Maybe that's why the bass seemed boomier than normal.. Anyway, thanks fewtch and juneamour for the quick replies!

I have a phono input on my Sony STR-V5 and I was wondering if it was safe to use my mp3 player in this input jack. The phono input is much louder than the others which helps compensate for hte lack of volume coming from the mp3 player. I was just wanting to make sure that it's not damaging to...

...I'm not sure if I am. But I'll check out that page to see what's out there. What kind of voltage will I be looking at for this kind of amp? *EDIT* Do those kits on chipamp.com come with everything you need to build an amp (amp section, power section, knobs, pots, and connection...

Sorry if I've missed some post that would have ansowered my question, but my search didn't help much since I don't really know what I'm looking for. I'm looking for a low to intermedate level amp that is powerful enough to power larger speakers. I've built a CMoy and a half (my dad decided he...

Quote: Originally Posted by spinali Okay, I'm ready to solder. I don't have a multimeter. How can I tell whether the wire on one end of my cable corresponds to the correct one on the other. It seems I have a 50% chance of getting it right. Is there any easy way of matching wires...

I was wondering if anyone's had any listening time with a Sony STR-V5 reciever? I've been using it for about a year now after finding my parent's stash of old stereo equipment in the basement. I'm about as far as it gets from an audiophile, infact, I think if an audiophile did come into my room...

Quote: Originally Posted by viator122 This, while a bit pricey, is an elegant solution to your problem. This product will also convert European voltages down to American specs. It's just not good for high wattage devices like hair dryers, etc. That looks awesome, I might order one...

That's great, how safe would it be to plug a surge protector into one of these things, and then plug all my stuff into that? Thanks guys! *EDIT* This should fit Spain and France? This should fit Italy?

Quote: Originally Posted by Oliver :) Short answer: Yes, but. Long answer: In Europe you will face voltages ranging from 220-240V, and while the major part of the continent uses the same plugs Italian plugs are a little different and British plugs a very different. So you need to...

I'm going to be taking a two week trip to Europe next summer, and I've just come to the realization that there are different plugs over there. I was wondering if there is some sort of adaptor I can use so my American plugged products will work? And if there is, is it safe to use on things such...

Quote: Originally Posted by bg4533 Using the car battery would be easiest, but the voltage might be a tad high. With the car off dirty power shouldn't be a problem. The transmitter shouldn't draw much power so draining your battery shouldn't be a problem. Some cigarette lighters turn off...

...a good idea, the transmitter and the batteries are both on different sides of the phones, so I'd rather not have both sides in my pocket. *EDIT* I was just thinking about power, the transmitter runs off of 12V DC, is there a way I could wire some batteries into this thing? Or would I be...

Quote: Originally Posted by thrawn86 you can get various assorted jacks from ratshack though, but they're more expensive (even the cheap ones) than the online vendors The local ratshack here closed. just out of the blue one day it was gone. The closest one is 30 minutes or so...

Alright, well I ordered the phones from Overstock.com but I need to order an output jack for this thing. Any ideas where I can get one and not pay $5+ in shipping for a $1 or $2 item?

...and wire in a headphone jack to plug my own headphones into. The old headphones would be just used as a reciever and kept in my pocket. Will this actualy work or is it just a waste of my time? *EDIT* I forgot to mention that the transmitter and the mp3 player will be in my car while I'm...

My very first DIY amp. Just a plain CMoy with a blue LED to match the screen of my Dell DJ. Also I made a stand out of wood to hold both the DJ and the amp upright together. Next I just need to make some cables for this thing. http://www.freewebs.com/nitsujh/angled.jpg...

Thanks for the help guys, I have no idea what I did, but some how I managed to make it work, I got it into the mint tin no problem, and now it's working great. Thanks to everyone who helped me in the 343423 threds I've created so far.

Quote: Originally Posted by Pars What kind of jacks? Have you ohmed the jack connections out to a plug to determine tip, ring and sleeve (L, R and gnd) respectively? Normally a stereo jack with 5 connections has 1 gnd, 1 each L and R normal, and a pair of switched connections for L and...

I've been working on my very first DIY project, a CMoy amp off an on for a week or so now. I started to install all the input jacks, and they worked before I grounded both of them, after grounding them, there was no noise except for a humming/hissing noise and some static burps every once in a...

Quote: Originally Posted by chillysalsa I think LED thing is sorted out now... Overall, you can make the solder joints much cleaner and reliable. Here is a 30 sec. tutorial: 1. Strip the insulation from about 1/4" the end of the wire, 2. (If wire is stranded core, twist the ends of...

Quote: Originally Posted by MisterX You sure you got the polarity right on the battery? If so then your Rled may be to big for the led. What LED you using? Polarity is right. I'm using This LED

Quote: Originally Posted by Sinbios It doesn't matter where the resistor goes, as long as it's between the supply and the LED. So why doesn't the LED lightup when I put the resistor between the battery and the LED?

Quote: Originally Posted by [AK]Zip The resister makes no difference which way you put it on. The LED does. -Alex- I put RLED on the short side of the LED, that's supposed to be the negative side right?

...to get some tips from you guys and get some sugguestions. Sorry for the shotty quality, my camera doesn't take close pictures very well. *edit* Is the resistor (RLED) directional? The LED works when I put the battery termanals on the ends of the wires, but when I put the resistor...

Quote: Originally Posted by diredesire Might as well get nicer parts the first time. You might also consider buying enough parts to make 2 amps, in case you screw up Or, you'll like it so much (or have so much fun doing it) that you'll just make another. I found the 2nd time is...