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The PPA is probably the best DIY headphone amplifier at this point in time. I ordered the PCB from Tangentsoft, and it took 8 days to arrive by post.
Time to start getting all the components. Looking at the PCB, it seems I’ll also need a smaller soldering iron tip.

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They are doing a fund drive. Definitely a worthwhile cause.
I have just given them US$100. Yes the service is worth many times of this amount to me: quality background info on almost any topic and anything with a touch of the fingertip.
Jasper is starting to ask “WHY”, and I am now all ready for it.
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Sylvian called me to seek advice on his Golden Arcade-assembled noname computer. The cheap DVD writer went busted after 14 months and he went out to buy a even cheaper DVD writer, but none of his standalone DVD machines could read those newly burnt DVDs. The machine kept crashing, and going off and on. He [...]

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The Lady is part of a team responsible for implementing a Quality Education Programme for this year, on getting the kids at her school to read more. They have got the government funding, and are looking in acquiring more books for their library.
Last week Joy-Shan Lam wrote an article in the HKEJ on Tin Tin, [...]

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chunky soggy boiled carrots.

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I just briefly checked out this new camera, which was only announced at the beginning of September. Love it.
The odd shape makes it much easier to grab than most other small digital cameras. This little machine felt very snappy. The screen was big, bright and lively. The rotating switch is easy to use. It is [...]

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