Quote: This is a pretty dumb question but what set of operations and tools are people using to do the cable notch as seen in the above photo?  I can see a simple drill to do the hole but whats the clean way to notch out the rest of the slot?   Great to see you back, Bill!  

Quote:   I really don't!  All I have right now is a set of iGrados that have a cable going bad.  After reading all of this thread, now I really want to build a set of BillaGrados.  If I can turn what I've got into a set of WoodiGrados - awesome!  If not, I'll end up getting a set of SR60s...

Can anyone comment on the effect that the depth of the wooden can might have on the sonic performances of the drivers?     As I mentioned, I'm going to attempt get some woodie goodness out of a set of iGrados and while I think that will mean salvaging the drivers and turning the setup into a...

  Quote:   Can't wait to see pics of this idea, Bill!    

I've got a set of iGrados that have a cable shorting out.  While searching around for recable wire suggestions, I found this thread.  Now I'd like to try and turn these drivers into a set of BilaGrados.  Since cable, cups and headband pads are all easy to recreate or find, the only parts I lack...

Quote: Anyone have any thoughts on headbands parts?  Anyone have any laying around gathering dust?   Rob

I'd be all over that...right about now!   You run this idea by Bill yet?  

Wow.....amazing thread everyone!  198 pages later....that was just awesome!  I can't wait to jump in and try to contribute a little to this project.     I found this thread while looking for some advice on iGrados vs SR60s.  I demoed both side by side many years ago and decided the sonic...

The price point at HeadRoom and the style caught my attention.  My iGrados have developed a temperamental short in the cable and I'm looking at other options in that category.     Given that I've been quite impressed with the iGrados, I was also pretty impressed with how HeadRoom rated the...

Does anyone have any experience with the Beyer DTX 35s?  HeadRoom has a glowing review of these guys and for the price over at Amazon, I pulled the trigger on a set.     I won't dare classify myself as an audiophile in circles such as Head-Fi but I've experienced some of the better...

Anyone find their iPhone gets damn hot when using their LOD? The only other time I feel this thing get this hot is when I'm running some serious apps or I've been on 3G data for a while. Battery life also seems to drain off really fast.

You guys rock! I'm just a silent stalker around here every now and then. I recently went from an iPod Touch Gen 1 to an iPhone 3Gs and lo and behold, my Microshar LOD didn't work. Quick search and walla! Followed Good Times post and 20 minutes out of my lunch break and I'm back in business...

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Quote: Originally Posted by dbfreak Mmmm...Cohibas. ISOMs? Gorgeous amp! Rob

I received what was the last of the quantity brian put up in December. Looks like he still has stock sitting around. And another big thumbs up for ordering from Brian....very very pleased with the product and transaction.

I recently purchased one of microshar's lineout cables off of eBay. Very reasonable (~$35) and a marked improvement in SQ out of my Touch. I have no other LODs to compare it to but the build quality is good and it is a step up in quality from the headphone out...so I'm happy.

They're making that cool dot-dash-dot-dash impression on my head right now. The openness/soundstage is almost distracting as I've never heard anything quite like this. I feel like I want to turn up the volume to get it more in my head but I'm resisting....not passing any judgments of any kind...

Thanks for that. I certainly will be picking up the full gambit of Senn parts when the time comes. For now, I'll just enjoy listening to them as is, complete with that unburned-in sound. Fex-Ex says they are sitting on the front porch at home. Counting the minutes.......

For a <$50 set of cans, I've been quite happy with the ATH-M30s. I also had those Sennheisers and I passed them off to the wife for a set of cheap work headphones as they were going to be no use to me after hearing the M30s. They aren't phones I would scream from the mountaintops about but...

Quote: Originally Posted by wquiles For the non-portable project, I might build a home-version of the mini^3, the M^3, a PIMETA, β22, or something else - I have not decided yet, but I am in no hurry either Will Another one to consider for a desktop amp for the HD580 is the...

Quote: Originally Posted by TSuBaSa Well I got a HD580 from brian too... I hope mini^3 gain5 could handle it... Be sure to report back on that, please. Getting ready to build a mini^3 myself and I seem to have seen Ti mention the gain 5 worked well for his HD650s in the build...

I just snagged the last of the "new" hd580 that brianf had for sale on eBay. Thanks for pushing me in this direction in time! EDIT - Looks like that was just a batch of em....plenty more there now.

X3s hands down for SQ. I had the super.fi 3s side by side with the XBs and the decision took all of 5 minutes of listening. The sf3s went back to radio shack the same day I got the XBs. Now the build quality of the Mylars....that's a worry.

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When I was looking for this very thing back about 6 months ago, I ended up with the ATH-M30. It's a real sleeper on these forums but I've been very happy with them. $50 shipped from good sellers on eBay. The choices seemed to be between this and the DJs but I'd read too much about them being...