The AuDIYo.com room at SSI 2011

post from DIY Audio Projects - Hi-Fi Blog for DIY Audiophiles on 05 April 2011 11:33:48 PM. © DIY Audio Projects - Hi-Fi Blog for DIY Audiophiles

Like last year, the AuDIYo.com room was displaying a number of high-end audio accessories, cables, audio connectors, tweaks and DIY parts from Furutech, Mundorf, DACT, TentLabs, 1877Phono and others.

The AuDIYo show setup was focused around the recently introduced Furutech GT40 USB DAC with phono stage - $495. The Furutech GT40 USB DAC with phono stage was previously used with a computer to make vinyl rips into 24bits/96kHz lossless digital files. The digital files were then played back through the DAC which fed a vintage Dynaco ST-70 tube amplifier, which in turn drove a pair of Klaro speakers. The quality of the vinyl rips was excellent and if you were not paying attention you would think that you are listening to a record as the recording preserved all the surface noise, pops and clicks one would expect from vinyl. The Furutech GT40 USB DAC also features a very good headphone amplifier and a pair of Sennheiser HD598 were on hand to audition the head amp section.

The vintage Dynaco ST-70 tube amplifier on had been upgraded with Mundorf high voltage filter capacitors and M-Caps were used upgrade the signal and coupling caps. Simon Au of AuDIYo indicated that they are working on printed circuit boards and customizable kits that can be used to upgrade ST70 amplifiers. We will post an update when we get word that the upgrade kits are available.

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A Keyboard That Says Roland Jupiter-80 On It is
Cooler in German

post from Create Digital Music on 05 April 2011 11:32:46 PM. © Create Digital Music

I can neither confirm nor deny whether Roland has a new keyboard entitled the Jupiter-80. I can, however, confirm that there is a man standing in front of a keyboard that has “Jupiter-80″ written on the back. I can also say, based on my knowledge of the 1981 keyboard – which I believe is not … Continue →

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Graffiti Time

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The other day I helped paint on my friend's graffiti wall. What a fun day that was, so relaxing!

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Like Doughtnuts Like Muffins How to Make Doughnut
Muffins. Yes, they exist and yes, you can make them.

post from How to of the Day on 05 April 2011 08:34:19 PM. © How to of the Day

Recipes that involve dough, yeast, and special machines may be intimidating to beginner cooks. Yet, have you ever wondered how to make complicated food in a simple way? These "doughnuts" aren't made in the same fashion as regular ones, but taste like a doughnut in muffin form. Try this fun and delicious recipe at home.Makes about 24 medium sized muffins.

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When to Hire a Pro to Save Money

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Chris Wragge talks to Donna Rosato from Money magazine about when it makes more sense to pay a professional rather than "do-it-yourself."
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Eco Sewing

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Welcome Ruth Singer who is going to discuss Eco Sewing today. Ruth Singer is the author of Sew Eco, sewing sustainable and re-used materials and Sew it Up, a modern manual of practical and decorative sewing (called The Sewing Bible in US / Canada). Ruth is a textile artist and designer, creating one-off exhibition pieces using [...]

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Analogue to Digital Conversion Interrupts on an
ATmega168A

post from Hacked Gadgets - DIY Tech Blog on 05 April 2011 07:20:58 PM. © Hacked Gadgets - DIY Tech Blog

Check out the latest Analogue to Digital Conversion Interrupts on an ATmega168A tutorial over at Protostack. You might not need the information today but it will probably come in handy some day!“In this tutorial we add a second analogue input and use the ADC Conversion Complete interrupt. The circuit we are using is similar [...]

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House Tour: Dining Room

post from House of Hepworths "hoh" on 05 April 2011 06:39:35 PM. © House of Hepworths "hoh"

As many of you know, we moved in back in July, so we haven’t even been here an entire year. I’ve been going room by room giving you guys a tour. Every single room of my tour is either in the “way before”, “before”, or “in progress” state. There are no finished rooms here at [...]

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Built Your Photography Travel Dream Case

post from DIYPhotography.net -DIY Photography and Studio Lighting on 05 April 2011 06:05:49 PM. © DIYPhotography.net -DIY Photography and Studio Lighting

Built Your Photography Travel Dream Case I just love this project by Joris van den Heuvel. It is an examplary project of following a larger skeleton for making just about nay travel flight case.

Most of my photo shoots take place in a local music venue. I have great fun shooting various metal bands, using two camera bodies, 4 fast lenses and a remote flash gun, with a replacement value of around ?3500 nowadays. Carrying all that stuff into a place with no real safe place to put it is a considerable risk. And I'm not even talking about taking everything to the stage; I usually put my stuff in an area that's off limits to visitors, and take only what I need to the stage. Still, putting it in bags, however sturdy they are, might not be safe enough to prevent someone stepping on it when I'm not around - Shrug....!

I used to be a performing musician for twelve years, and I kept my equipment and bass guitar in flightcases I built myself. Those cases have been around the country - even beyond, and held up extremely well. So it's only logical to put my photo equipment in a flightcase as well. Luckily DSLRs, lenses and flashes aren't as big and heavy as bass guitars, amplifiers and speaker cabinets smiley.

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Chickens, and monograms, and gifts, oh my

I’ve gotten a few awesome gifts in the mail lately and I just have to share them with you! In February I posted about my fun & quirky cow and pig heads in my kitchen. Aren’t they just so fun? Based on the comments, I take it you either LURVE them, or LOATHE them. Personally [...]

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