I have been running into an issue with Rean (Chinese division of Neutrik) RCA's, where the ground is fouling out and losing connection.  Below I'll show my fix for the issue.   Connector out of the package         The pen is pointing at the spot of the issue.     Here...

I woke up today to read that bassist, of Iron Butterfly and Captain Beyond, Lee Dorman has passed away.   http://news.yahoo.com/iron-butterfly-bassist-lee-dorman-dies-age-70-005219358.html  

I'm doing a training course right now, and this picture showed up when talking about headphone level outputs, I did a google image search, and came up with nothing, so I thought I'd throw it at you guys.  It's probably just a rendering by some clipart company, but thought it'd be worth a shot...

I did some searching for this comparison, and most of the threads I read quickly side tracked into people talking about Denon headphones, so I figured I'd start my own.   I'm looking for a closed back headphone for work and travel, I really like my DT880's which makes me lean towards the...

This is one of my favorites, Tangerine Dream in a cathedral, I need to order, CORRECTION, find this on dvd.  Apparently the dvd that's floating around of this performance is about 10 minutes of this live footage looped a few times and part of the album Ricochet replaces the actual audio, weak...

I'm about to build a DC-Coupled B1 Buffer for my preamp, the preamp will also contain a 4 input 4 output switcher, which will have the buffer between the in's and outs.  I will also use relays to put a volume pot in the path for when I switch to the output for my power amp.  The question becomes...

The Brando Retro Mobile MP3 Player!!!  (http://usb.brando.com/usb-retro-mobile-mp3-player_p01858c033d015.html)       Did I mention it has a FLASHLIGHT!!!!       Features: Retro mobile shaped design 3.5mm audio plug is able to connect with most MP3, MP4, Notebook...

OR:  How two parts of my life overlap in a weird way.   Ok, so today I had trouble with my ps3 getting warm and freezing up (it's hot in the mid atlantic today), which got my brain working on a way to elevate it off it's shelf to help with air flow.  After some time of poking around on the...

I'm about to start building a Bijou amp, which will be my first venture into the world of tubes.  I have an idea for how I want to make my case, but it would involve having the sockets not directly soldered to the board.  I've seen plenty of people use jumpers to achieve this, but my question...

Since it's almost tax return time, and because the ibasso player costs too much for my tastes, I've decided to get some nice in ears.  At the moment I've got it narrowed down to either the Shure SE535 or 1964 T.    I listen mostly to 70's prog/psych/heavy rock, thrash metal, and early heavy...

Ok, before I start, and because two other threads that discuss the O2 have been locked, I'd like to say let's keep this fun, it's audio, let's enjoy it!  Let's keep arguing about whether or not to do something has merit or not, and if someone is as dumb as tree moss for doing such a thing, to a...

Looking for groups along the lines of Rare Earth and Booker T. & The MG's.  The more organ the better.   Any suggestions would be just fantastic.

So I've obtained a stack of Altec-Lansing 9444A/SA power amps, and I'm currently going through inspecting everything, removing prior modifications (power switch was bypassed because they were on a power sequencing circuit, and the such).  I'm debating replacing the electrolytics, but I'm not...

Ok, so I'm not a hardcore gamer, I own a ps3 and a grand total of 4 games, it's just not something that gets a lot of my attention, but I do really like racing games.  I used to be really into Grand Turismo 3 back in the day, and now I play Need For Speed Shift 2.   Now to the heart of the...

Best description of a diy product?   http://www.ebay.com/itm/6N11-TUBE-BUFFER-AMPLIFIER-DIY-KIT-/270833496234?_trksid=p4340.m1374&_trkparms=algo%3DPI.WATCH%26its%3DC%252BS%26itu%3DUCC%26otn%3D15%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D3740222114675737707#ht_613wt_1139   other than that, and to keep things...

I didn't see anything like this up yet, so I thought to myself, "Hey! Why not???"   Yesterday was a good day...     Clock wise from top left   Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1st press) Metallica - Garage Days Re-revisited Hallows Eve - Death & Insanity Onslaught - The...

Does anyone know of a company/someone who sells generic dual rail power supply PCB's?  I find myself having to build these supplies kind of regularly, so it would be nice if there was a board that I could buy, stuff with parts and be on my merry way, without having to deal with proto boards.  ...

So, I'm in a bit of a pickle...   I have a Hagerman Bugle phono pre that I run off of batteries, yesterday it seemed like I was losing one of the channels, I chalked it up to batteries going dead.  Today I get some new 9V's, pop them in, and nothing, as in absolutely no sound.  I fiddle...

I've always enjoyed classical music, but never really went out of my way to learn much about composers, or really dig into the genre in general.  I do have a few that I've picked up through the years, so I'll give my thoughts on the ones I really liked, as a sort of aid to help direct me.  (keep...

I am on a quest for some very thin nose, long jawed, non serrated pliers.  My search is slowly going nowhere.  As close as I've gotten so far are a pair from the Stanley Proto line of tools, model 223G (http://bit.ly/oZms3e).      The problem is that the front tips (far left on the...

I'm currently in the midst of an online training class (OSHA 30 hour) that has the worst audio quality ever.  Distorted, uncompressed, no level control, basically it's just painful to listen to.  I'm not trying to be an audio snob, it's just hard to listen to for 8 hours straight 5 days a week...

So amongst my many other projects, I'm starting to think out a design for a dac, which for me is looking at what other people/companies have made and getting ideas...   While looking at the Audio-GD Reference series dac's, I notice that they use multiple dac chips in their design, the 7.1...

I'm currently working in Cary North Carolina, making some sweet sweet overtime and per diem, so I was thinking about hitting up a shop and checking out some gear.  Anyone from the area got any suggestions?  Is there a better section to post this?   Also, if you have any suggestions just for...

  I'm currently looking at the Bottlehead Seduction pre with C4S upgrade kit.  Are there "better" tube kits for the money (sub $500), or maybe a good schematic online to build from?   Or even, a decent store bought pre that can be modded into something awesome? 

I'm in the market for a new dac, saw this one on needledoctor.com (http://www.needledoctor.com/Cambridge-Audio-Dac-Magic-D-A-Converter?sc=2&category=28863), it's on the low side of my price range, plenty of features, though, seemingly, no jitter correction.   Does anyone have an opinion...