Archives for the 'diyparadise' Category
Schumann Resonator reviewed
Remember I experimented with a Schumann resonator some time ago? That was in January 2011, almost a year ago! Well, I didn’t do much with it, except built a few for friends and customers to “play” with. One of those Schumanns I sent to a friend and later… he reviewed it for the local paper [...]
6 December 2011 | diyparadise | No Comments
i stole your i2s-eiaj convertor design?
there has been allegations that i copied someone’s i2s to eiaj convertor and passed it as my own. and according to the accuser, this scheme was posted on my forum in 2009.
so i was the criminal who copied a schematic posted on my forum, then made a pcb and sold it as my product. hmm…
i [...]
13 April 2011 | diyparadise | No Comments
Improved Merrill DCA4 and DCA5.5 loudspeaker drivers!
Late 2009, I bought the rights to the excellent sounding Merrill DCA drivers of which there are 2 models, DCA4 and DCA5.5. If you have ever listened to them, you’ll realize these are great sounding drivers, hence I have no problem ploughing down money to buy the rights. I blogged in the past about why [...]
7 December 2010 | diyparadise | No Comments
Opened up the Squeezebox Touch
Having used the Squeezebox 3 for a few years already (and almost modified it to death), I look forward to the new Squeezebox Touch.
Touchscreen, 24 bit/96 kHz, capable of playing off HDD, SD card… Now that’s a lot to like about it.
But the sonics (I’m using only SPDIF output), though much better off the stock [...]
8 May 2010 | diyparadise | 4 Comments
I bought the rights to the Merrill DCA speaker drivers but…
Have been dabbling in diy audio for more than 10 years now. When I first started, I was already keen on high sensitivity drivers but choices are… let’s say I have better chance of finding a virgin in a crowded university disco club!
But over the years, we have been served a platter of various choices. [...]
25 January 2010 | diyparadise | Comments Off
looking back at 2009…
wow! another year goes back just like that! actually 2009 just whizzed back to me.
2009 has been a disappointment for me. so many things i wanted to do but accomplished so little.
the usb-eiaj module, the spdif-eiaj module were supposed to be ready this year but got stuck. got the pcb built but couldn’t work! spent [...]
30 December 2009 | diyparadise | No Comments
Thanks for the flowers!
I was really surprised by the elicit exclamations of “approval” to this article I posted 2 months ago. Bruce Lee and Our DIY Audio Journey. Have a read there if you haven’t.
Here are my comments.
I may have not written well enough but it is my intention to spread the message to audiophiles not to concentrate [...]
16 June 2009 | diyparadise | No Comments
BlackBerry Withdrawal Sympton
I have had the privilege of using a BlackBerry for the past 4 years. This particular model above. When I first started using it here, it just looked weird as QWERTY type keypads weren’t the rage then. I still remember young school girls giving me the bewildered look as if I was talking to my [...]
10 May 2009 | diyparadise | 1 Comment
You Wouldn’t Believe Whom I Met!
About 10 years ago, I began my first foray into DIY audio. I built a Darling amp. There’s quite a lot of articles on Darling amps on the net, just do a search.
Even though I’m trained in electronics, I was totally fresh out of school and damn wet behind the ears. Yes, the schematic looked [...]
24 April 2009 | diyparadise | 1 Comment
i worked on a tube preamp over the weekend
It has been a while since i worked on tube gear. Not that I don’t want to but ever since toying with Monica, Charlize, Beyonce etc, it doesn’t matter what is the technology, great sonics qualifies it as good gear!
But I agreed to working on this tube preamp as this guy been sucked dry by [...]
20 April 2009 | diyparadise | 3 Comments
