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Recalibrated my oscilloscope, measured a power supply, found that all the SMD rework I had done (or at least, most of it) was for nothing, and that my Fluke's AC measurement is crap.

Hah, not interested in applying there, but is there a specific reason?

Took, and passed, the Howard County police physical and written tests.

Hey Nate, glad to see you joining us orthoists, hope the T50RP work out for you. Those are probably next on my list to buy. And burn... The Donuts had specs?

Fugly, sez I. I will just stick with these ESP/950, at least for a bit. At least we all know I wont be going down Mike's route, swapping gear around each week, or at least, not until I become rich and famous in my chosen profession.

Pretty sure the T30 will need to be tweaked, so felt will be your friend very shortly. Also, they are not common enough I think for there to be many mods yet that are completely worked out, so expect to have to experiment a bit. All 6 of my orthos have needed the damping modified quite a bit to sound ideal, though I havnt heard a T30, or anything with that type ortho driver. Guzziguy, nice knife, I EDC a BM555, which is basically the same thing, but a bit different blade profile, and not black. Mike, It was mainly the typical office stuff I wanted it for, just felt like trying a wireless, and wanted something a bit nicer than the stock dell keyboards we have on everything else. Ended up replacing it with some older stuff I had at home on other rigs, and am much happier.

Congrats! I thought about it, and made an offer, but am basically glad you got them. I havnt heard a T30 yet, but I am completely happy with my ESP/950 now. I still love all my orthos, and they will remain my work headphones for the foreseeable future. Of course, the T30 look too open to be suitable here. Great driver in there, nice and big. Keep us updated on how you like them.

Yes, this has a decent shot of working, cutting the existing traces to the USB jack, removing the audio board, and wiring the usb pins which had been feeding the audio board to the USB jack, in a manner which doesnt completely screw with the USB wiring standards. We know that at least older versions used the PCM2705 for the audio board, so it would be fairly simple on these, but I have heard, though unsupported by photos or anything, that the current expresses use something else. Also, since the thing is sonically welded together, you would have to recase it afterwards, instead of just closing it back up. Well, maybe duct tape would work.

Those are some beautiful speakers, cant wait to see your take on them Steve. Updated rankings: Koss ESP/950 Modded Yamaha HP-1, modded Yamaha HP-50A and YH-3, modded Fostex T20 (v2, x2), Balanced deep woodied HF-1, HD580 (HD600 grills) and MB Quart QP400, then K701, Pioneer SE-700, and stock Realistic Pro30 all together. The first three dynamics are actually pretty darn close to the top three ortho flavors really, though the ortho group is pretty solid in it's own rankings. Those three dynamics are better than all the orthos for some things, but I think I enjoy the ortho group just a bit more. Hard to tell, depends on the music and my mood as much as anything. The ESP/950 though, man, it is something else entirely.

Nice, got the build planned yet? Mike, how does that keyboard/mouse work out for you? I had the same thing for my work computer for about a month or so, and ended up going back to wired. Just couldnt deal with the missed keystrokes and mouse tracking, and this wasnt even for games or anything, just porn homework and internet.

'nother vote for Nate here.

Any guesses what is causing this? Dying electret element maybe?

Looking real good there. I dont think I have ever seen a 10" full range driver before, though of course, I havnt looked too heavily into speaker DIY, as I dont have the workshop or skills to pull it off. What is the expected FR of these when in your cabinets? I guess the bass should be nicer than the little FE127e I am considering doing something with.

Depends what you mean optimized. To my understanding (reading what is on that page+some information posted by Gordon Rankin on diyhifi), he is using the Sabre in voltage out mode, with the mentioned Magnequest transformer converting that to SE, and then I assume following that with the DHTs, taking the output from the plate. No telling what kind of ratio the transformers have. Of course, this is mostly just assumptions on my part, so any/all of it could be wrong. Oh, before I forget: Dew Eet!

Seems you can also now get the Wavelength Crimson with the ESS Sabre now too, called the Denominator module. Bit pricey though, but I would definitely be interested in hearing it.

Happy birthday reks, all the best.

Not sure I would call plywood natural, but hey, you are Dr. Wood, you would know better than I.

Nice Nate, looks just fine as-is. For the next project, how about a Karna?

Whut, these? Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio - View Single Post - Orthodynamic Roundup

Nightingale - Nightfall Overture. Just showed up from Sweden, and of course, had to give it a spin.

I fucking LOVE internal wiring shots, post away!

Why not? Modded Yamaha HP-1, modded Yamaha HP-50A and YH-3, modded Fostex T20 (v2, x2), HD580 (HD600 grills) and MB Quart QP400, then K701, Pioneer SE-700, and stock Realistic Pro30 all together. This is purely on the basis of sound, overall including stuff like comfort would look a bit different. Hell, the dynamics might even have a fighting chance!

Exactly! That is the whole reason I have been unwilling to break ~$100 on orthos, but would have sprung for Steve's Donuts had I been fast enough. Loving the sound, but man, the ergonomics are killing me.

I have had good luck with Justsnipe, using the free service. It limits you to 5 snipes a week, but that isnt a big deal here. I just tend to forget to bid otherwise, so really prefer to just snipe everything I am going to bid on. So, unannounced network outages, I thought those were usually frowned on, even if it isnt expected that anyone will be working.

Awesome Nate, definitely your best DIY project yet!