I've owned my N6 PRO for a few weeks now and I was happy until yesterday. That's when my hand inadvertently brushed against my right ear and the N6 PRO performed an unplanned mechanical drop test onto my asphalt driveway. The right-side unit was dead; as in no audio, no response to buttons, and...

NUARL N6 Pro > TOZO T5 > MPOW Flame I own the first 2 and the MPOW Flame died.

My $20 MPOW Flames finally died and I decided to get something serious. I got the TOZO T5 as a temporary stop-gap until I decided what I wanted. The T5 has some bass, but it's peaked at the high end. For $35, it's worth keeping as a backup. This is for daily use while walking / jogging, so I...

I'm up and running with the modi/magni. Wow.   My ears immediately went to full attention, extracting every nuance that I expect from an audiophile system. You really, really need an amp with these headphones. The magni is set to just under 1/2 max volume. Testing the upper end of the...

Well, my much anticipated modi/magni didn't arrive today. FedEx delayed the arrival date from today until Tuesday. My available time will be limited during the week. So, I'm stuck with my Sound Blaster card direct output. I'm using Rhythmbox in Linux right now, works fine.   BTW, I also...

Quote: Are you asking in general (why do I need an amp), or what does it do to these puppies specifically?   Remember that the listening experience is the complete end-to-end chain from the bit stream at the source to your brain. Assuming that everything else is top-notch (that's a...

My Mad Dogs have arrived safe and healthy!   OK, I said I wanted a "step up" from the Audio-Technica ATH-A900 gamer headphones. Instead of an expected 1/4" to 3.5 mm adapter, I get an entirely separate cable? Nice. Welcome to the neighborhood.   The modi/magni combo is expected...

OK, I couldn't resist. After not having any "serious" headphones for a while, I needed to get back on track. Due to my listening environment (noisy desktop PC fans), I needed a closed headphone. I was lamenting not being able get something in the same ballpark as a Senn HD650, HD600, Denon D600...

I'm upgrading my gaming PC now. Definitely going for the X-Fi, but may upgrade to the Fatal1ty / 64 MB X-Ram card for future support of EAX 5.0. In addition to all of the extra voices, textures, environments, etc. supported in EAX 5.0, the extra RAM will be used for processing uncompressed...

I have the Weller WLC-100 soldering station, around $52 US (+ tips) from Mouser http://www.mouser.com/index.cfm?hand..._pcodeid=57802 Mouser's product catalog listing: http://www.mouser.com/catalog/625/1659.pdf It's called an "economy" station, but that's compared to their workhorse $150...

Can you clarify your opinion? Are you saying that the mod was such a good improvement that you don't need to go further? I'm very happy with my SCD-CE595, but I don't have any reference on how much better a mod will be. Right now, I'm building a headphone amp (PPAv2 in the DIY forum), since...

I've got the Senn PX100's for the simple reason is that they're an open design. You need to pay attention to the outside world when you're walking / driving around. Easy to wear and are comfortable for long periods. Second on Cowon. Using the iAudio U2 / 1 GB. Works fine as a USB drive and...

You should utilize the device manufacturer's application notes. You'll find a wealth of information from basic theory to real-life applications. Caveat: Application notes are always written under the guise as "education" but are really marketing pitches to sell products. It's up to you to...

Can you please post the URL? I don't see it anywhere here.

Not to sound like a traitor, but there are a number of good turntable threads in the AVS forum. Like this one http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=639926 - Part of the CD Players & Dedicated Music Transports (NEW) forum. They don't have much interest in headphones (I referred them...

No headphone jack, sorry. You need an amp. However, you can put it in 2ch SACD output mode.

Quote: Originally Posted by tangent It's that very lowest segment of the EM spectrum, the part that's supposedly the easiest to amplify... Don't forget an important parameter: bandwidth. A flat amplitude / phase response from 20 Hz to 20 KHz is 3 decades (8 octaves). Not an easy...

Ditto on the SONY CE-595 for sub-$200 range.

Thanks, I'll experiment. It's a tough call to fine-tune, so I'll just get it roughed in. Too light a capacitance moves the corner frequency up into mid-range. Too much resistance increases both gain (shelf) and group delay to a few mS on the low end. Time to pick values (0.1 uF / ~50K pot)...

Is bass boost common? I understand this is a topic that's left up to personal preference, but is it used in practice? It's simple enough to put in. What's a good cut-off frequency and level of boost ? I'm using Audio-Technica ATH-A900's (closed circumaural). The PPAv2 schematic parts give a...

How critical is group delay? I just downloaded and ran tangent's Micro-cap simulation, plot attached. I'm not sure where the audible perception threshold is, i.e. how many mS can I get away with? Micro-Cap evaluation version 8.1.1.0 is reporting an error on start-up using tangent's file...

I'm still figuring out the parts list for my PPAv2. Do you want to show it off? Use clear plastic for the end panels and throw a couple of LEDs inside. Hammond only has black plastic for the 1455 series case- but a trip to the hardware store will fix that. Now, all you need to do is mod a PC...

Quote: Originally Posted by michaelconnor ...the MOSFETs are probably the most sensitive ... GeekGirl...you have my respect for your proficiency in the ways of RF. Mastery of the art has thus far eluded me. michaelconnor- thanks for your support and understanding of the problem...

I practice the black art of RF engineering, where mastery of the dark side is the key to success. In this world, ESD is part of basic training. I'm in the parts selection phase of building a PPAv2 (ordering is next) and noticed that the topic of ESD was not (seriously) discussed anywhere in...

I was wondering why I have not seen any discussions mentioning the risk of ESD (ElectroStatic Discharge) and proper handling procedures? Any semiconductor is affected, not just op-amps.It might be helpful if the risks of ESD and the awareness of proper handling procedures were emphasized...