Wow, great pic! Thank you much... I'm going to save that in case I get the cajones to rip up a new Audigy2 here in the near future. It's just the three AD8620's you've added correct? Hi Glassman, what exactly is the benefit of that? And... which components are those? Thanks guys, Adso

Hey folks, this may be a little out there for this forum, but I could use a little help. I was wanting to replace various system sounds from my computer with sound-bites from songs... probably in mp3 format. Possibly wmv. Does anyone know of a simple way to edit these file types for length so...

Hehe, this has been an intersting thread. Vedder, for the sake of those following this thread and the rollercoaster you're taking us on... please don't sell the tube amp until you've had a chance to compare it side-by-side with the hot-modded PPA. Tubes or solid state... the world is watching...

So you've done this mod MisterX? Could you give us a little mini-review/summary of the sound quality differences if you get a spare moment? I'd greatly appreciate your input too Harkamus since you seem to be positive about it. And, how difficult is this mod to do? Thanks, Adso

I'd be most interested to see some info on this too. I've seen a couple people talk about having Audigy 2's and swapping opamps out, but they don't seem to respond to questions about it. I'd be curious to hear how it's done and if there is a significant sound difference. Hopefully someone will...

Quote: Originally posted by wallijonn Now, will some Meta42Max builder please built it inside a 5.25" bay case and sell it to the PC gamers? It'll easily be able to use the usual 4 pin hard disk drive power connector (has +/- 12V for the rails). Heck, with so many PC gamers...

Someone should mention the extremely long burn-in time for the Senns. Oh wait... Just be aware that tons of 280 owners on head-fi have stated that these cans take a lot (100+ hours) of burn-in time before they settle in and sound their best. I don't say this to dissuade you, just for your...

Hrmm, well, how about kareoke music? Does anyone know where we could find a large selection of quality recordings from our favorite artists that are intended for use in the kareoke business? Grasping for strings here I guess hehe... Thanks for all the help folks. Adso

Well, darn. In leiu of someone popping in and gracing us with some new working method, does anyone know of some resources where a lot of contemporary music can be found without the voice elements? I'm guessing it's going to be hard to find Pearl Jam, Radiohead, things like that... Adso...

Is it possible to strip the voice component out of a digital recording? I want to listen to my favorite music while I'm working, but the vocal components make it too distracting for me. Is there a way I can strip it out of an mp3 collection? Adso

Quote: Originally posted by Voodoochile This is OT, but I can't resist. Can you imagine being at a cocktail party when someone asks the "what do you do" question, and you have to say "I'm a rocket scientist." "No, really, I am an actual Rocket Scientist" I imagine brain surgeons...

I went through this discovery process myself a bit ago. I think you'll find that the 590's get *much* more positive responses than the 570's, for all the reasons already listed. Speaking to the fact that a lot of people really seem to have jumped on the 570 bandwagon for games; I think there...

Quote: Originally posted by Chipko But in order of importance: Passively cooled northbridge, Zalman has a few to choose from, around 6€ or so. Passively cooled graphics card, again Zalman, heatpipe solutions comes in a few flavors, choose the one that fits your GPU. ~30€ Both...

Will do, thank you. Adso

Looks great Was ist los?! I'm hopefully getting ready to build a PIMETA myself and your idea of integrating the bass boost looks like an option I might be interested in. Can you comment any more on the sound differences between the pimeta with boost off and with it on? I'm pretty much an audio...

Quote: Yeah! I have one and it works an absolute treat. I almost wish I hadnt bothered changing the fans for quiet ones now, it works that well.... Everyone has their opinions, but mine is that I don't think this is really the best answer... (and I think it's ugly, but that's besides...

Wow, it seems like such a shame to trade down from such a great headphone. I think you may overestimate the cost of quieting your computer. Here's some reading material. www.silentpcreview.com Go through the articles and forums. Post if you need help. Just for starters let me point...

I noticed that modded card over there too. Asdfeproiu9, can you enlighten us any on how the different opamps (and if I remember right, different caps too) affect the sound, both for music and games? I hadn't really considered the possibility of modding a SC before, is there any info on this...

I was wondering if someone had a ballpark figure for the total parts price for the PIMETA. I attempted looking them all up, but in some cases I'm not exactly sure I'm looking at the right parts etc.. I understand that there are different part options here both for the basic design and any...

lindrone : Excellent, thank you. While I appreciate the info, I have to say my wallet disapproves, sounds like the number of soundcards on my 'to buy' list just doubled. I hate making choices. Now I have 2 pairs of legs dangling on the 580 / 590 teeter-totter as well. aerosmith : Haha, way to...

Fewtch is selling the prettiest d*%^ Meta42 you'll ever see in the for sale forum. You can track it's whole history too via threads on Head-Fi (linked form his for sale page) which is kinda neat I think. It comes with all kinds of freebies too at a great price, check the link...

Phew, y'all are active. Douglas, that would be tremendously helpful, but I almost hate to ask, it seems like a lot of trouble to go to. From what I've read I am extremely interested in the 580's also, but I'm shy of them unless I commit to an amp. (On the other hand they would be a lot of...

Oh my, this community rocks. Let me try and respond. Spent&Bent : I'll look into that Sony, I hadn't really read much about them yet. I would have put money on the fact a Grado fan would be the first to answer hehe. There isn't anywhere nearby I can test Grado's though, and I am scared of...

Thanks for the quick responses. Well, it sounds like what I have in mind is doable then. A3rd.Zero : That sounds like a good suggestion on the solderless breadboard. I had read about them at Tangent's site, and I'll try and find some more info about them. stereth : I'm sure that is an...

Hi folks, I've been trolling for a bit, but I think I'm getting ready to jump in with both feet. I am considering building my own amp, and have read through, though not exhaustively, several of the tutorials and references that have been made available here. I have a pretty specific project in...