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PiFi – How to Network your Mac music system with the Raspberry Pi and HiFiBerry – Part 1. In my introductory article, Computer audio on the Mac – getting started, I introduced the audiophile new to computer music to ripping and organizing a music library using iTunes on the Mac.

PiFi – How to Network your Mac music system with the Raspberry Pi and HiFiBerry – Part 1

Taking the next step is fairly straightforward, and involves using a better music player. I list several in the above-linked article. It’s impossible to make a specific recommendation, as everyone will have different priorities. But all of the players listed have a free trial period, and offer features and sound quality beyond what you get with iTunes. DiyAudio. Daisy BBs 6000ct Bottle. Daisy® PrecisionMax Premium BBs 6,000-Count.

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View topic - A Visit to JE's Attic. It started when I bumped into je (setup 1) in a restaurant just outside of UP Los Banos.

View topic - A Visit to JE's Attic

He was having a concert with Rudolf Golez at the DL Umali Auditorium that night. We had a pleasant conversation and I pestered him with inquiries regarding idler turntables and the 2A3, 45, and 300b amps. Sensing that I need further education on these matters, he promised that when he is freed from his commitments and teaching chores, he would invite me to his home to have a listen with different amp/preamp combination; turntables/arms/carts so that I will hear for myself the characteristic sounds of such combination. Weller WLC100, Repair, circuit diagram/pcb, and other info. Weller WLC100 Electronic Soldering Station One day you switch on your soldering station (in my case a Weller WLC100).

Weller WLC100, Repair, circuit diagram/pcb, and other info

You flick the switch and the red light comes "ON", indication power is okay. Ten minutes later you get ready to solder and find the soldering pencil is not hot at all. What the...?! After the usual frustration period of confusion and bad words you decide to investigate and fix the problem. Review: Raspberry Pi 2 as Music Streamer. A couple of months back the Hewlett-Packard laptop that served me as a media player decided to leave this world for a better place (the recycling bin).

Review: Raspberry Pi 2 as Music Streamer

It was February the 2nd, and that same day the Raspberry Foundation announced the all new Pi 2 Model B, with a much improved spec sheet. And no, I did not sabotage my own laptop just to find an excuse to buy a RPi2. The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card-sized single-board computer, the first edition of which launched on February 2012. Since then, more than 5 million of these little buggers have been sold worldwide. As technology moved forward, processors and memory chips got cheaper and cheaper, so today we find ourselves with a pretty decent hardware platform at the rather modest price of $35. Now it might not sound as much but trust me, it is more than enough to get you playing full high-resolution audio files including 2xDSD and DXD!

Basic ingredients: This is it. Ground issue? Humming Noise from Speakers. - Technical/Modifications - The Klipsch Audio Community. Quote Alright here is the question, what are my potential hazards for removing the third prong from which I understand is the ground connection of the plug, to myself, my other audio equipment in the rack or anything else?

Ground issue? Humming Noise from Speakers. - Technical/Modifications - The Klipsch Audio Community

How To Replace Big Capacitors - SHP Amplifier - Seeburg Jukebox. Using an ESR Meter to Determine the 'Health' of Electrolytic Capacitors in Guitar Amplifiers. How to identify a bad Capacitor. DIY Speaker / Amplifier Dummy Load. This is a simple DIY Speaker dummy load that I put together quickly.

DIY Speaker / Amplifier Dummy Load

Build A Guitar Amp Dummy Speaker Load. Budget speaker simulators make it easy to get a good guitar sound directly from your guitar amplifier to tape, but you'll need a dummy speaker load if you want to work with your speaker cab disconnected.

Build A Guitar Amp Dummy Speaker Load

PAUL WHITE shows you how to build one with the absolute minimum of time and expense. Speaker simulators are available across a range of prices, with facilities varying from model to model. Invariably the cheaper ones don't include a dummy speaker load, sometimes known as a power soak, which means you have to keep your speaker connected while working. Humble Homemade Hifi. Technical specifications (according to manufacturer): "The Sonicap is well balanced and true to the source.

Humble Homemade Hifi

The word neutral is so loosely (and incorrectly) used that we prefer the term balanced. While capacitors suffer from more noise (high distortion) than most audio components, the Sonicap exhibits very low noise and parasitics. The presentation is rich in harmonics, warm, without the slightest loss of detail retrieval! As a matter of fact, the micro-dynamics of the Sonicap is unmatched by anything close to its price range. Tube Type Stereo Amp: Archive. Doityourselfaudio.

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Project Plans. Kits. Parts & Pieces. Cables. Repairs. Rediscovering Reel-To-Reel (Video) Electronics: "Basic Amplifiers" pt2-2 1963 US Army Training Film. Electronics: "Basic Amplifiers" pt1-2 1963 US Army Training Film.