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Large (>5k ) caps, what are favorites?
I'm looking for high capacitance (at least 5000), high voltage (at least 35 V) electrolytic capacitors. Digikey lists Panasonic ECG series. Are these good? What are some other _reasonable_ alternatives? Thanks!- hsnam
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misc DIY questions
hi, could somebody answer my silly question: what do you use to drill holes thru steel and also aluminum enclosures? i had used a Dremel at high speed, in order to drill thru a RadioShack aluminum case, and the bit was all destroyed by the time i finished... thanks!- hsnam
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DIY Stuff for sale, gauge interest
hi everyone, it's been a while--first year in med school leaves little time to tinker with anything! anyway, this summer i had built --with much help from everyone here--an amp based on Kevin Gilmore's design, using good components, e.g., hand-matched vishaydale resistors, wima caps, nobel...- hsnam
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CD exchange service?
hi, is there a napster-like service through which one can exchange entire CD's in WAV format (uncompressed digital audio)??? thanks- hsnam
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powersupply clipping--how to remedy
hi all, I have recently built a +/-16V power supply to use with Kevin Gilmore's discrete dynamic headphone amp. It utilizes LM317 and 337 to regulate down from a 24VDC, ~0.8 A supply. When the volume is low, the amp sounds fine, but if i play it too loudly, then the power supply seems to shut...- hsnam
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AKG501 or Senn600?
hi all, I currently own an AKG240M, and I'm thinking about upgrading to either AKG501 or Senn600. I listen to mostly classical (piano concertos/sonatas mostly) and jazz, but I also listen to "pop". Since I don't think my dealer carries both, I can't listen to them at the moment. Could people...- hsnam
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- akg-k501 headphones over-ear sennheiser-hd-600
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DC/DC transformer--GOOD IDEA?
hi all, glad to know there's a place to continue my latest addiction. anyway, i was reading through headphone.com a while back, and apparently they use a DC/DC transformer or converter in their portable amp. this allows the amp to use only one 9 V battery, and also run the opamp at a...- hsnam
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