Hey amb/linuxworks, will it be possible to make a CD player based on the LCDuino and modules? What's involved?

Thanks again, amb. All systems a go!

Hi folks, I've just finished building a mini^3 but I won't have a battery for it for at least another week. Is there any harm in running it from an appropriate wall wart? From AMB's page Schematic page on The Mini³ Portable Stereo Headphone Amplifier Quote: D2 and D3 protects...

Quote: Originally Posted by amb Ob3ron, try reflowing the solder joint of your USB connector and the ferrite beads. The 5V line from the USB connector is VBUS at J2U, so there is no reason why the voltages would be different at those two points. Thanks Ti! I just used a little...

Hi folks, I've just assembled the USB board for the gamma1 and I'm running through the initial check. No USB plugged in: +5V to GND: 25 Mohm (steady) +3.3 V to GND: 25 Mohm (steady) +5V to +3.3V: ~75-90 Kohm (not steady) With USB plugged in: (and jumper across J2U pins 1&2)...

Thanks for the help guys. I've figured out that I can get everything (and in stock) between Mouser and Farnell Australia. Can't wait to build!

Howdy, Does anyone know of a Digikey alternate to amb's recommended switch for the Gamma1 (NKK G13JVCF bicolor illuminated toggle switch). It's out of stock until mid-May and I'm trying my darndest to get everything from Digikey since a Mouser order will cost me an extra $30 to ship one...

Hey folks, just curious what power supply / wallwart you aussies went with for your DACs? Could I purchase AMB's euro recommendation and just use a euro-to-aussie travel plug adapter?

Holy hat! That does seem easy. Tangent's STEPS assembly page says: Quote: 100-120 V power: Put a short jumper from the A pad to the B pad on the board. Jumper the C pad to the D pad. (This is the configuration shown in the picture.) 220-240 V power: Put a short jumper from the B...

Hi folks, I've moved to Australia recently with my STEPS+M3 and am wondering what I should do to get it working on 230V/50Hz. The transformer that I put into it is an AMVECO 70053 transformer. The AMVECO website says its primary voltage is "115V or 230V at 50 / 60Hz". Does that mean...

Just a couple very quickly off the top of my head: The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium The Postal Service - Give Up The Constantines - Shine a Light

I just popped in the new Common album (called "Be") for the first time and was floored by how amazing the intro in the first track sounds. It's just unaccompanied bass plucking (at first) but.... WOW! Can anyone name some other songs/albums of any genre where I might hear some other bass...

Quote: Originally Posted by Zon Something - Beatles "Something She Said" - Bela Fleck and the Flecktones

Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea - 06 - holland, 1945 (nice choice, Brian) Dave Matthews Band - Live in Central Park - Disc 3 - 01 - Cortez the Killer Dirty Three - Horse Stories - 02 - Sue's Last Ride Bob Seger - Live Bullet - 06 - Turn the Page Bran Van 3000 - Glee - 17 -...

I bought the SE-90. The sound was a huuuge upgrade over my old Hercules Game Theatre XP. Was it worth it? An emphatic YES. The improvement in sound quality was easily worth what I paid for it. But I have no idea if there's anything else out there that I'd be even happier with...

My top 5 of 2005 so far: (no order): Oasis - 2005 - Don't Believe the Truth Sleater-Kinney - 2005 - The Woods Spoon - 2005 - Gimme Fiction Stars - 2005 - Set Yourself on Fire Gorillaz - 2005 - Demon Days Notable albums: The Decemberists - 2005 - Picaresque Bloc Party - 2005 -...

I went from no iron of my own to a Hakko 936 ESD Soldering Station and am very impressed with it. As a reference, I have used some older temperature adjustable Wellers on a few occasions and found the Hakko to be much better in terms of ergonomics and convenience and to solder just as well (at...

Quote: s "-dB" a suitable substitute for "Volume" for labeling the volume knob on the front panel of the M3? As was said above, call it whatever you like! And I do happen to like it!

Quote: does it not automatically adapt to the source being played If you look at the posted screenshot, there is a checkbox for "Automatic".

Quote: when you went from from the panasonic from w/o amp to w/ amp how would you describe the differences? The difference between MMM amp and no MMM amp using the Panasoic PCDP line out was pretty dramatic. There was a huge increase in detail (which is mainly what I look for). I was...

I've had the SE90 now for over a week. I don't have any experience with other high end sound cards, but I can say that it leaves the Hercules Game Theatre XP and Creative Audigy sounds cards in the dust. It even drives my HD600s pretty well - better than the headphone out on any consumer...

I'm trying to figure out the best way to mount the neutrik locking jack to the front of the Parmetals group buy case... I realize i could buy a 22mm (0.945") drill bit but that's probably gonna set me back 15-20 bucks. I bought a dremel with 70+ accessories last weekend so I'm wondering if...

Hey i've got a few newbie questions regarding the wiring/grounding... a) I'm going with AMB's wiring scheme 1 and am wondering how I might go about connecting the pot to my parmetals chassis if i've placed the board too far back to actually screw the pot shaft's nut onto the front panel...

1 for me in Atlantic Canada.

Quote: Yes. You will get a payment request as soon as your cases are ready to ship. Okay, just making sure