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I use Foobar in Windows and Exaile in Linux.  Here are my naming schemes:   Normal (16/44) FLAC:      Artist - Album - Track number - Track title.flac      i.e.  Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss - 03 - Spirit In Black   Better than CD quality FLAC:      Artist - Album (media type, bit...

I'm sorry to have to do this at the last minute, but something came up last night and I won't be able to attend tomorrow.  I hope the event goes well and hopefully I'll make it next year.

I use a bottle with a needle tip as well.

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I just read about this in the newsletter.  I loved Canjam this year so I'm definitely going to attend this!  I also have a friend from work who would like to come if there is room.

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Quote: More is definitely better, IMO.  I typically use the largest setting a site will let me (i.e. 200 on ebay searches).

I dislike the wasted space, overly white/bright color scheme, and the lack of bbcode (I'm not a WYSIWYG fan at all).  On the other hand, I do like that some things were added, for instance, the wiki, which I'm sure will be used for DIY guides and such that were previously in forum threads.

How cheap, is cheap? You can pick up an AX84 P1 kit with a CNC punched 16x8x2 chassis for ~$300 shipped from Doberman. AX84

Quote: Originally Posted by nhancakes Without a doubt check out Lazarus AD. I just came back from the Kreator show and they were the 2nd band on, and they really tore the place down. Absolutely loved them. 3rd-ed. Saw Lazarus A.D. open for Testament last year; pretty awesome...

Stable support for X-fi cards was added a few kernel versions ago. Here's a shot of it in my 2.6.33 Gentoo kernel: You'll get basic functionality with the kernel drivers. You will not get the Creative audio panel or any Windows software features like Gaming/Audio Creation/Entertainment...

Quote: Originally Posted by rayk An artist here, pretty sure there are fair few people in DIY don't do anything close to engineering haha Not of any type that would be useful for DIY audio.

Recased my PPA v2 and STEPS in a Par-metal case and added an ε12: Need to add a ground loop breaker (with my next parts order), but for now the unit is functional. Now on to buy some new 'phones.

Quote: Originally Posted by Moontan13 Anybody like Amon Amarth? I got a used 3 DVD live set, Wrath of the Norsemen, and it's pretty good. The lead singer needs to wear a shirt though. Synchronized hair whipping is teh gheyness also. Love them and agree about the hair thing. I may...

Quote: Originally Posted by tangent I got mine at Markertek, which has a $100 order minimum. I just received my $14.98 order (including shipping) from them last week so I'm positive there is no $100 minimum order.

Quote: Originally Posted by DemonicAngelz I'm not good at electronics so I'm just going to throw this stupid question out. Does the wattage of resistors matter? I have access to relatively reasonable priced kiwame resistors. Was wondering if I can use them to replace those in the amp...

Quote: Originally Posted by regal The Bijou is first class for 600 ohm headphones using 100uf oil output caps, but it isn't a top rated amp for low impedance phones IMO. New phones are on my list to obtain before I do another build. I'll keep that in mind though. At this point...

Quote: Originally Posted by nullstring lol, ubuntu has just as much control as gentoo.. It's just not as required >_>. But, anything that you can do in gentoo, you can do in ubuntu minus seemlessly compiling your packages with your own optimization options (but who really wants to...

Not much on the Bijou? I was looking at that for my first tube build--what do you guys think? My experience with DIY thus far has been: STEPS + PPAv2 + ε12 (currently moving all that from hammond cases into a single par-metal case) y1+y2 + σ25 Nothing high voltage as of yet, but I'd like...

Quote: Originally Posted by applegd Interesting comments, I will build one later then compare it to STEPS and AMB's Sigma22. Looking forward to the results. I'm using a STEPS with my PPAv2 at the moment.

Quote: Originally Posted by DanielCox Was this written as a joke? Hmmm...it's not April 1st yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by slowpogo Am I missing something or is it not possible to build a σ25 + σ24 to power the y2 at this time? I ran into the same thing. I have 567-1040-5-ND on intergalactic backorder with Digikey (estimate is 6/9). I figure I'll just use USB power until I...

Quote: Originally Posted by srserl I second the jeweler's loupe for magnifier and they are usually less than $10 at harbour freight. I got mine on sale for <$5. Or like $5 with free shipping on ebay if you don't have a harbor freight near you

99% isopropyl alcohol isn't that expensive. I couldn't find any locally so I ordered from here and it was about $7 with shipping. I found out later that my sister could have special ordered it through the Walgreens pharmacy (where she works), but it would only have saved me a couple bucks...