Hi there, I just finished circuitry part of an M^3 with STEPS, now this naked babe is happily singing I wonder how I can make a case for it without tools(ie, drill and bits), I have spent quite a lot of money for this project, no budget left for casing tools. Does Hammond/Par-Metal provide...

Hi there, I am assembling a STEPS PSU, a simple question here, do I need to solder the heatsink on the board, of course I have soldered down the pins of LM317. Thanks. BTW, following are the measurements I got on the board: TP1 and TP2: around 36.1V TP3 and TP5: around 47.3V PSU set at 27V...

Hi Canadians out there, I ordered some stuff from Mouser some days ago, today the package is supposed to show up, the sad news is the duty charge is ridiculously high, I ordered some C$70+ parts, and I was told that the customs duty charge is around $40+ Oh my goodness, how can I live...

Hi there, I am assembling this DC power supply cord(DigiKey part number: CP-2184) to STEPS board, but I am not sure which wire goes to VOUT and which to GND, can anybody kindly help? Thanks in advance!

Hi there, I want to use my iPod as source for my M³ amp, so I need a mini to RCA cable, do you guys have some specific recommendation for it, brand and model? Or is it suggested to make one such cable? Thanks.

Hi there, I am now sourcing parts needed for STEPS, Tangent's part list doesn't include resistors, I wonder if there is some more complete BOM list for STEPS online? Or can anybody tell me what the values R1 through R5 in STEPS should take? Thank you for you help

Today I just bought a Weller WES51 soldering station from Active Electronics in Toronto. I didn't check the package content in the store, so until I got home I didn't find it doesn't have a sponge, neither any instruction manual/registraion card, or something like that. This almost makes me...

Hi there, I am wondering what headphone amp DIY kits are currently available? I am now considering to DIY an amp out of kit instead of buying an assembled product. Specifically I have two criteria of selection for the kit, 1) It is better that the kit comes with case, 2)Proven synergy with K701...

Hi, I am looking around for K701-in-stock sellers, B&H seems to be one, but they don't publish selling price online, not even via emailing coupon. I am wondering if anybody has called them for price? It would be great if anybody can let me know, thanks

Hi there, I am new to this forum, I am going to purchse an AKG K701, could anybody offer me some suggestions on which amp to choose? Currently I am looking at Creek Audio OBH-11, any opinion on this specific amp? Thanks in advance.