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Pics of the SMD-DIP. I will try to get pics of the other one asap. don't worry the boards will be cut...

Hi everyone. Bought a headphone amp kit from a friend over in China from erji.net, and he's interested in selling some of his adaptor boards. so i'm helping to take orders. Selling the following: 1)SMD-DIP adapter. 2)Single-Double DIP. Similar to the one Huangyong organised 2 years ago. (http://www.sgheadphones.net/index.php?showtopic=2576&st=0) However, the PCB is not gold plated. Its not important though, consider the pins the opamp use, the solder we use, and the legs used... They will come with the legs as shown in the photos, which look pretty sturdy. You will have to solder them yourself. Pricing $4 per piece for either one. This will include shipping to me. However, if you want me to send it to you via mail it is possible at extra charge. Otherwise meetup at my convenience. Payment to my POSB Savings account: 093-80198-9 - your nick as the payer. Please inform me before payment is made. Friend will be shipping a number of boards to me, but the legs may be limited. So legs will go on a first come first serve basis Thanks for looking, Hansel

YGPM. (on erji.net) thanks for the help guys

is this a standard DIP socket? I don't get the technical jargon. http://sg.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/par...jsp?SKU=1080507 Anyone knows where I can get a socket of such a quality in SLT? wellaudio? Thanks in advance!

what's the website?

where to get KZ in Singapore? Only time I saw it was when a friend from China came with it.

sold

...so many BGs for SOHA? Suddenly this 'budget' amp is high-end...

ygpm

nope no plan at all to do DIY long term. Just want to get one case. Yup that IEC type, and the bigger RCA and 1/4" holes which require something more than the drill..I don't even own a drill, and don't plan to..

Bought it from squalle, but I need a 50k one. If anyone has a spare 50k alps pot I'd be very happy to trade for it as well. $23. pics here: http://www.sgheadphones.net/index.php?showtopic=4729&st=15

sold

Anyone knows where you can get someone to drill holes into your casing? For power socket, rca jack etc etc. any address, contact no.? thanks

Bought one from Chins in the group buy. In the end, I've decided to try another project. So it's for sale... $24 for the board. Haven't even received it yet. The 24 will include some other stuff, as 24 was before a price revision. Please see the SOHA MO thread for details. Please PM me!

digi, can you give us a parts list for your PCB, including the parts list for the diamond buffer? Which parts on the PCB are replaced by the buffer? I'm afraid of buying extra components. was reading on the headwize website and it seems like there are many variations to the CCS. I don't understand the technicalities, but which part is your PCB using? Is it fixed? Any recommendations for noobs? Thanks

you can consider the higher end er4p. If you lurk around head-fi.org you can get it 2nd hand for around 120usd. That's how I got my er4s...just be careful who you buy from. Some people don't like it's rather clean, analytical sound. But I love it.

I'm very late for the MO. Anyone who bought a spare board, will you be kind enough to sell it to me? Please PM me if possible!

From what I've read, i think maybe you should get a better headphone first before getting an amp. sr80 sounds great without one, but you might have to upgrade along the grado chain to get a discernable difference. i think even an sr80 amped might not beat an sr225 unamped. Again, all these from all the past readings i've done, which convinced me to move upwards from an sr125 to hf1. No regrets so far... If you do want to get an amp for your sr80, one thing I would say is that because grado headphones are low impedence, you will definitely want to get an amp which is dead quiet, as well as a clean source (line out, no headphone out). Or else you will get a noisy headphone.. My own home amp is hibernating now precisely because it's not quiet enough, and I'm not happy. You might want to beware of this little dot tube wave going on. I think you may hear noise with your grados. Wait for them to arrive and try them first. You'll miss out on the MO though...

don't think of bringing any expensive stuff to BMT. It's just not worth the risk. You're stuck in the company of a bunch of guys you hardly know....You won't have much time to listen anyway....unless you are in some damn slack company. In my time (3 years ago) that was Delta. I was in Foxtrot. Anyone familiar with the saying, 'heaven and hell is only a basketball court away'? Also, at earbud level. mx500, 550, or whatever, the difference isn't really that great to justify buying a $40+earbud. you're better off saving it for something really good post-BMT.

I got a custom earmold from Jaben. Here are some thoughts. This was initially meant as a reply to a question posted by iynaix, but I found myself typing so much i figured i might as well make it a review. Asked for one in black, but it looks a little grey. prob due to the silicon. Taking the impression First off, make sure your ears are clean. If not, you have to dig it there, which can be embarrassing for some. Luckily, mine were clean. After an inspection for wax, Wilson's assistant placed 2 foam bits deep into my ear canal, to prevent the mold from entering too deep. This was a little uncomfortable. Thereafter, he placed the plasticine-like material into my ear. Here was where I feared for my ears a little. The guy who took them had no gloves on! No problems at all though, but I think an audiologist would have been a little more professional. But this was free! So it's much better! There is however some scientific discourse over what sort of impression to take. Generally 3 types - open jawed, close jawed, or with jaws moving. At jaben, it was taken with closed jaw, but I left it open and moved it around a couple of times for kicks. Maybe that's why now the mold is tighter in my right ear than my left... Scientific opinion is undecided over which is the best way though, but some lean towards open jawed. There is this link where I read it from but the site is down now. I'll try and link it when it's back up for those interested. Quality To me, there are some minor build issues. For example, the area that you insert into your ear is coated with an extra layer which makes it smooth and a little more translucent than the outer area, but I found that the coating wasn't even. It's not a big issue in terms of looks, but these are things you do look out for when buying something which dents your pocket! can you see the uneven coating? Also, this thing attracts alot, alot of dust. I don't know why, but i just wipe it with water before I use it. No pokies like the one ralli`fto had to pull out the earmolds, and no westone cloth (maybe that came with the UM2)! That aside, I'm very happy with it. Price to satisfaction ratio, maybe 7 out of 10. Would get an 8-9 if not for the dust and uneven finish. comfort It's definitely alot more comfortable than the standard stuff you use. With triflanges, I always felt like there was something huge in my ears, that was just trying to squeeze itself out. Hurt alot. I can still feel the earmolds now, but it's very comfortable. However, as mentioned, it is tighter in my right ear than my left. seal I found that in terms of isolation, the triflanges and foamies are better. With the earmolds, I can hear the surroundings a little bit more, but not much to irritate. However, this might be because the earmolds Jaben makes are half clamp types, and not the full-clamped versions which cover almost the whole ear. I was quite surprised when I received it, because on the Westone site, the earmolds for the ER4S are full-clamped types, so where does Jaben get their earmolds from??? I'm digressing though, but to continue digressing, I prefer the half-clamps because they are less obtrusive by far. I look completely normal with them. ER4S still sticks out though, but even with triflanges it sticks out. Lastly, because there is less of an 'under water' effect, I hear less microphonics coming from the cables, which are a problem with the er4s. still there though, so no miracle. insertion Of course, talk about seal is irrelevant if you can't get a good one! There is no problem with getting a good seal with customs. However, I did have difficulty with inserting them initially, but it's just a matter of getting used to. Oto-ease helps, but I don't like it because I just don't like putting weird greasy stuff into my ears, even if it's harmless. I use water, which works just as fine, but doesn't last as long. Even without water, I can insert it, but it can hurt a little on my right ear because it's tighter. sound With my ER-4S, I just find that more sound is coming through as compared to triflanges, especially at the bass, where it is now a little bit less tight and more apparent. This was where I felt the improvement came from mainly. Some might prefer the tighter bass of the triflanges, but considering that that's the main complaint most people have over the er4, i doubt so... Except for the bass though, I wouldn't say it's a world of a difference. You can feel it though. It's sort of like hearing things with your ears sealed vs hearing things without. The thing sounds a little more natural and less recessed, and you don't feel like you're under water half the time. However, some could say that the sound is smoother with the triflanges. I haven't really listened critically for differences though - these are just based on impressions after a week's worth of listening compared to a memory - so take it with some salt yes... Summary PROS: - comfortable (main reason for buying imo) - cheap(er) - better sound for er4s CONS: - slightly less professional impression taking session - build quality is not perfect - Gets dirty easily Conclusion If I could turn back time, I would still buy it. If you own an er4s, you will find this a valuable addition. Thanks Wilson! Hansel.

Yes you're a little mad. Seriously, I've seen many people with grados using it on the go. I don't think that's a problem there. My concern for you is that you have bought headphones which can scratch easily. Most ppl with grados on the go buy the lower end, plastic ones. the 325i's metal enclosure might scratch. Don't even think of bringing your W1000 out. The wood scratches easily. I'm still grieving over the scratch on my w1k, and I didn't even take it out.

I'm sure there's a shop in Toronto where you can try these out. Maybe you should post a thread on www.head-fi.org? Enthusiasts from all over the world congregate there. Ours is a more local crowd. There are quite a few Canadians at head-fi, who might be able to find you a shop there...let us know what you eventually decide on.

well they may have a claim to be a leader in audio, when you consider their soundblaster series as well as their zen portables. Just a different type of audio, portable, pc audio. Note they didn't say 'high end' audio or something like that...

yeah, except the usb connected dac will bypass your soundcard, so you won't be using that. You can try yourself either 1) using cd-rom as transport, or 2) if it's noisy, encode to flac* or any other lossless audio format (.wav would be excessive) onto your internal or external hard disk. worth a try, read rave reviews about the grace902 on head-fi, but of course, haven't heard it before *http://arstechnica.com/guides/tweaks/encoding.ars - worth a good read =)

i think if you bother to transfer the cds you want to hear to a lossless audio format, you'll mitigate somewhat the jitter issues with using a cd-rom as a transport. http://www.headphone.com/products/headphon...design-m902.php considered this? If I was in that price bracket i'd go for it. A good usb-capable dac will probably beat hands down any sound card out there