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An interesting read
http://www.digido.com/honor-roll.html This is an article by Bob Katz (mastering engineer). It's a good read and provided some new finds for me. -
I felt compelled to post this here
I decided to start tagging my library with an indicator of high-dr albums. -
I felt compelled to post this here
http://www.dr.loudness-war.info/ It's a database giving an indication of the dynamic range of a given CD. Thought it may be of interest. I found it very helpful, though I wish it was more complete. -
Good beginner DIY amp for Grados?
Quote: I would not necessarily agree with that. A CMoy with proper gain setting can drive just about any headphone.- mfueger
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OpAmp Distortion Paper
I found this on a Swiss site, written 2009. http://www.sg-acoustics.ch/analogue_audio/ic_opamps/pdf/opamp_distortion.pdf What are your thoughts?- mfueger
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Let's Talk About Flux
All of the solder work I have ever done was without flux (pen). When desoldering, I think it could be useful to make the solder flow better. Desoldering braid has flux already in it. You can always reflow a little to make a part easier to remove. Now having said all that, one of my recent orders...- mfueger
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the Pimeta-V2 thread
Could you point me in the right direction on how to determine optimal bias current for a given opamp?- mfueger
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the Pimeta-V2 thread
I am not sure. I read through some articles which mentioned higher values based on volume and load. Driving higher impedance headphones, or so I understood, require a higher bias level. I am still studying this, so please excuse my ignorance.- mfueger
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Looking for a nice ISOLATED 3.5mm phone jack
That looks just like what I needed. Thank you.- mfueger
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the Pimeta-V2 thread
With the default RBLIM of 1k and 24V PS, is is correct to only be able to dial in about 2.8mA maximum for the Bias?- mfueger
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Looking for a nice ISOLATED 3.5mm phone jack
Can anyone help to point me in the right direction for a nice panel mount 3.5mm phone jack? I have looked primarily on DigiKey to no avail. Thanks!- mfueger
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The Predator, Portable Headphone Amp/USB DAC Combo
Please put me down for one (silver). #27 if available. Thanks!- mfueger
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The Predator, Portable Headphone Amp/USB DAC Combo
Wilkommen! Vieleicht bleibst Du ja eine Weile hier. Where is the obligatory "sorry about your wallet"?- mfueger
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The Predator, Portable Headphone Amp/USB DAC Combo
Quote: Originally Posted by Ant0nik If thats the case then I'm sold, but as far as that goes what wouldn't a predator be able to drive? A K-1000- mfueger
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The Predator, Portable Headphone Amp/USB DAC Combo
The 325, just like all Grados, are easy to drive. Even the HD-600's are nicely driven.- mfueger
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The Predator, Portable Headphone Amp/USB DAC Combo
Quote: Originally Posted by Megalomaniac When are these going to be available to purchase? It will probably be ready before Christmas, maybe middle of December.- mfueger
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It's Alive! Pico vs. Predator vs. Diablo vs. Xin Reference! South Florida Throw-down!
Quote: Originally Posted by tyrion ... I want to welcome the new guys (no names until your second meet as we don't want to get too attached only to find out we scared you off ). Just for the record, I am not easily scared, and there is no way in hell I am going to miss CanJam '08...- mfueger
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It's Alive! Pico vs. Predator vs. Diablo vs. Xin Reference! South Florida Throw-down!
Quote: Originally Posted by misterDX nobody listened to pico through a k701???? I rarely get mine out anyway. I do not recall seeing a K701 on the Pico. An HD600 sounded great!- mfueger
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It's Alive! Pico vs. Predator vs. Diablo vs. Xin Reference! South Florida Throw-down!
Quote: Originally Posted by tyrion I am honored to have my ugly mug as the Defender of the Universe's avatar, well at least a tiny bit longer. Not only did these guys break my a/c (fixed the same night it crashed) but they also broke my big screen tv (replacement lamp arriving...- mfueger
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It's Alive! Pico vs. Predator vs. Diablo vs. Xin Reference! South Florida Throw-down!
Voltron, you have got to fix that avatar (well, give it a little while longer )!- mfueger
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It's Alive! Pico vs. Predator vs. Diablo vs. Xin Reference! South Florida Throw-down!
Alright, since you asked so nicely. I am posting pics for the first time and am not so sure what it will do for my bandwidth. I'll post larger in the future if this does not turn out to be an issue. Presonally I don't like huge pictures in forums since a) I want to be concious of...- mfueger
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It's Alive! Pico vs. Predator vs. Diablo vs. Xin Reference! South Florida Throw-down!
Quote: Originally Posted by grawk It was the picture of justin, and the repeated discussion of some random gary that made me comment But no matter where justin gets the work done, the quality of the finish is entirely justin. I know what he goes through to get it I couldn't...- mfueger
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It's Alive! Pico vs. Predator vs. Diablo vs. Xin Reference! South Florida Throw-down!
Quote: Originally Posted by Salt Peanuts What is that silver amp in the pic? I believe it's a HeadAmp Aristaeus and the source is a SCD-1. This is guss2's setup- mfueger
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It's Alive! Pico vs. Predator vs. Diablo vs. Xin Reference! South Florida Throw-down!
I am sure some of you are glad, as this is all I have. This is to be an indication of how fun the meet was. tyrion did a great job herding this crazy group. It was a pleasure to be part of it.- mfueger
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It's Alive! Pico vs. Predator vs. Diablo vs. Xin Reference! South Florida Throw-down!
Quote: Originally Posted by Voltron Actually, grawk, I could be wrong but I think Marcus is referring to Rick (also not named Gary) who makes the cases for Justin's amps. His Head-Fi name is rixtrix and this is a pic of him with some hot AE-2 colors: Oops, my bad. I am sorry...- mfueger
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