Hey guys,   I'm having a balanced to unbalanced adaptor made for my headphones, and the manufacturer asked me to provide the pinout. I was hoping someone here might be able to give me a hand.   The cable is a 4 pin XLR to 1/4 stereo adaptor (As stated in the title). Any assistance would be...

Hello!   Just a quick question about stereo SOIC-8 sockets...   I have a sound card in my computer which currently sports an AD8620BR opamp that I wanted replaced with the LME49990. My only problem is this: the LME49990 (as you probably know) is a mono opamp as opposed to the stereo...

Hello,   I'm posting this thread here/the DIY forums because I assumed the knowledge of fundamental amplifier function and general technical know-how would be much higher than the amplifier forums. If this particular thread is inappropriately placed, let me know and I'll post elsewhere.  ...

Hello everyone!   I've been a member of head-fi for some time now, and although not a frequent poster, I've read much of the content in regards to HD650's. Much of this content seems to revolve around the pursuit of removing something people refer to as the dreaded sennheiser "veil", or in...

I intend on buying a dac in the near future, and have been looking at these dac's fairly extensively as they seem to both be great value for their price point. Some even say the pico dac beats almost anything within the $1K range which is slightly hard to believe. I'd like to know if anyone...

Hello! I just have a *very* quick question about the limits of my headphone amp. I'm currently burning in a pair of hd650's I received today through my Corda Arietta. I was simply curious as to how long one can go without potentially causing permanent damage to an amp while playing music...

Hello! I've been doing a fair amount of research on the DT880 and the hd650 in the past few days, as I've been seriously considering a move upward in the hi-fi world of headphones. My current headphones, the hd595s, sound *brilliant* through my Corda Arietta and HT omega Claro plus soundcard...

Hello there! First time poster, but I'm not going to make a thing of it. To my point! I'm about to make a rather large investment (For my current budget) and take yet another plunge into the wonderful world of audiophile with a purchase of an amp... namely the Meier Arietta. After reading the...