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x2 what Jim said! And congrats Bryan on the 2nd interview!

Yes, 8000 words to describe testing (mostly) on a $129 DAC is silly, but I think the main jist of his rant was the "design by ear" crowd. A previous piece of gear that I owned was done by one of these and it was littered with problems, some audible, some only interfering with lifespan. While I think that listening is an important part of the design process, ignoring things on a technical level shouldn't be tolerated either.

It sounds like you are inexperienced in electronic measurement, and probably also in safety when dealing with high voltage equipment? If you do proceed on this, please do a google on safety. At a bare minimum, NEVER perform measurements with both hands. Keep one hand in your pocket or away from the equipment (and not touching metal, etc.) If it were me, I would use some clip leads of appropriate voltage rating and clip them onto the test points with the amp off/unplugged. Be aware that without bleeder resistors, capacitors can remain charged up to high levels, even with the equipment off and unplugged. They could stay that way for days without being properly discharged. My advice would be to leave this to someone with experience. Is this an amp that you just received, or have you owned this for some time? Not clear from your postings whether this is something that just occurred under your ownership, or if you bought it and it arrived working like this?

In this pic the transformer looks like it has clearly shifted towards the back corner of the case. I would loosen the nut/bolt and slide the transformer so it is centered in the rubber disc and hold downs, then re-tighten the bolt.

Hello Ari! (to paraphrase your opening) Holes: just use the Hole command (lower left in the toolbar) and size it appropriately. I'm using 4.445mm right now on a board and it about right for a 4-40 screw. As for the board dimension, use the info (i) command on each of the lines. In the dialog box, you can resize these as you see fit. I always make sure the lines are straight as well (yours aren't) by making that dimension identical. Schematic looks right from what I can tell, but I agree about the diodes. E=You could just use 1N4148s or the like for a small one. I'd never let Eagle do the routing, but this looks OK.

Sorry to hear the bad news Driftwood. And Mike, I'll be hoping for the best.

Happy Birthday!

Yes. Sorry to hear that Nate. It really effects me (and I'm sure most people) when little kids die. One of my co-workers had a son who passed away when he was 3 from liver cancer that he had had since he was born. Choked me up, and still does a bit to this day when I think about it.

Eewww... plastic wheels Watch out for these...

^ Begin with a "P"?

At first I liked the new software. Not so much now... sorry.

Happy Birthday Nate! Hope you have a great one!

I don't know how much this lists in terms of internal construction, but might be of some help: Joe's tube lore

Happy Birthday Craig!

Work here is 38 down, 22 up. Monkey must have FIOS FTMFW Birgir's is pretty impressive... must not be that much to do in Iceland

Whoa! This surprised me. Never dealt with him, but seemed like a class act. RIP. Allen Wright passes

Interested in what you find tonally inaccurate WRT the Stratos? I find mine to be perhaps slightly warm but really quite neutral. I have not listened to the SL amps however. To the OP: the build quality of the Stratos is nothing short of amazing, particularly considering the price point. Heavy anodized aluminum case, face panel, etc. Internally they are built very well also. I'm curious as to what effect the Extreme and Glass Ceiling variants have on the Stratos. I've been thinking of talking to Klaus to see what upgrades would run me. Mine is a Stratos Plus (basic Stratos with the 120,000uf cap upgrade). Apparently there is a new higher-end Odyssey amp out, the Kismet. Check out audiocircle for the Odyssey forum for more info Odyssey forum

Apparently the member picture galleries are not supported under this software? That was a feature I really liked

The previous software had member's galleries where you could store pictures. Apparently the new software does not?

meh, beats 56k dial-up EDIT: 2nd run EDIT 2: both of these were using Airport Extreme to a Linksys WRT54 wireless G

Yep, good luck with that Reks. If you could cut your PITA professors in half with a 33% raise, seems like win to me

Happy Birthday Naaman!

Looks good Wayne. When I had my beard for 20 years or so, I couldn't stand it more than maybe 1/2" long. I'd be running for the beard trimmers with yours by now Vicki, have fun at the gala. I love reading your posts...

We bought a 13" MBP on CL, nearly new for $1K. Probably comparably priced to the refurbs at the Apple store, maybe a bit less. Apple Store refurbs I bought my G5 Powermac on the Apple store, refurb and have never had any problems with it (3 years?). It looked new when I got it.

It appears that it trys to get new content from whatever area you are in, If you are in PMs, it tries to get new PMs, etc. It should always fetch new forum content, not be tied to the area you are currently in.