Hah.. wow thanks for all the replies. Seems ive opened a few cans of worms I have a Frys near by perhaps ill see what they have down there for sale. In the meantime I got a cheap 13 dollar weller iron that came with a hot knife attachment Seems to work well to cut the techflex stuff. I...

Id like something better than the crappy old soldering iron that came with an old pc tool "kit" I dont want to spend much over 50 bucks on one.. I keep hearing Weller for a name brand.. Any particular models I should look for? Id like to get it local if possible, but online ordering is fine.

I was hoping to get away on the cheap for wire.. oh well I ordered some Canare Starquad cable today.. a bunch of ends of various sorts. All of which I plan on destroying in my first attempts My wallet has asked for a restraining order.

Thanks for all the replies. The sticker on the side is really faded and mostly worn off.. but I do see something on there that says "PVC". I guess ill just go find some better wire online somewhere for the task.

I am in the process of getting rid of a bunch of old crap from our server room at work, and came across this fairly good sized spool of 24AWG solid copper wire that they usually use for punching down phone patch panels. Its 2 solid strands each insulated. Is this wire worth anything at all...

Yea I know about all the color differences. I was trying to determine what the real difference other than the battery, was between the standard amp, and the battery one. From what I can see its a different amp class? AB for the battery.. A for the non. Is there really any sonic differences?

hehe I know about the color. I dont really care THAT much how it looks, as long as the sound is good. But in this case.. if I have a choice.. Red wouldnt be it Pretty much everything at my desk is black / grey, including the desk itself. My clothes may not match.. but by god my electronic...

Hrm a PPA amp would probabbly be a bad first time project for me But damn that looks nice. Thanks for the offer of your fubar..but. red sucks

300 was a ballpark figure. That gives me a couple of things to look at. I dont mind buying used if its from a seller thats been around a few I must say the Corda Aria is one nice looking unit. The fubar + amp combo look pretty nice too, with perhaps a slightly smaller foot print. Other...

Hrm looks nice.. but theres no DAC / USB interface on that. Im thinking I want to avoid the onboard sound in my pc.

My first venture into the world of headphone amps was with the Little Dot Micro+. To say the least.. I find it lacking. Originally I had planned on using the amp with my Zune only.. but lately the sound in my pc is lacking the real oomph to push my DT770 headphones. Im partially deaf.. so that...

Well it sounds ok to me.. but again I dont really have anything to compare it to. I guess ill find out at some point when I get a better one for home use

There are different versions of the amp? hrm.. I wasnt given any choice other than the color

Mine just showed up in the mail yesterday.. I have mixed feelings about it. The screws on the back side of my unit for what ever reason popped out. I spent over an hour trying to get them back in there. There isnt a "round" hole or thread for the screw to go in.. just the 2 corners that were...

Thanks for all the replies! Ive gotten a few PM's from a few of the DIY'ers here, and should be going with one of them Id prefer the DIY over the mass made overpriced cables As for me doing it myself.. well.. I suck with a soldering iron. Now to choose who to go with

Hrm the only threads I saw for them were a bit older now. I guess ill have to keep an eye out. Been tempted to go to that headfi meet in San Jose as well.. only about 20-30m from my place Perhaps I could find a good cable there on the cheap

As the title says, Im looking for a mini to mini (will connect my zune to a portable amp). Just curious what the best bang for the buck is. I saw some cardas cables at headroom for 14-17 I think, but it didnt look much better than the standard radio shack connector. Suggestions? I dont really...

Quote: Originally Posted by audiomagnate I tried it out at a local retailer with my UM2s and heard no hiss. Has anybody tried with "real" cans like DT-880s or AKGs? I have a feeling the Zune could drive them. Ive used my Zune with my DT770pro/80's. I had to turn the zune up to...

I have one of these at home: http://www.jvc.com/product.jsp?model...athId=5&page=2 Im curious what people think about using a full size A/V receiver as a headphone "amp"? The sound from the USB on an old computer of mine was certainly far better than the onboard sound. How does this compare...

Another vote for AVG 7.5 I dont know why people keep posting that its no longer any good. Are they just Symantec/Mcafee goonies posting crap like this to get a few extra sales and cause confusion? Ive seen this exact same type of post in many different forums. It updates.. it scans.. it...

Quote: Originally Posted by sawall Even though they claim not to, they pretty routinely profile in airpots. Pre-9/11 I had a ponytail and I found I was subjected to "random special search" about 80% of the time (I was typically going through LAX, Denver, San Jose, and Dulles). If I'm in...

Thanks for the input.. ill look into those.

I recently picked up a pair of Beyerdynamic 770pro/80 headphones. Im finding that my Zune doesnt really put out enough juice to really get these headphones to an acceptable volume level for me. It doesnt help the fact that im at least 75% deaf in one ear. So.. thats where the cross feeding...