I'd say sell them and buy a pair of closed headphones. ...But then again; I've been told I have a pessimistic attitude. ;)

I ordered three σ11 boards and the parts AMB has for it in his webshop. Looks good for this application, I think.   Now to figure out what transformers, enclosures and other small parts I need.  

I have a Squeezebox Touch and two Abrahamsen A-dac usb D/A converters that I'd like to build decent power supplies for. Just as an experiment to see if they'll sound better. (...And just because it's fun, of course.) The D/A converters have 24V DC 0.5A wall warts, and the Squeezebox has a 5V...

Thanks. I'm pretty satisfied. It looks a little home made, but hey... It is! ;)   Now what am I going to do the next five years? ;)

Quote: Guess what! After yet another year and a half, it's done. :)  

I'm really happy with this: SendStation - Products - PocketDock AV I think Headroom sells them too.

Thanks. I'll just wait a bit longer, then. Shame, really. How hard is it really to answer to an e-mail?

I ordered two series 20 cases from Par-Metal a couple of weeks ago, got the paypal bill in my e-mail, paid it and haven't heard a thing from them since. I've tried getting hold of them by e-mail, but without success. I searched the forums and got the impression that this is "normal". I'm in...

Quote: Originally Posted by derek800 I've owned Californiacation since the album came out and have only really listened to it on cheap headphones or stock car stereo systems in the past. After reading this here I had to listen with some decent headphones and I agree the sound quality...

Yes, it's very good. Too bad the CD doesn't exactly sound good. Another casualty in the Loudness War.

Quote: Originally Posted by tangent No, don't use a switcher. A TREAD's regulator is not fast enough to clean up high-frequency noise. It is designed to go after audio frequency noise, particularly AC line frequencies and the first few harmonics. That means you want an unregulated wall...

Thanks. No, it won't be portable. It'll stay on my desk at work. Anyway, it's an interesting thought.

I'm putting together a "laptop sound survival box" consisting of a Tread, a pimeta and a Bantam dac. I'm going to pick up a wallwart/psu for it. Would something like this be OK? Clas Ohlson - Batterieliminator, batterieliminatorer (Sorry about the norwegian) It claims to output max...

Quote: Originally Posted by FallenAngel To be used instead of Q1/Q2, I'd just stick to the JFET cascode. Ahh, OK. I've populated Q1s and Q2s, so I'll just leave them, then. Thank you.

I've populated a Pimeta V 1.1 board, and I'm wondering about two (optional) diodes in the parts list called "CRD" (Current regulating diode) and "Current source configuration; CRD". What are these supposed to do, and where do they go? I'm running this off a Tread and a 24V wallwart. The...

Thanks. I'll be sure to let you know what happens if I try it.

Quote: Originally Posted by Prog Rock Man I am guilty of this, but this thread is turning into a list of band names and with both Popol Vuh/Ace and Titanic sharing names with other bands, it is hard to figure out who is who. Can we get links or short descrptives to go with each band or...

Two underrated classics from Norway is Popol Vuh/Popol Ace and Titanic. Edit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popol_Ace http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_%28band%29

I'll play. Dream Theater - Awake Roger Waters - Amused To Death Suzanne Vega - 99.9 F° Tower Of Power - Rythm & Business (Not exactly my cup of tea, but WOW!)

I'd just spend $28 on a Sendstation Pocket Dock AV. SendStation - Products - PocketDock AV

Quote: Originally Posted by steinba But alas, all is not well. Everything's fine with the HD-650, but with my Denon AH-D1000, there's a barely noticable hiss (I only hear it when no music is playing) that disappears when I touch the neutrik jack. Could this be a bad connection to...

Quote: Originally Posted by steinba The ground strap worked like a charm. Dead quiet now. Thanks. I guess I should have RTFM first. But alas, all is not well. Everything's fine with the HD-650, but with my Denon AH-D1000, there's a barely noticable hiss (I only hear it when...

The ground strap worked like a charm. Dead quiet now. Thanks. I guess I should have RTFM first. I've tried the Tarja Turunen CD again too, and I have determined that everything but electric bass sounds fine from it, but the bass is bloated and distorted on every track. The producer's choice...

Quote: Originally Posted by tangent Since you like Roger Waters, you may also have some Pink Floyd, much of which is also reference worthy. They recorded some of the best bass testing material available, particularly if you're not interested in electronica type bass. Delicate Sound of...

I couldn't wait for the case, so I soldered the PPAv2, STEPS and crossfeed boards together on the table, hooked up my CD Player and HD-650s and got out a few CD's. I first played Tarja Turunen's solo album, which has a passage I really like where the soundstage is really full of loud...