It's not practical to use solid core for headphones. SPC is good with headphones. Solid core is nice in interconnects, like the LOD. Try that out. Don't worry too much about the solder as long as it's decent. The length of your interconnect will have more effect on the characteristics.

I've used mogami, mini quad, since it's lighter and more flexible than the regular quad. Was a nice little upgrade :) I personally feel the Pro 750's are already warm enough, so I find myself using my SPC cable more often. It's also longer so maybe that's why :P Either way, they're both better...

Well, if you do the standard mod by removing/bridging the internal caps, then the relevant pins are the normal R/L ones (3/4 respectively). If you're doing any other mod, you'll have to think about what suits you according to what you do. Though since you ask, I recommend sticking to the...

I finally bought myself a proper iron :D fx-888. 

You haven't looked at page 25, have you? ;)   Just note that that was probably not a standard mod, and it used different pin #s but as you can see, small caps fit snug in there :)  

Wow. Kudos! To everyone in the loop who led to this DAC++! I love seeing the life here. I've been... programming. Neon assembly & C, for cool stuff but my lab was more fun!! 

Quote: Originally Posted by IPodPJ That's a really bad picture.... Harsh. He's either been spending his free time keeping us happy ( ) or getting his groove on in some psychedelic lighting with them new cans, rather than fiddling with white balance. Besides, Who needs white...

Quote: Originally Posted by FraGGleR ...My first USB cable:... nuuu, how does it sound after some break in?? j/k. good stuff!

Quote: Originally Posted by jp_zer0 You girls and your fancy tupperware cases. Us of the p****-wielding sex just .. Ahh I love DIY spirit

hmph. I missed this.. Been rather busy with studies, etc. My final project in real time gps tracking has kept my soldering needs at bay with something else :P Nonetheless, Ti, I highly value your contributions! ENOJOY THEM CANS! I <3 head-fi community. RZPKT, guys!

I get mine tomorrow! I used a proxy to order, with my local(Israel) credit card, to a hotel where someone was staying, who bought it back. Another friend just picked it up from him, who I'll see tom... It's done its rounds :P Hopefully I'll get around to some sound checks soon.. but I...

dude. you. are. awesome. !

custom labels work hard, then play.

Quote: Originally Posted by nightanole .. question is how to convert the mini3 to desktop use only with no battery to go along with my gamma 1 i built... See how its going here! USB-Powered Headphone Amplifier? I'm not familiar with all potential complications, though.

I'm guessing with a dremel + small disc, some drilling maybe, and a lot of filing.

In my limited understanding, all digital players always have low pass filters on them since the sampling itself replicates all present frequencies around harmonics of the sample frequency. Also, your analog chain probably has some high pass filters in it too. Remember, its not just the single...

congrats on all the successful builds! It's exciting to see such good progress here

I once melted the mating connection for the ribbon cable. I accidentally touched it with the tip I guess. Its plastic melted over the contact pins, making contact very hard, and eventually impossible. I worked on it for a while, and cleaned it up, but it didn't last. old news though, I moved on...

You can reduce the volume of system sounds, which does take effect. (sound pref>sound effects). You could also route through an application called soundflower, and your system volume control will work. You could also route some apps through preferences if you want to get them out of your sound...

Group buy them for shipping with boards? I haven't seen the BoM yet, but what's the source count on it? Any possibility to drop that count via AMB shop? Would go a long way for us abroad-ers.

Then don't build one. How backed is your opinion? Have you ever/even heard a gamma1 DAC for instance? Even when powered off USB, gives some big boys a run for their money. Please introduce yourself. I'm intrigued by your background. What have you studied, what have you built, what...

DOH. And the other 2 are outputs. My mind is not where I'd prefer it to be. I had no clue what you were talking about, but it turns out I just had no clue what I was thinking about. Damn exams. I need to build an amp

not bad for spare parts. looking good. What's the deal with common ground having its own cable, and not in the RCA? is it for coax cables, trying to keep better symmetry ?

Lol. I'm sure you're still welcome here in the future

Congrats on the advancement of this project! I've been waiting for your guys innovation to pop up. I would LOVE to participate in prototyping this since it gets me all excited again But I think I'll have to wait it out, I've got exams for the next month, getting married soon traveling a...