Quote: Originally Posted by balou Dave, have you made any current draw measurements? Looking at the datasheet, it shouldn't draw much more power than a mini^3 The TPA6120 has to be heatsinked to the copper ground plane because it can dissipate a lot of heat. Maybe with slightly...

Quote: Originally Posted by TzeYang Anyway, nice TPA6102 design. I like current feedbacks :lol: but their super fast speed and instability always scare me. I was very carefull with the layout. I did everything the datasheet said you should do to avoid instability. So it should be...

Here is the (slightly messy) schematic. edit: balou you are too quick for me

I have designed a new amp based on the TPA6120 chip. Seeing the price for headphone amps like the graham slee solo is one of the reason I got into DIY (no one told me DIY was so expensive :P). I thought I could do a better job and this is what I came up with. I call it reference amp because it...

Quote: Originally Posted by nothing101 What pedal has a rich, thick distortion? My ac15 doesnt have much gain so i am in the market for a distortion pedal that will produce rich tones to compliment it. I am looking for distortion not overdrive. The OCD does up to very heavy...

I always thought the best strings were elixir nanoweb electric. Plain steel covered some sort of ultra thin polymer so protect them from corrosion. I got my Fulltone OCD today I was looking for a better pedal than TS-808. After all, that's an old, discontinued pedal that doesn't even...

i got to ask... is that thing even earthed? looks like it's not from the pictures. yeah, so it might be good, or it might kill you. please correct me if i'm wrong.

Quote: Originally Posted by bloodydoorknob Did you end up selling the boss ds-1? I'f you're interested in a good medium to high gain distortion for the blues junior, you should look into getting the ds1 keeley modded. It can make the blues junior sound like a full stack! Hi, I...

You do not need SLI, that is for enthusiasts running really hi res monitors. As for AMD vs Intel, I would go with AMD since they are cheaper and gaming performance will be bottle necked by the graphics card. Go with core 2 duo if you are gong with a high end graphics card. But now is not a...

Quote: Originally Posted by bloodydoorknob Finally got around to taking a pic of mine. Here it is: I see your fulltone OCD there, is it any good?

I buy most my stuff from novatech, they are good value for money. For cheap midrange gaming PC there is this one for £445 http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/s...e.html?PC-1072 Or the core 2 duo virsion is a bit extra but not much http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/s...e.html?PC-2004

Quote: Originally Posted by Jahn btw folks do you ever feel it's about the tone, not the technique, because you can manage the tone but the technique is like this little nirvana you can't reach? kinda like when you see this or even gear-wise see this. haha thats pretty good. I...

Guess what I just got Yep, a fender blues junior. And it does sound very nice indeed I was surprised how much better it sounds even on clean. Makes the marshall amp feel like cheap junk. I have not had a chance to overdrive it yet... going to wait for people to leave the house...

thanks for your input. i think that blues jr is exactly what i'm after.

I will be trying to get one second hand to stretch budget as far as it will go. I dont have that much money to throw around, but it must be very nice otherwise I will only have to upgrade it later. Mesa amps are very good I hear, but they are twice the price then thats where I draw the line at...

hi all, i'm learning to play electric guitar and i need some distortion. My marshall amp can be overdriven, but play 2-3 notes at once with it and it makes a terrible NASTY noise! yuck! It is not useable at all. I used to own a digital multi effects pedal (zoom GFX-707). It was ok but doesnt...

I was just wondering exactly the same thing just now. My codec is a Realtek ALC883. It supports 24/192 apparantly so I am keeping my fingers crossed. I think how it works is the old AC'97 spec resamples everything to 48 KHz. But the new HD Audio if you play a 96 KHz sound file, then any...

Oh right thanks for that. Thats why I came here first! edit: urgh! creative make this more difficult than it needs to be! What is the difference between xtreme gamer and xtreme music? They seem the same to me apart from a couple of connectors that is missing from xtreme gamer. But extreme...

I'm thinking of getting a X-Fi for its CMSS-3D Headphone capabilities. Now that creative has released a PCI-Express Xtreme Audio card that is cheap it seems perfect. But I once declared I would never buy another creative product again, so I am not so sure. The creative card is tempting because...

Quote: Originally Posted by threEchelon I2S output? TG link

Quote: Originally Posted by warnsey My question is... Should I attach the shield to the ground of both connectors, one connector or neither and just have it passive? Take a big metal rod, drive it into the ground, and solder the shield to that

the extra impedance from gold plated brass RCA plugs (compared to pure copper plugs if anyone makes them) cannot be audible since the signal will be entering resistors and volume controls that are much, much higher impedances. same goes with copper verses silver in the conductors. you could...

What is the filter for? There is no tweeter so I thought there was no need for a cross over

It's one thing to claim you can hear the difference between different cables because of different dielectrics, geometry, etc (things that can make a difference). But when it comes to the conductor material, could anyone really hear a difference between copper and silver conductors? I doubt it...

thanks, FallenAngel. sorry to hear you had to sacrifice one of your blue velvets