Just fired up my Cornet 2. No fire, no smoke, just glorious music! The only problem, if you can call it that, was the LED. I had a 50/50 shot at getting it right, and, of course, got it backwards. No real way to tell which way it's supposed to go. Mine, at least, didn't have any kind of 'tab'. Heck, I'll take that kind of 'problem' any day. I listen only thru headphones, and get a tiny, and I do mean tiny, bit of hum in the left channel, but only at idle. I'm running Solen signal caps (Auricaps are little too pricey right now), as well as upgraded RCA jacks, in the Lansing case, and so far am very pleased. This is a great project. Thanks, Jim, for helping this DIY junkie out.