I added a LOD to a plain jane boom box to use at work.  It works fine but the ipod battery seems to drain really fast when it is plugged in.  I have a 7805 going to the 5v in pin but it does not charge.  Did I miss something?  I thought I had it all worked but obviously not.  It is a 120GB ipod...

I figured I would post this here because it is a diy project.  I'm trying to buy something from amazon.ca and it cannot be shipped to the US.  I would like to know if there is be a Canadian member here that would be willing to re-ship my item to the US.  I will pay for everything I just need to...

I decided to re-cable the DT48e's that I got a couple of weeks ago.  I still need to get new pads and then I think they will be pretty good.   After 3 tries I got the braid right.   The wire is shielded 22ga.  I found about 50ft of it at work and thought I would give it a try.  My...

I've pretty much decided to build a β22.  What I have not decided is whether to spend the extra money and go balanced.  Is there any point to going balanced without a balanced source.  I will eventually get a balanced dac and am looking into a good sacd player with balanced outputs.  Is there...

I searched and did not find any real answer for this.  I am planning to buy a set of T1 phones later this year.  I want to build an amp to get the most out of them.  Most things I've read say that the T1's love tubes.  I was planning on a Beta 22 but not sure now.  Would a Bijou or one of the...

I've been using CX400's for about 7 months.  Every couple of weeks my ears would start to hurt even after cleaning the inserts.  In the past couple of days I developed an ear infection, swimmer's ear, and the doctor recommended not using IEM's due to sensitive ear canals.   What other...

After only about 30 minutes I absolutely love these things. They are the 250 ohm version from 2003 according to the seller, also a member here. I am listening through a cmoy and ipod dock for now. Hopefully everything will get here next week for my new SSMH amp. I can't wait to here these...

I have been reading through a lot of threads on this site and have noticed that the β22 seems to be the best option for a high-end diy SS amp. It is already on my list of projects so I will get to it one day. What, if any, would be the tube amp equivalent? I have not seen any one really stand...

Can anyone tell me how to fix this? It has happened twice in the last couple of weeks. This computer started acting weird about two months ago and I have not been able to figure it out yet. All was good until I tried to boot with my ipod plugged in. For some reason the BIOS was set to...

I'm in the process of putting together a new amp based on the TPA6120 chip. I'm basically using the info from an article from the 6-2008 issue of Nuts and Volts magazine. The power supply in the article is, as stated by the author, way overbuilt. This I do not mind as I am planning to add an...

Just thought I would show pics of my first build. It's just a typical Cmoy. Nothing special. I used an OPA2134 for this one, I also have a 2132 I'll try in it one day. Just enjoying this for now. I still have to make a knob for it. The switch came out of one of the planes that I work on. It...

I'm trying to decide between the two. I listen to a lot of everything but prefer jazz, blues, and classical. Some rock and country but not as much. These are in my price range right now. I've read lots of reviews but would prefer input from the vast experience from this site. Most of the...