meh I cant think of anything simple to do so Im going to leave it as is

I dont think the cops will take something like this seriously and even if they do, I dont beileve theres any way to find who did this. I still live at home and my sister is out for the weekend so if I didnt clean it up, my parents would. However; its a moot point sine Ive already cleaned the...

My house just got TP'ed by some punk kids most likely some of my sisters friends. Ive decided to clean it up before anyone notices. This way theyll be denied the attention of a big conversation at school and their work will have been totally in vain. Theres one problem though. Theres still...

DIY is not a good way to save money at all and I wouldnt recomend it if thats the only reason you want to get into it. For one, cost/performance is debatable especially when you figure in learning. Youll probably blow something up as a beginner. It also takes time and patience to build things...

I wish there could be like one number that definitively determines the quality of the sound so I could choose my caps on objective quantities rather than subjective qualities. A unit of measurment like that would take all the guess work out of hi-fi. When will someone discover the unified...

Go to good ol' Radio Shack and get one of those plastic enclosures they sell. Theyre cheap and effective.

Thanks for all the opinions and for saving me all that money. I think the BGs are a bad idea being too expensive. Im heavily leaning toward the FMs.

All my parts from Tangent came in today and I was ready to start on my Pimeta when I realized the electrolytics I used on a previous project are no good. I started pricing other electrolytics and I came across one Ive heard people raving about before: Black Gate. Theyre not as expensive as I...

I dont beileve you have anything to worry about. I would be more worried about all the arsenic, lead, cadnium, mercury and pesticides that are showing up in the food and water supply. Even if you continue to solder normally, I dare say it wont even amount to a fraction of the toxins your baby...

I have avoided the isolating issue altogether by only using plastic or other insulating cases on my amps. It makes case work and parts selection so much easier.

There have to be more options than the EVJ and the RK12. I mean, theyre just 10k-50k logarithmic taper potentiometers. Has anyone had any success with anything other than these in a DIY project?

Please correct me if Im wrong As I understand it, if you wire two cells in series, youll get twice the voltage from the battery ie two 9volt cells become one 18 volt battery. If you wire them in parallel, youll get half the current drain on both the cells making the battery last longer...

Quote: Originally Posted by highflyin9 Best thing you can do for yourself is very quickly drink a couple cold ones before you start and get some music going, it'll make a process a lot more tolerable. Cold ones? Thats no good. Drink 2 pots of coffee and take a couple diet...

Compared to what? I think anybody can learn to make a decent solder joint in a short period of time. If you follow Tangents instructions closely (http://www.tangentsoft.net/audio/cmoy-tutorial/) and if you practice a little with the soldering iron, or if you already know how to solder, you...

I really liked Lexx. I have a thing for half drama half comedy where you really care about the characters which makes the jokes so much more enjoyable. The TV series fell a little short of the original movies that first appeared on Showtime (featuring the dreamy Eva Habermann as Xev) in terms of...

So I picked up this movie called Altered States from the classics section of my local movie rental place. If youre not familiar with the movie, its about a guy who does mushrooms and makes his trips into reality - like bringing a rose back from a dream. This movie scared the crap out of me and...

I think one of the best electronic dance music compilations ever is Tranceport 1 mixed by Okenfold. Its such a great CD - truely a trance classic. If you like a more industrial sound, try Aphex Twin and Squarepusher. Aphex Twin:Classical::Squarepusher:Jazz

I also have an Audigy 2 but Im really afraid to plug my K501s in. If theyre amplified with my CMOY which have .22uF input caps, will I be protected from the DC offset from the Audigy or any other source with DC offset for that matter? Or do I need to put caps in the source too?

Just doin my job. There actually is a switch inside the closed circuit jack so it would accomplish exactly the same thing as a conventional spdt switch from the batteries to the jack. The part Tangent recomends from DigiKey (DigiKey: CP-6) is the exact same jack you can get at Radio Shack, but...

Are you powering your amp with AC or with a DC converter from a wallwart or powersupply? In the case of the latter, you could add a closed circuit DC jack to your amp. I found a good one at Radio Shack. It will use the powersupply when its plugged in and otherwise use the batteries. See...

Im interested. Keep me updated if this gets legs :-)

All that wattage is going to totally blow up your headphones.

Quote: Originally Posted by bg4533 I have been looking for similar places here in Columbus, Ohio. I know of a few places in Dayton, but thats too far. If anyone knows anywhere let me know. I would think a city like Atlanta would have to have at least a few options. I think this...

jamont, This store was more than I expected to find. Thanks so much for the link When I get some money to spend, Ill plan a trip to Ack Electronics and see what they have to offer. We also have a Fry's in Duluth. Its about 1.5 hours away so going there wouldnt be cost effective vs the...

Quote: Originally Posted by d00dz Here is Ottawa, there are a number of electronic component stores available with a very large floor space. Thats exactly what Im looking for near Atlanta but I dont know how theyre listed in the yellow pages or how else to go about finding them.