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Yes , you read correctly. There is so many good and awsome amplifiers on these forums and others. And yet I decided to do my take on a DIY amplifer. I have built many lm3886  amplifiers , I highly suggest any newby start with building one of these on some vero board. They sound great , and...

I don't see a lot of people using them. I cannot live without my DIY one i'm using for my subwoofer.  For the subwoofer I kept it simple  with variable Q which works ok. I am  itchy to design and build a EQ only device for higher frequency to use in stereo setup. That will have 3 or...

I'm just venting here, but what are you guy's experiences? So I was rear ended on the 1st of October. I was stationary at an intersection when it happened. Insurance approved repairs on the 8th of october after vehicle was taken to their approved repair centre. Sadly because my insurance...

After googling a fair amount and aquiring twe betsy-k's i decided the quarter wave enclosure will be the one for me. I love the simplicity. At this stage I am hoping to get the enclosure spraypainted as the finish. but first the build and testing part. The design build is already well...

Hi I have a dual 1218. A few years back I ordered two n91 stylus (now produced by jico as far as I understand) overseas from Radiocshack. The one I have since had to replace a while back so I am on my last one. Which replacement stylus would you all advise one and where to get these locally...

To all those thinking of building a valve amp or preamp. What am i overlooking? These are awesome?? R4.70 for a 220uF 450V nichicon GU? Part number LGU2W221MELB checks out. http://docs-europe.electrocomponents.com/webdocs/0fa3/0900766b80fa3803.pdf The shipping kills it at R75 but I just...

Yes I know hardwood is better and laminated flooring is cheap. Tiles , nope. Carpet , heck no! bamboo seems like a good middle way,between laminate and hardwood. but not too happy about the R500 per m2 for the thinner 10mm ones. 4 of the bedrooms in my house has cheap laminated flooring of...

Am I the only person that is deeply worried by the apparent new hip and fashionable image money lenders have taken on. It is  something cool now , and  goes hand in hand with a snappy tune. Where I feel that something like this should only be used in the most dire of situations? With days of...

I have an itch to build something. After some googling and reading. I think i need a push pull tube amp that can deliver around 20W per channel. Seeing as the biggest deciding factor and cost is the output transformers imho The hammond 1645 seems like a good price at just under R1000 per unit...

http://www.techcentral.co.za/sa-to-get-new-electrical-sockets-plugs/46026/ Apparently we are going to change over to those 2 way plugs I hate so much. with an optional earth connection. I suppose they would work ok if there are better quality recepticals....

Ordered something from theowl.co.za (they state clearly on their website: "http://41.185.23.114/content/index.php/owl/terms-conditions" "Courier deliveries are insured.  Due to the increased incidents of fraud and theft we have requested that our courier service request proof of identification...

I have a friends onkyo ht-r508 that i am looking at. Basically it is dead. When I power up the stand by led flashes once and then NOTHING further. I checked the stand by powersupply and this seems fine at 12V. I downloaded the schematic. I traced the standby power (12v) all the way to the...

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The ouya android gaming console. At only $100 i really think it's going to be cool: developers have no issue with you routing hardware. So just think of all the cool media software that will become available http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ouya/ouya-a-new-kind-of-video-game-console/posts

Hi To all the guys wanting a cheap enclosure for the raspberry pi. I have drawn up a enclosure. The corners will not be welded. So there will be gaps in each corner. It will be a base with a lid going over the base , so a 2 piece enclosure. since the cutout in the below pictures i have added...

It seems that freenas has at long last parted ways completely from 8. * is going on on its own. But for those who prefer the older type setup and gui here is the new website: http://www.nas4free.org/index.php/nas4free-home/ As far as i can see exactly the same , they just changed the name...

http://apc.io/about/ IT seems VIA is trying to cash in on the rasberry pi idea. They have a seperate website just like the pi a "preorder" system and a low $49 price. The board is a bit bigger since they tried to stick to standard form factor taking half mini-itx. Personally i feel they...

I don't normally like facebook groups. But I actually think this is important :) edit:  link would help http://www.facebook.com/RadioheadSaTour

Who else has been checking out that website for the last few weeks like twice daily? I can't wait to get my hands on one to play with :) Need a cheap media player for the bar i can control from my android phone. They even have full xbmc ports already! http://www.raspberrypi.org/

Have to share my finding with other people. Moved into our first home 30th of December. My FIRST order of business was to get an irrigation system going. I love my garden but I don't have time to move around a skilpad spreiertjie. The property has a well and pump. But like with many areas...