[Bob A (SD)]

I went with the mellow as the aggressive is more suited to tame headphones with very bright treble characteristics as discussed by both Jeremy and Frans.   None of mine fit that description, so....
 
I've never read / heard anything from the Garage 1217 guys (Jeremy and Frans) that said the aggressive vs mellow option had anything to do with DACs.

 

[rez11]

they really should make their own amp+dac stack, a big part of my reason to mabye go Schiit was due to the nice appeal of both matching together on my desk lol i guess i can live without looks if im getting better sound

 

[HOWIE13]

  I went with the mellow as the aggressive is more suited to tame headphones with very bright treble characteristics as discussed by both Jeremy and Frans.   None of mine fit that description, so....
 
I've never read / heard anything from the Garage 1217 guys (Jeremy and Frans) that said the aggressive vs mellow option had anything to do with DACs.

Third from bottom post on this page:
 
http://diyah.boards.net/thread/681/project-polaris?page=1

 

[beyondthepale35]

Just caved in and bought a Polaris for my T1s. I would've gone Horizon but I don't want to deal with tubes since I'm weak and will end up spending more money than I need to on them. I've seen good things about the Polaris and lower model Beyers, has anyone used the combo before?

 

[HOWIE13]

Just caved in and bought a Polaris for my T1s. I would've gone Horizon but I don't want to deal with tubes since I'm weak and will end up spending more money than I need to on them. I've seen good things about the Polaris and lower model Beyers, has anyone used the combo before?

DT: 100, 150, 880 (250), 990, 1770- all very good in their own different ways.
Polaris can bring out the best in them as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Vanheim]

Im considering buying a Polaris but I'm a bit confused as I have very little knowledge about electrical engineering. I am by no means a diy'er. So can somebody explain to me what jumpers actually are? And how to use the Polaris in general? 

 

[bixby]

  Im considering buying a Polaris but I'm a bit confused as I have very little knowledge about electrical engineering. I am by no means a diy'er. So can somebody explain to me what jumpers actually are? And how to use the Polaris in general? 

DL the Polaris Manual, it explains everything.

 

[Vanheim]

 
DL the Polaris Manual, it explains everything.

Thanks a lot! 

 

[beyondthepale35]

Ugh, mine is sitting in the mailbox while I'm stuck at work doing absolutely nothing and not being sent home early. Anticipation is killing me haha.

 

[Vanheim]

Still, as a very non-diy-breaks-everything-I-touch guy. Should I be discouraged from buying the project Polaris in fear of damaging them while adjusting the settings?

 

[k4rstar]

  Still, as a very non-diy-breaks-everything-I-touch guy. Should I be discouraged from buying the project Polaris in fear of damaging them while adjusting the settings?

 
No, if you are afraid to assemble it yourself you can buy a pre-built kit and use it out of the box. Changing the settings involves using jumpers which is as simple as lifting a piece of plastic off of one set of pins and putting them on another. If you're unable to do that you may be incapable of using a computer and I suggest you step away from the screen 

 

[Vanheim]

   
No, if you are afraid to assemble it yourself you can buy a pre-built kit and use it out of the box. Changing the settings involves using jumpers which is as simple as lifting a piece of plastic off of one set of pins and putting them on another. If you're unable to do that you may be incapable of using a computer and I suggest you step away from the screen 

Oh, so that's what it is. Seems fairly simple. That's what I was looking for.
I already knew about the pre-built ones, thanks.

 

[HOWIE13]

  Oh, so that's what it is. Seems fairly simple. That's what I was looking for.
I already knew about the pre-built ones, thanks.

 

These are Jumpers.
 
You hold the top plastic part and just slot the two sockets at the bottom end into adjacent pins that are protruding from the circuit board. Depending which pins you chose your settings change, as explained in the Polaris user manual.
It's very simple and I can't think how you could damage your amplifier with them,
However, Polaris has a high gain output setting and using that with the vol pot too high might not be so good for very sensitive, low impedance headphones- though that would apply to any type of gain setting, of course.

 

[Vanheim]

   
 
These are Jumpers.
 
You hold the top plastic part and just slot the two sockets at the bottom end into adjacent pins that are protruding from the circuit board. Depending which pins you chose your settings change, as explained in the Polaris user manual.
It's very simple and I can't think how you could damage your amplifier with them,
However, Polaris has a high gain output setting and using that with the vol pot too high might not be so good for very sensitive, low impedance headphones- though that would apply to any type of gain setting, of course.

Thanks a lot! 

 

[rez11]

Just pulled the trigger on Project Polaris pre-built-purple Aggressive for my HE-400i's also got the Modi 2 Uber to pair with it, SO EXCITEDDDD!!!