Quote:   http://www.cmlsupply.com/model-936-esd-safe-soldering-system.html?gclid=CISq1KzUnbUCFdSmPAodWgwA9A   All the Aoyue stuff is great for anyone short of a hardcore professional. (And I've heard even they are using 'em...)

Can anyone suggest something flexible, durable, and cheap for fixing my TF10s? I hear 24ga silicone "Spaghetti" wire is popular.

Long story short: After a fix, I have myself a nice pair of these:     http://www.soundstage.com/revequip/cliffhanger_bulldog_followup.htm   And what I want is a pair of these:   http://audeze.com/audeze-lcd2-bamboo     The speakers are in good working condition, and...

Quote:   Quite the opposite. Speakers - especially electrostats - have widely varying impedance and can offer an inductive or capacitative load (or sometimes both at once!) A poorly-designed amplifier will choke on that sort of load.   Strictly speaking, I suspect that Carver used...

Quote:   "I ran a class-A amp heavily into clipping, and it melted." 

Quote:   The problem here is that these companies use a subjective design philosophy. This thread is about objective design, in which the entire signal path should ideally be a straight wire with gain.   There are some esoteric bugbears out there like intermodulation distortion on...

Square wave in. Square wave out.    There are several packages for audio measurement popular with speaker DIYers - HOLM impulse is a big one. You'd need an unusual measurement rig, though. 

An objectively "good" amp, as I would describe it, is the one in the LME49600 application note. Quite a few commercial and kit designs use variants of it, and the original uses a top-spec (LME49200) op-amp and has a DC servo. Powerful, low distortion, low output impedance,  and devoid of the...

In a moment of madness, I shoehorned the triple-flange fittings from my old E3Cs onto my TF10s. It's obviously not an ideal arrangement by any means, but the improvement is easily audible, especially in the bass. Anyone know where I can get these in TF10 size?   Quote:   The TF10s are...

Has anyone here tried building a measurement jig for these? Stands to reason there's no reason you couldn't plug the data into a standard crossover design program (like PCD, which is free!) and make a really excellent IEM.

So far, here's my plan of action:   Step 1: Use handy ear-foam casting kit to make a positive mold of my ear. Alternately, I can use one of the "press goop into your ears" earplug kits, which is less precise but may make for easier molding. Suggestions?       Step 2: Create...

I've just acquired a new pair of Triple.Fis, and am enjoying them immensely. However, they're far from the most comfortable IEMs, and I've found that the Comply eartips don't provide as good a seal. Could this perhaps be improved by some custom eartips?   I have access to various casting...

I'm working on some custom DT770s made of wood and aluminum. (Plastic? We don't need no steenking plastic!)   Anywho, I have some DT770 drivers, but I'm missing the little plastic "crown" and surrounding foam. Does anyone have any tips on recreating this? I do have the driver assembly and...

Quote:   I'm not too familiar with Hirsch, but I might point out that until fairly recently, the only two parameters measured were on-axis frequency response and distortion.   To get an accurate picture of a speaker, you need to measure: -Off-axis response in both the horizontal and...

Quote:   "Not going to name anyone," eh? Yes, I have not listened to any other Grado products, and for good reason. However, I *have* looked at the measurements for a variety of their headphones - the frequency response spike that gets on my nerves is there in all of 'em. This is what...

And now, for my fifteen minutes of blasphemy and heresy:   1. All "full range" speakers. If they use a driver 4" or larger, they always seem to have a horrible cone resonance that make them sound buzzy, and if they use one 3" or smaller, they have no bass or dynamic range. You can sort of...

  Quote: Suing someone over a copied PCB is pretty difficult. While you could probably nab him over the name, a very small difference in the PCB could render his design 100% kosher. And unless you've developed something new (and, let's be honest, linear audio amplifiers are about as old...

The DT770s/880s/990s are very comfortable headphones, and very well made. 

More seriously, though, I'd try connecting it to the headphone amplifier at a low level. Odds are that those leads are before the crossover, and that all you'd need to do is replace the connector. 

If you can't find anyone to fix it, I'll buy it for parts. :D

I wish I hadn't missed those DT880s. :(

DT770/600s, perhaps?

I have some 2003 DT880s, and I've noticed that some noises - often "harsh" noises that consist of square waves with lots of harmonics - can make them sound kind of buzzy. I'm pretty sure the headphones aren't damaged - it's a problem I have with almost all single-driver speakers, and likely due...

I'm looking to DIY a leather headband for a pair of Grados, and was wondering if anyone else has done this sort of thing. Can anyone recommend a good variety of leather and perhaps even some sort of template?

These should be up on Etsy ASAP. I'll also have a slightly different set as an option, for those who are big on tube-rolling. Glad to hear everyone likes them - I'm a bit new at making jewelry.