RudeWolf

I use 30AWG silver plated copper and teflon insulated multistrand wires for anything that isn't too high current. For soldering I actually prefer stranded wires as they suck up solder by capillary action just like solder wick. I used to use CAT5/6 wires but for soldering the insulation melts away too easily. Also the bare copper seems to oxidize in clamp type connections very easily. For high current and 220VAC level I just rip up some lamp cord do a nice twisted pair. Soldering these sometimes require a little more oomph from your soldering rod but the isolation usually holds up nicely. Just be sure to keep your heatshrink far away from the spot you are soldering, there have been times when I've shrunk some prematurely and had to reconnect the darn thing back again.

Any opinions on Nixon? At first I was looking at Fossil watches but there wasn't a design that didn't rub me in some subtly wrong way. If I'll be able to find a dealer I might buy a Black/Orange Falcon-

Happy Christmases or any other 'mases you happen to be into!

Metrum Octave for 550$ shipped. http://www.head-fi.org/t/640256/fs-new-price-and-2-day-ups-delivery-metrum-octave-us-only-please

Just came back from a Muse concert. It was too friggin loud but all in all- a terrific show. Despite being live these guys played really clean and did about five encores.

Finally bought Currawong's Parasound D/AC-1600. Otherwise I had to check it like every two days if it hasn't disappeared. My GAS has been remedied for a while.

Now all that remains is hearing if the mastering is any good.

^ Dam str8

Unless, he's bad company.

The funny thing was that the other guy wanted to get it for bass-heavy electronic music. Was about to order the 400$ O2+ODAC combo from Epiphany so I thought I could help the guy out. After all there was nothing to lose for me- if he somehow likes it then I'll just put an ODAC in it and sell it off for little more than parts cost. He didn't like so I get to sell him the FiiO E10 as it is rather bassy. A win-win. As for the O2- I may have two takers who'd like for studio use. Probably need to rearrange the gain as the input stage will clip easily from typical 2Vrms signal.

I may have hosted the first Latvian headphone meet! 3 headphones, 3 amps, 2 DACs and two guys. So technically that was a headphone meet! Saved another soul from the pseudo objectivist nonsense that's been going rampant these days. Turns out that nothing beats a good listening session and surprisingly- Dynalo mops the floor with O2.

Hmm... Maybe I had some mistakes converting vrms into power. In any case I still love my Dynalo and have a feeling that utility wise it would overlap with the KSA 5 (both being current happy). Still too lazy (and afraid what you'll say about the wiring) to do a proper post at the DIY build thread.

Hmm... How suitable actually would this be for speaker duties? Most likely it would require a considerable bump in heat-sinking. Maybe even some meatier resistors. I could build one for computer speaker duties. Maybe get me a pair of those Hsu's.

Simple impedance testing can be done without an actual multimeter. Get a 9V battery connect wires to both poles and one wire to one of the ground wires. You can try using a led and a resistor for indication but a tongue (or some other soft skinned body part) is perfectly sufficient. If there is any connection between the ground wires you will feel current with you tongue. Basically any "tastable" voltage will do if you don't have any 9 volts.

I spent my Halloween carving cardboard for my Dynalo front and back plate mock-ups. Suffice to say that these mock-ups revealed some fuck-ups that may have cost me a new front panel. Some final adjustments and they might go to CNC tomorrow. Fingers crossed after that. Regarding the new Headamp logos, I did like this one- http://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/logo-wanted-headamp-audio-electronics-172729/entries/5 I'd simplify it a little though.

Are 2SC1815 that rare? I have 50 pairs together with 2SA1015. If I remember correctly the BC550/560 has about 4dB lower noise floor than 1815/1015 BJTs. That's why I would like to swap'em out. Any audible difference on your 550/560 Dynalo, Remolon?

I'm pretty sure that Dynalo can work with almost any sand you can get your hands on. I'm quietly plotting to swap the output bipolars on mine to BC550/560.

Actually this: "[...] lots of sounded panels around the room." might be the thing that set them apart.

So after a 3 hour talk with one of the editors of the biggest Baltic news agencies I got his recommendation for a new job I'm looking to get. It may or may not pay as much as the one I'm doing now but it will be immensely more interesting. Market analysis and database administration was a huge leap from manual construction labor, but in the end I realized that ultimately I will never be able to be well motivated at it. If all goes well (and telling others about it won't jinx it) then I might land a press secretary position at the biggest tech university in Latvia. The best thing is that it won't be all press releases but also editorial work for science papers. That may finally give me the chance to really flex my lobes. And get paid for it.

Sue them for copying the style and feel provided by your unique product.

You could alternatively get a Pico DAC. They seem to go for cheap on the other site (or at Justin's site). I got mine in a minty condition for 150$. Love the sound and I'm pretty convinced that it's the last USB powered DAC I'll ever buy. Also no one will mistake it for a small sex toy.

That Camille concert was decent but it didn't make that impact the Colin Stetson did. All in all I find this video library to be a good resource. The recording quality on both of these concerts was pretty good for a concert.