DIY Blog » capacitors http://www.diyblog.net Do It Yourself. Because you can, want to, or can't afford otherwise. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:42:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 DIY iPod DAC modding http://www.diyblog.net/2007/12/25/diy-ipod-dac-modding/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.diyblog.net/2007/12/25/diy-ipod-dac-modding/#comments Tue, 25 Dec 2007 07:26:14 +0000 diyblogger http://www.diyblog.net/2007/12/25/diy-ipod-dac-modding/ DIY iPod DAC modding

Here’s a great tutorial on how to make your iPod sound better by modding the analog data path after the Digital to Analog Converters. Basically, iPods are made to drive the shitty little white ear buds – not proper headphones like the ones in the picture. I do in fact own a couple of pairs of Grados. Some SR-225 for my computer and SR-80 for my iPod (they have a 1/8″ jack).

Basically, the mods involve replacing certain cheap components by some higher grade ones. While I haven’t tried this myself, I don’t have any difficulty believing that this makes a huge difference. I’d say go for it!

DIY iPod DAC modding [link]

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I’ve heard of capacitors drying up prematurely, and exploding capacitors, but this is ridiculous; be careful next time you pick something up in the bargain bin!

Counterfeit Capacitors? [link]

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