No problems with just the mini plug, but now getting a loud "pop" when turning on the amp after adding offboard 1/4" jack.   Do I need to remove the mini jack to get this right? That would be a major pisser seeing as I had the panel drilled out to include both mini and 1/4".    Currently...

Simple question: Is it possible to drill out the through hole on a PCB to make it slightly larger, and still have everything work? Even if the trace metal is only on the surface of the through hole and is removed in drilling, I should be able to fill the hole with solder to reconnect to the...

The first thing to say is that r-shack is a joke if they can't even gold plate their gold plated adapters.    It's also nice how the opening for the 1/4" jack has this nice gold rim as if to imply, nothing but gold plated goodness inside this baby!!   And yet we have this:    ...

OK, here we go, the cable comparison, with measurement to back it up.   First, my subjective impressions. The silver cables are a smidge brighter/more forward sounding, cleaner, and have better controlled bass. Rhythm and pacing seem more right with the silver cables. The silver cables are...

And then the hated veil was slain, and was no more.   I just had to post this because it is the holy grail that so many HD650 owners search for. And because I'm going to wait to a do full review of the Objective 2 for when I get my front panel completed and I can show off this sweet DIY...

I finished this to the point that I can turn it on. It worked with the 9v and hasn't caught on fire yet so I assume it's safe for use with the wall-wart. Right off the bat it sounds better than the uDac 2 in terms of overall sound balance. The music seems to come from a darker background...

I recently engaged in email correspondence with Maverick Audio and have since been receiving strange emails originating from china and containing attachments of unknown origin.    My email allows me to specify alternate domains which I use to avoid spam. Of course I used a specific domain...

System: I'll be using Foobar -> uDac 2 as source I own the HD650's and I'm hoping to get a little more detail and extension at both ends of the frequency range.   Caveats: I've never built anything that made use of AC power.  My ears become fatigued easily so I need an amp that can...

NEW CABLE:   The real Veil Smashers!     These are different from the first ones, not sure if better though, there's definitely more treble and bass here but the mids feel a tad recessed on certain recordings.   Instead of using a single .65mm conductor per side, I used 5 .32mm...

DIY project page: http://www.head-fi.org/t/575950/diy-5ft-solid-silver-hd600-650-cables-veil-smashers#post_7823826   Just built 5ft solid silver interconnects and the veil is gone. More treble, more bass, better sound stage, better imaging, better everything. One thing I was noticing with...

I just purchased the uDac2, and it's excellent, a huge improvement over the uDac.  I still heard a little something in symphonic music that was bothering me, so I tried the upsampler included with foobar and it definitely caused sound degradation, though very slight. I found the SoX upsampler...

Finally got the HD650's in the mail. Once it became apparent that they were going to be late, I called Amazon and talked them into giving me free shipping on a pair to be overnighted. And now they're here, at last!     Headphones are awesome.   With HD650's I prefer the Nuforce uDac to...

I recently installed a Linux distro on my laptop and found a difference in quality of the audio compared to Windows. Even the digital out to my uDac sounded more open and detailed with clearer separation in the mid range.    This was surprising because I do use asio4all along with Foobar to...

Hello Head-fi,   I recently purchased the Tubemagic A1 to drive some speakers (Dayton Audio B652's) and found that it did a decent job with some HD 448's I bought because they're supposed to be a "good deal", in actuality they leave much to be desired. I also own portable Sennheiser PMX...