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Step-by-step guide on DIY noise cancellation without breaking the bank. We all know how expensive state-of-the-art noise-canceling headphones can be. And sure, it’s okay to splurge on a high-end gadget…
Ultimate Guide on How to Replace Headphone Pads
Learn how to replace your headphone pads plus helpful tips to properly take care of them. We all know the great feeling of using high-quality headphones with comfy ear cushions,…
Build Your Own Headphone Amplifier For Under $30 – The Kuosch NS-01
A step-by-step guide to assembling a high-performance amplifier in an afternoon for under $50. What is NS-01? The NS-01 is a small DIY headphone amplifier. It is not the simplest…
How to Remove a Broken Headphone Jack
With a pair of steady hands and some tools you already have, you can remove a broken headphone jack within minutes. Did your headphone jack break and now it’s stuck…
A Visual Guide to Replacing Your Koss KPH30i’s Earpads
Learn how to replace the Koss KPH30i’s earpads with the Yaxi earpads. For those looking to make their KHP30i headsets look brand new, earpads replacement is an effective technique. A…
Building the Starving Student II Hybrid Headphone Amplifier
The popular DIY budget amp has graduated and fully realized its potential. The first Starving Student hybrid headphone amplifier originally debuted in 2008 on Pete Millett’s DIY Audio Pages. Pete…
How to Mod the Fostex T50RP MK3
Today we are taking a look at the famous Fostex RP series of headphones where many headphone enthusiasts and audiophiles were introduced to the fun world of modding. We will…
Building the Millett NuHybrid Headphone Amplifier
How a Fluorescent Display became a Triode Vacuum Tube for Audio The NuHybrid is (as you may have guessed from the name) a new type of hybrid tube headphone amplifier.…
Demevalos’ Guide to Creating Y-Split Braided Cables
This will be a guide for creating a y-split braided cable for the HD 650/660S/600/all other variants that use this connector. It can be, however, be used to create any…
Demevalos’ Guide to Building Audio Cables
This is going to serve as a general purpose guide on how to build your own audio cables, and more specifically here for headphones. In this tutorial, I will be…
Upgrading the Bottlehead Crack Headphone Amplifier: A Comprehensive Guide
oSo now you have assembled your stock Bottlehead Crack OTL amplifier. You could stop now and live in personal audio bliss. The Crack sounds so good, there really isn’t a…
Building the Bottlehead Crack Headphone Amplifier: A Comprehensive Guide
Originally announced in 2010, the Crack is an affordable tube-based headphone amplifier kit offered by the Bottlehead Corporation located in Poulsbo, Washington State, USA. The company was created by the…
The Ultimate Guide to Selecting the Perfect IEM Ear Tips
In-Ear Monitors (IEMs), are earphones intended to fit into the ear canal for personal music listening. Although they are easy to use, it can be tricky to achieve a comfortable fit…
