Ready to Learn

[GrahamH]

I just want to introduce myself to this community. I assume that my story is pretty familiar at this point, in that I am a long time music lover and audiophile but completely new to building/modifying equipment.

I have a strong background in programming but know next to nothing about electrical or audio engineering. I really want to build a nice USB DAC and am looking at the ESS Sabre thread for that. In the meantime, could you all recommend some good basic books/articles/sites for basic background material so that I can start learning?

Cheers,
Graham

[Cal Weldon]

Hello and welcome to the forums.

[HK26147]

could you all recommend some good basic books/articles/sites for basic background material so that I can start learning?

Something like this?
http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/l_sitemap.html

BTW Cal:
Is there a Wiki that has Education links and online resources and applets and demos?

[Cal Weldon]

I so rarely go there with the time I have that I can't answer that. The new software is not far off and I believe there will be an update to the wiki.

[GrahamH]

Excellent. AllAboutCircuits is exactly the type of source I am looking for. Thank you.

Cheers,
Graham

[HK26147]

Good deal:
Here are some more ( you can never have enough IMO )

http://www.electronicstheory.com/
http://www.science-ebooks.com/electr...f_contents.htm
http://sound.westhost.com/articles.htm

I have gathered a lot of material ( for some course development work I'm doing ).
While many valuable links and resources are found within the forum posts; It's kind of like a library with close to 2 Million posts but no system to organize into guided learning.

If something of that nature (Wiki?) gets established, I'll post what I've got.

[c2cthomas]

Hi GrahamH - and Welcome to diyAudio!

Don't know how I missed your intro yesterday but oh well. It's good to see another Nashville member here - I think that makes like five or six of us! Feel free to send me a PM anytime once you get cleared to contact others (it can take a few post before the moderators will let you email others).

Here's another link - http://www.bcae1.com/

[Steve Dunlap]

Hi GrahamH,

Welcome from another Nashville DIYer. Feel free to E-mail me, just as c2cthomas indicated, when the moderators remove restrictions.

I used to do this professionally and still have lots of goodies laying around that you might find useful. You know, parts, transformers, some cases and test equipment you are welcome to use.

Steve

[c2cthomas]

Originally posted by GrahamH

I really want to build a nice USB DAC and am looking at the ESS Sabre thread for that.
Cheers,
Graham

Hi Graham - I forgot to mention that another one of the people from the Nashville area is Russ White of Twisted Pear Audio (maker of the Buffalo DAC using the ESS Sabre DAC IC). Jim Griffin also shows up from time to time
http://www.audioroundtable.com/misc/nflawp.pdf

Steve Dunlap has tossed in - and he has some stuff you really need to see and has enough design knowledge to complete a PhD using left over scraps of insight. The attached photo is Steve's milling machine that he has shoved over in the corner of his shop.

[GrahamH]

Wow, I never knew that the Music City was so well represented here.
Thank you to hk2147, Steve, and c2cthomas, and all of the others that have given me sources. I feel that the learning curve is quite steep, but hopefully when I pop out the other side with a bit of understanding it will all be worth it.

I have decided to start with a couple of the Twisted Pear kits and go from there. I am pretty sure that I will have to lean on you all for some help from time to time, so please be patient.

Cheers,
Graham