Don't sell your old Gilmore Lite (mk1) just yet, in case you were planning to, as I was. I've had my Gilmore Lite for over ten years. Switched from Elpac to Astrodyne a few years ago. Have been complaining about the harsh, slightly distorted high end and nearly stopped using this amp. This...

I'm looking for a 50-100k stereo pot dimensions need to be 1/2 in x 1/2 in (width and height), could be smaller, or slightly larger. depth (along the knob) is not important pinouts won't matter, I'll wire it   low volume tracking is the reason I'll be changing the existing one, so I need...

I've just changed the opamp on my T3D, for the second time.   This thread is to keep a record of it, in case anyone else is into modding. I find others' experiences useful, so here goes.   Currently, I'm using AD8066, paired with my Etymotics ER-4S. Absolutely fantastic. The bass is...

Last week I got sick of my E500's cables. You know, the heat treated curved ones. I bent them back and forth to see if they'd get softer. They did.. and they cracked, exposing innards.   Sent them back to Shure for replacement, and a 4 days and $145 later I got a 530.   I was secretly...

my iAudio 7 (16gb) has ~40mv DC at its R output, 2-3mv on the L channel. anyone else with this?

The new gray flange Ety tips crack. the plastic is of different grade. I've been using the same white ones for 5 years, no cracking. yes, they disgustingly turned yellow from the oil. but the new gray ones, with no change in color, do not last. What gives? Anyone had the same problem?

My VibeZ HDD, though has been taking a long time dying, is now close to its last breath. Started when I'd put ~10Gb of media all at once. Would not start, or would take a long time starting, checking disk, losing restore points, etc. At one point my only remedy was disassembling the unit...

Heresy, says I... Well, having come up with nothing as to whether this is a good thing to do in my internet searches, I decided to satisfy my curiosity by putting a hot iron on a well-crafted amp at the peril of fixing what already works well. And after about 30 min of figuring out what...

Went back to ER-4S (ER-4P with the P-S adapter, actually) after ~2yrs with E500, no guns to my head Why? Not that the E500 does not best the ER-4S, but after a few hours' of listening to the etys, I end up with a smile, and craving more. Somehow does not happen with the E500. Another...

Anyone know where one can get the 5-pin connectors Headroom uses for power? Thanks

I just changed the opamp on my 2006 MicroDAC removed the AD822, used a BrownDog P/N 031101A adapter so I can use DIP8 opamps, as well as all those SO8 opamps I have on BrownDog adapters Needs opamps with >30V supply voltage So far I've tried THS4032 OPA627 LM4562 OPA2227 OPA2228...

Title says it all. I am running Win 2000 and do not want to switch to Win XP just for this. Thanks

I'm wondering what type of cable people prefer with the MicroDAC. Mine's silver coated copper mini-mini going to a SR-71 with Ety4s Tell me tell me tell me

Does anyone know a vendor for an optical mini-mini 1ft cable that won't break the bank (<$20)? Thanks

I'm wondering whether anyone has used these babies http://www.thomas-distributing.com/i...le-battery.php I am using the Maha 200mAh batt.s with the MicroDAC but I go through one pair, reverse them and then go through another one in about 8-10 hours. Kinda tedious. I wanna get twice the...

It says new next to it in sonystyle.com however, there is a thread that references to it from 2004 I'm wondering whether I should get it or wait for the new ones?

hi all, I am trying to append tracks to a playlist while the unit is playing that playlist. Even though the playlist is updated, the screen shows the original number of tracks (before I appended the new ones to the playlist) and stops at the original playlist's end. I then have to restart...

I am trying to leave out / extract parts of some songs, without converting to wav and reencoding. Is it possible? thanks

Never seen this posted so I thought I should make it known

Hi DIYers! It's been 12 years since I last used a breadboard and since I've been itching to set up a new project kit lately, I decided to get some advice. Here goes: -Jameco has a bunch of breadboards, various sizes. I will need a PSU for the projects. They also have a $120 PSU...

Haha. Today, I picked up the Test issue of Wired magazine and read the headphone reviews. RS-1 got top pick in its category but it said it lacked bass. LOL

Go get one. I mean it. I have had a number of PDCPs to date, and this one is high up in the list. OK, it's probably not up to par with the ancient vintage ones out there, but it is almost as good as the Stereophile reviewed D-EJ100 (I'm A/Bing as I write this) and it plays mp3s. It is much...

Hi all, Every once in a while, I write a mini-evaluation to reveal my experiences. This, like the others, is not intended to be a review or a detailed comparison. The sole reason I am putting this down on 'ink' is that there is nothing about the Grado Prestige Interconnect in this forum. So...

I used the track Gradoistcool mentioned a few weeks ago for AKG 501s (THX - Ultimate Bass Test) for about 15 hours with the Equinox cable. Switched to the stock cable and found out that it is not such a bad cable at all! Well, after the heavy burn-in, at least. Did another 5 hours of burn in...

I just modded my ART DI/O. It hasn't been half an hour yet so no comments on sonics. After using the unit with the easiest mod, the Stancor PSU upgrade for 2 years, I decided I needed a sonic change. Shorted the output caps. Changed the top 5 diodes to Schottky. Changed input resistor...