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the canare is VERY VERY ex. the neutrik is $3.80, the canare was $8.

 

however i chose the canare for 3 reasons

 

1. no matter what i did i couldnt get my solder to 'stick' to my neutrik. no amounit of cleaning, heating, re-cleaning, re-heating would do the trick.

 

2. the canare is small, looks much better too IMO

 

3. the strain relief on the canare is much better looking, tougher, and the internal solid metal cord crimp is much more comforting and re-assuring than the neutrik's plastic crimp. it took quite a bit of force to tighten the canare's crimp.

 

 

ablaze, i'm doing the complete mod account in pdf format. easier to disseminate that way IMO. also perfect for printing.

Actually, the Neutrik strain relief is a better one of the two. The more the cable is tugged, the tighter the grip will be on the Neutrik's relief.

Soldering on the Neutrik requires some soldering paste/ fluid & a higher power soldering iron (>30W). Fufil these and soldering will be a piece of cake.

VERY nice pics adhoc. this thread's going into the archives man

hey what 1/4" plug is that?

Looks to be a Canare.

Good for you... But.. How do you open up the cans?

Looks like a DACT attenuator inside.

aye, it's a DACT CT2 attenuator in there.

It's kinda like a buffered cmoy. With a discrete buffer instead of an I.C.

can anyone tell me where to find Gilmore v2 se schematic.....

A Gilmore V2 SE is the same as in the Gilmore schematics but with a few adjustments and more extras.

Eg. Usage of TL07x opamps instead of OP27/37 opamps for the servo.

Multiple inputs.

Slightly different resistor values for some portions.

I do have a Fossil watch tin but it's not for sale. Hehe... However, I do have a small mint tin about 60mm * 50mm * 18mm in size that I can let go for a token sum (

It's those O\ZON tins in this picture:

Heard that the Mitsubishi AZO Blue Diamond is not to shabby either, it ranks among the Taiyo Yudens. You can get it at Chamoxa, SLS 6th Floor. I think it is $13 for 25 CDs

The Blue Diamond isn't so bad. But I use it for burning data CD's instead.

I'd rate it just a tad under the TY discs.

 

Yup,was enquiring with Firefox about the Cmoy.

 

Not in the desperate mode now to put a ad.

I'd have time to build headphone amps to order if.....

You can hijack me to an 8 to 5 vocation at 3rd Guards (Bedok Camp).

Well... It's up to you people to convert others into headphone freaks.. LOL. I did sorta convert one of my best friends. He bought a pair of DT431's at the time and I gave him an A47 variant (Class A) headamp.

Most people don't believe in paying that much for a pair of headphones, this ain't hi-fi, ya' know. They're skeptical and nedd to hear the phones on a proper setup before they realise why you'd spend so much on the cans.

Surely a 1/8" input & output socket is adequate for julery's needs. A panasonic volume pot is quite good actually so an Alps blue is not really necessary.

Well... Other components like the caps & Opamp will still cost a fair bit. Plus labour charges....

A good volume pot is essential; Otherwise, you'll get great imbalance at lower volumes.

Hopefully RawHit will bring his V1 next time he visits and we can compare the V1 with the V2 and with the lite.

And hopefully the Joe Grado headphones too!

Low wattage soldering iron with silver solder isn't a very good idea. Getting a high wattage iron but soldering quickly would be better.

I reckon a replacement cable can be made for a reasonably low cost for the HP890.

Anyways, be warned that some Lite-on burners don't like the Phlathocyanine dye used in Mitsui, Kodak & Taiyo Yuden Gold media.

How'd they sound? Good?

Not too bad for the White Stripes & the Sum41 albums. Haven't listened to the Gorillaz vs. Spacemonkeys album yet. But not really my type of music.. Except maybe the White Stripes.

Elitist? Maybe but no one wanting your opinion? Nahh... people who have the same music taste & sound preference as you will want to know your opinion. Remember the reviewers may not have the same pereference as everyone else. Although having a team of 6 varied people will cover the bases better.

Not elitist.. Just a wierd taste for type of sound I like. Think about how many people actually put down the HD600's & DT880's. =)

I'll take it at your price. Will arrange with Rameish to help me out with the payment & shipping and all. =)

hey hey ben I listen to sum41 also LOL. why diseased? 

Typo..

That's the title of the album: "Does this look infected?"

I know I won't be on the team.. LOL!! With my wierd tastes...... ya' know the rest.

Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head (Have been listening to it for quite a while)

Just bought the following today:

Gorillaz vs. Spacemonkeys

the White Stripes - Elephant

Sum41 - Does this look diseased to you?

You can try a Clone PPA with 3 * EL2009's. That will be cool!

I'm sure the Gilmore's PS is very good. But the cost might (using good caps) might outweight the cost of a simple SLA.

Yeah.. But the Gilmore is gonna need good, clean power that don't drop in voltage. Guess SLA's can't provide that in the long term. For other amps like META's, (CH)A47's & Grado's, I guess SLA's are the way to go.

Nothing actually. I'm quite happy with the Rotel RCD-971 as a CD Player.

Hehehe... The one I kinda "fixed"? Must have a try at it soon. *grinz*

Without actually building one and measure for ripples with a high speed oscillacope, there's no way to verified if Gilmour's supply is as good as a battery.

Gilmore did actually test his power supply with oscillascopes (his 'workshop' is literally a lab.. LoL).