Quote: Originally Posted by cotdt learn Electricity and Magnetism in college physics. then read the book The Art of Electronics. Pay my tuition? Quote: Originally Posted by pabbi1 Audiologica That is a light read, but you can only learn by doing...

Hi everyone, been lurking for a while but haven't posted much. Just finished my first DIY modded grado amp copy but still feel like I don't know a damned thing about how this electronics stuff works. Fortunately I had a friend to do all the layout and electronics stuff for me but I'd like to...

So my friend and I just finished putting together our modified grado copies. It was my first project and I still feel like I don't know crap from shineola about it but damn was it fun! All I need now is a knob, a baseplate, and to figure out one little grounding issue and it'll be perfect. Sorry...

I know this isn't exactly a source question but it does have to do with amps and I couldn't really think of a better place to post it. Anyways, recently I aged a year and received an amazing present of my dad's old Linn Katan speakers. Considering that speakers were going to be my next upgrade...

Fair nuff, I'll go check it out. Who knows?

Yeah that'd be cool but i'm looking at upgrading amps later and I'm hoping to build a relationship with a dealer in the area. I figure start small and maybe a deal on some b-stock might follow?

Anyone know of any places to buy a $200-300 USB DAC in NYC? I've seen the Cayin DAC at stereo exchange and it looks dope but $800 is definitely out of my price range. Also are there any moderately priced tube DAC's out there? I know there are a ton of places to buy online but I prefer to buy...

Interesting, i'll have to look in to both of those. Are there any places in nyc that sell em? Also are there any relatively cheap tube dac's?

Very very small? Audioengine2's or maybe some of the m-audio studiophile's?

I'd love to know this too except I got the 181's and the cable that came with it sucks and the casing stripped off.

Yeah I definitely wanna get to that stage anyway but baby steps my friend, baby steps. I'm generally a complete dumdum when it comes to math (although I did kick ass at the grade-school math section of bar-trivia the other day) so I'm kinda daunted by getting into anything more complicated than...

I care how many times this has been said but damn tubes are cool.

Well I'd say budget is no more than $300, preferably 200-250 and I listen to mostly 70's/early 80's metal (mostly Black Sabbath and Sabbath inspired doom), punk/hardcore of all kinds, powerpop, and that kinda crap. Got any recc's? Also which dynaudio's do you have? I've heard their break-in...

Most definitely, figured I should leave the speaker chat outta the headphone forum though. Yeah my next upgrade is gonna be a sweet set of horns. I'm between Devore, Totem, Dynaudio, and possibly but probably not Epos. Now if only I had the cash... For better DACs what kinda money do I have...

I'd love to but I'm not really the electronics ninja and the parts are already ordered. Also for a first amp build I'd be kinda nervous working with the kinds of voltages required to get a tube set up running. Who know's though, if these go well maybe I'll throw a hybrid together, the dude...

That's pretty sound advice right there. Quote: Originally Posted by juniperlater I have a Pro-Ject Xpression III and it is great. My vote would be this: If you do not have a cartridge budget, buy the MMF-5.1 $699 w/ a $299 cart is a good deal. If you have a cartridge budget...

So I'm working on my first DIY amp with my friend (who I believe is also a headfi-er. It's an improved grado clone and since I'm a complete moron when it comes to electronics I worked on the casing. I just finished the cutting, routing, and first stage of stain and I'm totally stoked. here's...

The debut and the P1 are nice but as someone who started on 1200's moved up to a debut and now owns a project expression III, the P3 or the ExIII are a slamming deal for the money. That crap sounds like rainbows, sunshine, and the thundering of unicorn hooves.

nice to look at but perhaps not the most environmentally friendly? Eh nuff being a buzzkill. If you dont mind me asking how does the tubebox compare to other phono stages youve tried? They look killer but im currently loving my grado

I've been on project tables for about 5 years now and haven't had a complaint to date. I started with the debut and recently moved up to the expressionIII. I'd say that Rega or the Project are both great deals. I started with a 1200 when i was 12/13 and there was a definite improvement when i...

And what exactly is the better dac going to do to my sound in terms of qualitative imrovements?

So the DAC is the key piece here then? Where can I pick up this 0404 doodad?

For reference my standard of what sounds good comes out of the fact that I listen pretty much exclusively to vinyl when I'm not on my bike. I run a Pro-Ject expression III through a Grado PH1 phonostage with a sumiko bluepoint Evo III cartridge all hooked up with Nordost blue heaven...

Ok so in talking to a friend at digitalfix he told me about audioengine's wireless transmitter setup (and it sounded like a pretty solid set up so I picked one up to try. (Pricey at $150USD a pop) but as soon as threw it in my system it made a huge difference. First of all it never has to wait...

Hi all, so I just picked up a new Mac tower and I'm looking to run it through two different systems, my Linn Classik/AE Aegis Evo1, and through my Grado RS-1's and currently they both sound like crap. Currently the headphone situation is that I'm building an amp and that should take care of...