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Grayhill Rotary Switch as Stepped Attenuator 10 Aug 2013 | 03:14 pm
I have used several good brands of potentiometer. But once upon a time, I decided to stick with stepped attenuator. My first was DACT which using SMD resistor and configured in series. They were facto...
Cleaning DACT Stepped Attenuator 9 Jun 2013 | 08:17 pm
Living in such humid country, then corrosion is always around. I hate it, frankly speaking. But no choice I try to ignore such corrosion (and throw away my ‘perfectionist’ habit), but when it comes to...
Vermouth Audio CR-M02-Rho Chassis RCA 9 Jun 2013 | 01:34 pm
Upon searching for a value Chassis RCA for my ASUS Xonar Essence One upgrade, I remember one of new audio brand owned by local colleague. The brand is Vermouth Audio. So, I order the highest grade, CR...
‘No Name’ Capacitor Revision 2: To Know More (and To Review a bit) 6 Jun 2013 | 06:36 pm
Here is short review of my ‘No Name’ Capacitor Rev. 2. Before, I have given short introduction here. So here is some more explanation and short review later. I got mails from several people asking ab...
Duelund VSF Cast Ag (Silver) Lead-out Upgrade 6 Jun 2013 | 05:57 pm
I bought this Duelund VSF Cast Ag (Silver) around 3 years ago. I think Duelund was not as popular as now at that time, but still this Ag (Silver) version was quite pricey that time (but now if I see t...
Custom Order of Duelund VSF Cast Cu (Copper) with Duelund 2.0 Leadout 5 Jun 2013 | 09:14 pm
One of my friend bought my Duelund VSF Cast Cu (Copper). Actually I always keep some pairs for my own use, but as you know that I’m a bit slower when running my own DIY Project later these days, so so...
OpAmp Testing on ASUS Xonar Essence One 30 May 2013 | 09:59 pm
When the night comes, it’s a good time to listen some musics while summing up today’s work So here is the shoot of ASUS Xonar Essence One DAC section. It could be my final call for now. I use only my ...
Evening Soldering Practice: LME 49720HA 18 May 2013 | 09:55 pm
It’s been quite some time since I play with small soldering job. Time to practice a bit more. On the same time, I have to solder my LME 49720HA to the PCB board converter. So, let’s heat up the hand a...
Asus Xonar Essence One (E1): Finally It’s Done! 12 May 2013 | 08:31 pm
Finally it’s done, the modification of Asus Xonar Essence One (E1). Before we go to a final listening test, let’s enjoy some pictures first. As I have explained before, this is not the best design to ...
Asus Xonar Essence One (E1): Almost Done… 11 May 2013 | 10:09 pm
After this process, now it’s time for the audio board to return to its original place. Time to plug her back. The final touch is to assembly the power supply board and the new capacitors. It will take...