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So I finally finished my Buffalo32S last night - my first DIY project! I have yet to do comparison (I'll be doing some blind A/B'ing next weekend) but first impressions are off the chart. I'm very pleased with how this turned out and also very pleased that everything went so smoothly. Everything seems to work perfectly (though I've yet to try driving two headphones at once, as I only have one pair of headphones at the moment). The headphones are AKG K701's which I recabled for balanced and duel-entry with Mogami W3106 and Neutrik XX connectors. It sounds great, but the zap-straps for strain relief might need some aesthetic upgrading. I also made a converter to go back to standard headphone jack for the A/B'ing I'll be doing next weekend. Some photos: Those holes were a nightmare to drill... I love old school flick switches. They are so rugged.  This layout probably isn't the best, but I had to make do with the space available.  Those wires were too small for my wire stripper, so it took many, many hours to get everything wired up.  It started getting a little crowded in there by the end.  And there are my now recabled headphones! I think they sound basically the same. It's hard to tell without another pair of 701's for comparison.  And the little converter for convenience. Thank you to Brian and Russ for all your quick support. - Qest
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Quote: I've yet to try driving two headphones at once, as I only have one pair of headphones at the moment You will need a second head as well... :) It looks great!
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Do you see any mistakes or room for improvement? I don't know that I will change anything now since it works and it sounds great, but I'd like to know what to keep in mind in the future.
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