[fab_flix]

Got today the Browndog adapter. In a few hours it will be mounted. Will return with some opinions.

 
Edit: The biggest improvement is at the instruments (guitar, drums, piano, etc). The bass is more present and tighter and the voices are a bit forward than before.
All in all I think it's a worthy upgrade (20$). Now I like my Musiland more than my old modded X-Fi.
 

 

[JavierS]

Fab, can you please post some pics?

 

[Ektalog]

Good going, Fab_flix! I know you have posted a few details earlier but it would be good to have the new pixes. I was also looking at the caps that you replaced and hopefully getting your input as to the results vs the op-amp change now. I am planning to upgrade.
 
BTW, given my (old eyes) aversion to surface mount soldering (my receiver just barely survived a recent intervention), would this thing work?:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DUAL-SOIC-LME49990-DIP8-ADAPTER-/190577861922?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c5f536522

 

[fab_flix]

The difference in sound was much greater after I changed the opamps. But this is after changing the caps. The sound wouldn't have been that great with the stock caps.
 
Pics:
     
 

 

[Ektalog]

Many thanks, Fab_flix!

 

[JavierS]

Thanks for the pics Fab_Flix, great job. Was it hard to unsolder/remove the stock opamp?
 

 

[fab_flix]

Went to a local GSM service and the guy unsoldered the stock opamp in a few seconds. If you have a hot air gun it's very simple.

 

[JavierS]

Unfortunately I don't have a hot air gun, that is why I was asking. Thx.

 

[fab_flix]

But you have a GSM service where you live, right?

 

[Ektalog]

Uhhh....too much turkey made me dumber than my usual, what's GSM? (do I have to climb the cell tower to get to them :^))
 
Anyway, Javier, if you have a local Harbor Freight, heat guns are cheap: http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?keyword=heat+gun   EDIT: Ooops, just saw you that you are in Spain...qué se le va a hacer!
 
BTW, Fab_Flix, where did you get so many BGs, or was it partly from the old hoard? I haven't looked hard enough yet but I may have to use more Elnas than you did.

 

[fab_flix]

You want to mod your Musiland?
Elnas are very good caps. I had some Blackgates from my old X-Fi.

 
Quote:

Uhhh....too much turkey made me dumber than my usual, what's GSM? (do I have to climb the cell tower to get to them :^))

Mobile phones service.

 

[Ektalog]

Tks! Whose are the 1200uF values, Panny, or Rubicon's (non -BG)?

 

[fab_flix]

Panasonic FM.

 

[Melorin]

The newest driver solved freqency change issue, but I got a new one
 
Since I installed it I have experienced a strange thing. Setting the output volume to 0dB it is normal (at least I bet) but as I lower the value to -1dB, the volume become louder and clipping. At -2, -3dB it is more louder but at -4dB the volume from the speaker is normal again. -5 -6 louder, -7 is OK again.
Anyone got this failure?

 

[CrazyBlue]

Hey all,
 
I've had the Musiland Monitor 02 for over a year and it has been great.  Recently, however, I tried investigating the new drivers (been using 1.0.9.0 since I bought the device) and the only one I could get to work was 1.0.8.4 version.  None of the newer drivers are seen by the PC.  I get a "successful install" message, but the device doesn't show up in the sound menu and the driver won't open.  All installs were done using the procedure listed in the Musiland forum.  I decided to go back to the newer driver (1.0.9.0) and it is the same with it now.  Successful install, no device in sounds, as though the computer isn't seeing it. 
 
I did a system restore to before I started messing with the drivers, and it worked fine.  But if unplug the device from the USB port, when I plug it back in the computer doesn't see it and I have to do another restore.
 
What did I mess up?  I'm no computer guru, but as far as I know nothing was changed over the old setup.
 
Please help!