY...- intlplby
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Where to buy techflex locally?
What kind of stores carry techflex locally? i live in raleigh, NC which is a pretty big city.... i tried lowes, but they don't have it..... any suggestions? I'm also trying to find copper braiding to make cable shielding- intlplby
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Attn everyone who has finished making a DYNAHI
A long time ago I had planned on making several Dynahis, but I graduated from college, my plans changed and I moved out of the country for 1.5 years. Now I am back and I still want at least one Dynahi for myself, but I simply don't have the time to finish building and casing what I started...- intlplby
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Opera Audio LP2.0 Turntable
This Friday I should be receiving all my new Opera Audio equipment.... However, I do not have a cartridge for the turntable yet. Can anyone recommend an MM cartridge for the following turntable: http://www.opera-consonance.com/products/reflp20.htm This is the rest of the system...- intlplby
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Computer PSU repair
hey guys... i haven't been around and i know this isnt hi-fi related but it is a DIY electronics problem i need help with i bought a 4 bay HD enclosure from cooldrives.com I bought the firewire icebox and moved to china today. I went to plug it in without switching the 110-220clip and...- intlplby
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PPA Battery Board Problems
ok... i got some problems with the PPA battery board if anyone can help me out... i have 18 AAA cells at 650mAh each R1 - 650ohms R2 - 5 ohms R3 - 120 ohms R4 - 120k ohms R5 - 8.2k ohms R6 - jumpered R7 - jumpered R8 open i hooked it up and C1 fried (looks black) and i know i...- intlplby
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Any Head-Fiers in China?
I am moving to Handan City, Hebei province after the 24th of February and was wondering if any of the Chinese head-fiers on here happen to be from around that area?- intlplby
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1/4" Cable Mount Jacks for Extension Cable
i searched the forums and couldn't find a thread on this topic what alternatives are there to the locking cable mount Neutrik Jack? I was hoping vampire made one since I really like their 1/4" plug, but they don't- intlplby
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PPA & Battery Board in same case
how did you all fit the PPA and battery board together in the same case..... i can't seem to figure out how they can both fit i don't have anything on the PPA higher than 25mm and i am using the AAA holders- intlplby
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Making a PPA into Class A vs. Battery Life
exactly how much of an impact does making a PPA class A impact the battery life of the amp when used portably?- intlplby
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PCB layout software for OS X
anyone know of any free software to do PCB layouts for OS X....- intlplby
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TEPS problem
ok... i built my TEPS and it was working fine.... had an output of 31.5 V and i accidentally shorted the output and now the TEPS is not working anymore.... it is still reading 39V at test points 1 and 2 and it is reading 54V at Test Points 3 and 5 but at test points 4 and 5 it is 0V and the...- intlplby
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LaRocco's DynoBias Diamond Buffer problem
i got a LaRocco Dynobias and it is a different size than the regular diamond buffer module and doesn't seem to fit on my PPA i am building. the old module sat between C1 and the trimpots..... the dynobias doesn't seem to fit unless i was to remove the three trimpots and replace them with...- intlplby
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Anyone have plans for a DIY Line-in Level Meter
I want to make something like this: http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cg...item/ISI-RLM-1- intlplby
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PPA questions
QUESTION 1 i want to make a switch for my steps that would allow me to switch from 110V to 220V kind of like the switch on the back of computer PSUs i figure it needs to be a a relatively stiff switch that cannot be easily accidently moved. just to make sure i got this right... on the...- intlplby
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Ze Records
i think i've mentioned some of these artists before on here, but after recieving a new order of CDs from Ze Records i really think i need to make a thread about this label..... After first hearing the artist Cristina (Cristina Monet) on track two of Ladytron's "Softcore Jukebox" compilation... -
PPA and PPA Battery Board Questions
...order for the CRD and from where? 2) I have my battery board with 18 AAA cells and have the following resistor values (using LM1086) R1 - 1*K? R2 - 2*? R4 - 120*K? R5 - 8.2*K? what values should I use for R3, R5, R6, R7 and R8..... i'd like to make amp temperature based but i...- intlplby
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