I wonder if I can build anything with these... Any desirable tubes I should check for? It could be that none of them are useful. I found a tube tester with them too, so far the ones I checked were fine. 

After my (mostly) successful experiment with the CMoy, I am ready (hopefully) to move onto my next amp. I was considering a more expensive/complicated amp like an M^3 or PPA but I think I'd like to keep it simple and make some version of a CMoy or an Apheared 47.   I've been reading and...

Hi all,   I have an X-Fi Xtreme Music, what I guess would be considered a midrange card, but the DAC is supposedly pretty good. Of course the gaming element and processor is useless now that EAX is dead, but that doesn't matter much for me as long as the card sounds good.   So in...

I have a little experience with DIY, including the obligatory CMOY and a tube guitar amp. I am ready to step up to a full size amp. I've worked with 120V AC on the guitar amp, so I know what that entails.   I have only so looked at amps on AMB Labs and Tangentsoft, but I know there are a lot...

I went to B&H and Guitar Center and was disappointed at both. The selection at B&H was great, but all the cans were connected to little 4 output amps, and the source was a tiny mp3 player playing crappy MP3s. They let me plug in my iPod, but it still went through that amp and god-knows how many...

Hi all, It's been a while since I posted here! I'm looking for a pair of 'phones that I can run with, and it seems to be more difficult than I'd imagined. In-Ear headphones, like the westones I have, are useless because you hear a thump everytime your foot hits the pavement. Earbuds are...

I have a pair of Grado SR-60's, and although I love them for certain types of music, they just don't work for others. Also, I've had them for a few years and I think they are worn out-- they just don't sound nearly as good as they used to. The things that I think the grado's have trouble with...

I am planning on modding my X-Fi, so I ordered a sample of LM4562 opamps. I've got three so I thought I'd build an amp with the extra. Are these good sounding, and would they work with any relatively easy to build amp like the mini^3? Thanks!

Luckily, I've heard these headphones. I think the sound great. Very natural and good, deep bass. The only complaint I had was the bass was a little quiet: it was good, but not very powerful. When I heard these it was out of a dap. Does the bass, and the headphones in general, sound better...

I have found that the easily-driven IEM's are also kinda sensitive as far as what they are being driven from; straight out of an iPod they sounded terrible to me... I was wondering if there are any portable amps that have high/low gain settings that don't degrade the SQ when engaged...

I had all these crazy ideas, like staying out of the iTunes ecosystem with my first foray into the world of MP3 players. But I need help deciding. I thought I'd get a new-but-oldschool iRiver H120 (there are a bunch of new ones on eBay), but I am seriously doubting myself. First of all, it...

I really like electronic music, although it's hard to get into it after being a fan of rock for so long, being that no one I know listens to it... Luckily, I've stumbled across some really cool crap over the years, but I want more! Here is what I know (and like): Popular electronica...

A couple of months ago, I would have just gotten an iPod. But I've realized that I have never actually owned one. They are just so ubiquitous that I haven't considered other options. Are there any contenders to the iPod that have good sound quality out of the headphone jack? I hear that...

So, Ultrasone is updating their line with a new version of the Proline 650 (just called Pro 650). Anyone know the differences, or how either of these sound? The newer Pro version is $300, but I can get a blemished pair of the Proline 650 for $170, so I thought it might be a good deal...

Hi, I'm looking for a headphones amp after hearing how much of an improvement they provide for so many headphones, even ones that can be powered by iPods, etc. Most of the ones I've seen so far are well above $400, and I am trying to spend under $200. Is that even possible?? I want to...

I have an X-Fi, which I hope to "hotrod" soon, and I was wondering whether or not that gives it enough juice to amp 80 ohm headphones so they sound good... I heard that some headphones, like the DT770-80ohm, sound better with an amp, even though portables can power them. Would an X-Fi have...

I have an x-fi xtreme music, and I was wondering if there is a way to get line-out out of the card? The head-phone out port would work, but it has volume control and Im assuming that means its not really at line-out voltage... If I wanted to use an external amp for headphones with this...

I need a pair of headphones that sound good, but are also closed and have enough isolation that I can use them with the drums/ monitoring. Most of the HPs that I've been looking at are open, but I decided that a closed set would be a better investment for me because I can use it with the...

I want to get something a little better than your average "computer speakers," but I don't want to get a receiver/amp. I was thinking some small powered speakers would do the trick. I've heard that the M-Audio's are pretty good from someone. I don't want to get a sub, so hopefully the pair that...

Sorry if this topic is brought up a lot, but I've been searching the forums and I just got more confused... So, I want to know what the difference between the different models of X-Fi's. I was thinking about getting the XtremeMusic, which is the cheapest full-sized model. If we go up to the...

Hey, I'll be using this 2.1 setup that I have at home for a while. I'm basically "borrowing" them, and I like how they sound, I'm just wondering if anyone has heard of these brands. It has an "ADCOM" preamp/receiver (model GTP-350) and an amp (model GFA-535II). The speakers are pretty old I...

Hi, I know this forum usually deals with HP's, but this sections said speakers, so anyway... I'm looking in to getting a 5.1 speaker setup for a computer that I'm building. I'm probably going to be using one of the higher end X-Fi cards. I really have no idea what is out there and how much...

Hey all, I've used this forum many times before, and I've gotten a lot of great advice when I needed to buy a pair of IEMs a couple of months ago. Now I've got more questions that hopefully you'll be able to help me out with... I am in the process of building a PC and I've got a few...

I've had my Grado SR-60's for a few years now, and they've gone through a lot of wear and tear, and one trip back to Grado for repair. I'm actually listening to some music with them right now. I saw my friends roommate had gotten a pair, and I tried them out and was surprised how different they...