Hi folks it's been a very long time since I last configured a computer as a dedicated source for digital stereo audio and I'd like some input and advice regarding a new build or rebuild. I use an i5 Intel with a single stick of 8gb ram near silent psu and cpu cooler with an Asus strix nvidia...

Hi folks haven't been on here in an age just bought a Blue Hawaii on eBay it looks like a scam but eBay protection should cover me just in case here's the item number171896991732 If it is valid and I've just scored the deal of the century how do I deal with connecting standard phono connectors...

It's the aniversary of tesla's birth today, a man some called genius. I wonder just how far he could have gone with the right backing and understanding? YouTube - Nikola Tesla - The Forgotten Wizard

Don't know if this has been up before Warwick Audio Technologies Ltd - Technology - Overview "We have developed a new form of mid-range loudspeaker technology, the Flat Flexible Loudspeaker, FFL. Using principles similar to ESL*, we have re-engineered the materials and electronics to...

Hi Folks, I have a Zhalou D3 which has inputs. One tg link, two coax and one optical. The switching between connections is controlled via four touch buttons on the front. the problem i have is that the input keeps switching back to the tg link connector. There is an option on th dac to set...

Hi Folks, Since i discovered the joys of good headphone listening my musical choices have changed dramatically! Almost a year ago to the day I discovered headfi while i was searching the net for a good pair of wireless surround sound headphones . At the time there were only two genre's of...

Hi Folks, I just replaced the tubes in my stax T1W amp for the first time since I purchased it. Before this i had to have the volume at around the 1 o'clock mark in order to effectively drive my omega's and even then the sound although good seemed to be missing some hi frequency detail. I...

I was told by a dealer recently that you can't get a nos dac with balanced output. Is this true or not?

I need to adjust the bias in a few bits of equipment but for the life of me I cant find a plastic screwdriver for sale in the UK! Can someone point me in the right direction. I don't like the idea of frying my equipment using a metal on. Thanks

Hi, I'm planning to swap out the attenuator on one of my stax amps. I'm going to go from the standard pot to a decent stepped attenuator around the $300 mark. how do I choose which rating to go for with the pot and what difference will it make if i choose a 50k over a 100k etc. Or would...

Hi, Anyone know where i can get decent quality high voltage 600v + wire. This will be for hookup and also for stax cabling. Even shielding so i could make my own would be nice. Would double layer ptfe around thick enough silver e.g. 2mm dia work or is there more to it than that? Thanks.

hi, Im after a couple of spare parts, specifcally the internal screw connector for the ultrasone screw in cable and the headphone jack with the little ic board attached. Any idea where i'd get these. Thanks.

Hi we all use rca and 3.5 or 6 mm connectors for most of our gear Are these really the best connections? What about using a different Connections that aren't normally used for audio or using binding posts With bare wire? Any thoughts or has anyone tried a different connector?

Hi guys n' gals, Simple enough question but if you have a pair of stereo amps how does the bridged mono on some of them work does it just feed a mono signal i.e. left or right simultaneously to each amp and combine the output or is it something more complex any schematics out there and can a...

This is a bit of a crossover question from another thread in the high end audio forum regarding preamps. I've recently read this old thread regarding foobar's volume control function specifically in relation to its quality. http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f46/do...-sound-100344/ So the...

Hi, I'm going to built another set of interconnect cables to connect both my dac and ps1 to a single pair of rca inputs on my stax amp. What are the down sides of this if any and would i be better of attaching a second set of rca connectors to the back of the amp and running independant...

Hi Guys and Gals just had a thought and wondered if its been tried before. A lot of you will have previously or currently owned high end speaker related audio equipment and have probably come across the facility to biwire or biamp speakers i.e. bridged mono amps or seperate amps for seperate...

Hi, Just finished a couple of cmoy pocket amps and i realise that it is a royal pita to solder the six connections onto the volume pot. I've done it but it looks poor. anyone got any good tips, links or advice on the best way to get a good clean and tidy solder joint on the pot? These...

I've just made the most delicious sandwich i've had in a very long time. Bacon + Brie + Cranberry Jam with white sliced bread. Orgasmic! I'd take a picture but i've scoffed the lot! very nice indeed so i'm having another one for lunch tommorrow. any of you guys got a good...

Hi guys i don't have the destructions for this amp so can someone tell me if the rca output on the back of the amp is just a direct feed from the input or does it allow the srm1 to act as a preamp so i can use the volume control on the front of it. Reason is i want to connect the srm1 to a power...

Ok maybe it's just me but why is it that all the good ones are taken? What i mean is list the superhero's of the headphone world and what you have is cans like the AKG K1000 (no longer made) Sony MDR-R10, Original Stax Omega's, Sennheiser Electrostats and the list goes on and on. Now I know...

hi, I've just been refreshing my knowledge on AC power etc (about 25yrs since i looked at this) and something struck me that maybe some of you guys might be able to answer. Given that generally these days a lot of us are using a digital source and using some form of digital to analog...

Hi, I received my new Zero Dac late last week but only got a chance to try it on tuesday as I was away for the weekend. Apart from an issue where the power cord arrived with a broken plug there is something far more troubleing wrong. This thing hums like crazy! i don't mean on the audio - the...

Hi, In the near future i'm upgrading my preamp and dac. Im currently using a cheap external usb sound card as a dac feeding usb to the soundcard then using a 3.5mm stereo to dual phono/rca into the preamp of a NAD 3020b. all other things set aside should i go computer to dac/preamp via usb...

Hi, Not sure if this is the right place but i'm guessing this is more of a tweak than a amp specific issue. I seem to have a 'hum' coming from my headphone jack. My equipment is as follows. Computer Trust USB soundcard NAD 3020B amplifier set to run in lab mode (no ultrasonic or subsonic...