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  1. TheLaw

    pupDAC Step-by-Step Build Thread

    Hey all,   Does anyone know the hole diameter for the four PCB mounting holes?   Thank you very much in advance.
  2. TheLaw

    pupDAC Step-by-Step Build Thread

    Hey guys,   I built a GrubDAC a while back and it sounds great. However, my one gripe with it was that Windows 7 didn't like it all too much. If I wanted to change the volume, I had to go into the advanced mixer and change the volume on each program separately. I could not simply pull the...
  3. TheLaw

    DIY USB PSU?

    Ehh don't waste your time. I don't think. The ripple on the 5V rail of your computer can easy be dampened with some high value capacitors.You could also use a filter network to get rid of the junk on the rail if it really concerns you.   If you are still convinced, It's as simple as an...
  4. TheLaw

    Electret Mic -> Headphones: Stages?

    Thank you so much. Makes sense.
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    Electret Mic -> Headphones: Stages?

    Right thanks! I realized that I had just said something dumb. I know what a buffer is. Dur!   However, Just a question, why does the signal need to be buffered? I understand what these stages do, but I'm not quite fully understanding the theory behind all of them. The microphone is a high...
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    Electret Mic -> Headphones: Stages?

    Alright thanks.   Electret mic -> Buffer -> BP Filter -> EQ -> Headphone amp -> Headphones   How that sound?   What kind of buffer is that? Current/voltage?
  7. TheLaw

    Electret Mic -> Headphones: Stages?

    Hello,   Working on a little "hearing aid" project.   The mic will be on the same board as everything else so it's not a matter of long cable runs and picking up noise on the way etc.   I have a question about how the different stages should be laid out.   Currently I have been...
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    Is the Clip Zip's hardware inherently unreliable? Or is it the software?

    Is FAT32 slower than NTFS?   I still find it absurd that they can pack 64GB of storage into a a microSD card. I'm not old. I'm 18, and I remember when my computer's hard drive was like 400MB. Sheesh.   Thanks.
  9. TheLaw

    Is the Clip Zip's hardware inherently unreliable? Or is it the software?

    Thanks a lot for the replies. I think I am going to purchase one. Seems like an excellent value. CZ + a 32gb SD should do me very well.
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    Is the Clip Zip's hardware inherently unreliable? Or is it the software?

    I see tons of posts on HF with love towards the Clip Zip. It does look like a very nice value player. Really!    But if I go on Amazon, nearly half of the reviews are "Died in 2 days" "Dead in the middle of a song" "Wont Turn on".   This sounds very much hardware oriented, to me at...
  11. TheLaw

    DIY Lab Power Supply

    Arrows build is simple and well designed. The only thing I want to add is perhaps instead of using two potentiometers to adjust voltage on both rails...you can use a circuit like this:   LT150A is EOL or discontinued I believe, but it can be replaced with another regulator like an LT1083 or...
  12. TheLaw

    The GrubDAC

    Oh I'm not blaming TI. Even though TI has huge market share...whether they got there fairly or not...I don't know, I like them.   Just wanted to comment on the actual GrubDAC. I'm using this hooked up to a homemade power chipamp. About 50Wx2 + 50Wx1 (sub). Bass is so much more punchy. I...
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    The GrubDAC

    Ugh...Now I kind of don't like W7 anymore. Damnit. Colbaltmute, I think you should add that to the GrubDAC page: that it may not work too well in W7. It will work...just not as  you might expect.   Hmm....replacing that PCM might be a pain in the arse since everything's already in place and...
  14. TheLaw

    The GrubDAC

    So can it would be a pain in the dupa, but can I solder on a PCM2706C?
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    The GrubDAC

    Well I'm on a computer that is shared amongst people in my household. So I can't just suddenly have the volume slider not work...   The problem confuses me a lot because traditionally the volume bar with control all of the programs volume at once. In the mixer you can set each individual...
  16. TheLaw

    The GrubDAC

    Hey guys,   Just finished building my GrubDAC and it works. Good sound...However I have one issue. I think that has to do with my computer but I just want to see if anyone knows how to do this?   I want to be able to control system volume via the slider on the bottom of the taskbar. I'm...
  17. TheLaw

    need help finding a chassis mount 3.5mm female jack

    I know the job is all said and done...however, I use this jack for all of my chassis 3.5 stuff now. I know the picture isn't very good on Mouser...but from personal experience, it's a really nice jack. Gold plated. Threaded isolated plastic housing. Solder lugs.  ...
  18. TheLaw

    Basics of headphone design- Pointers?

    Hi,   I'm starting a new project with microphones and some long range microphone listening devices. Yadayada...   Well amidst this, I thought it would be neat to make headphones for the project...well, just because.     So I'm sure there are resources around. Does anyone have any...
  19. TheLaw

    The GrubDAC

    Okay I suppose I will just stick to the standard thick films. But thanks anyway. MELFs are like impossible to solder...soo...
  20. TheLaw

    The GrubDAC

    Hello,   Does anyone know if I can use 1/8W resistors instead of the 1/4W resistors. I was thinking about using some thin film resistors instead, just for the heck of it, but it seems they only come in 1/8W.   Thanks.
  21. TheLaw

    Open Source "Hearing Assistant/Aid".

    Hmm since I probably won't need a hearing aid for another 50 years, maybe I'll change the direction of this project to something like..yes..a "spy" amplifier as you have linked to.   It would be MUCH easier to do this via a single unit versus trying to futz around wtih having half of the...
  22. TheLaw

    Open Source "Hearing Assistant/Aid".

    Also RE: parabololic reflectors, how would YOU implement them?
  23. TheLaw

    Open Source "Hearing Assistant/Aid".

    Righto. Do you think it would be overly ambitious to try to put the mic preamps in the headphones?
  24. TheLaw

    Open Source "Hearing Assistant/Aid".

    Avro, thank you for the continued response.   Would LME49720 work alright for the mic preamp? Then use it again for the active equalizer. Then perhaps an AD823 or OPA2134 for the "cMoy" section.   I've never designed heaphones from scratch, so I might just experiment with that first.  ...
  25. TheLaw

    Open Source "Hearing Assistant/Aid".

    Right. I was getting a little to comfortable just asking questions. So according to this...Preamping is necessary, as you tried to tell me, but I was too ignorant of course.
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