Finished my new build... it's great! But there are pops...

[xarkkon]

Hello! I'm new to all this, never had a headphone amp before and my entire diy career involved just one mechanical keyboard and a hifiberry dac. Put this thing together and absolutely loved the process and the sound! I'm having some problems with pops. I suspect it's the headphone jack as the pops only occur when I move or wiggle the jack.

With the black wire that runs through both bottom lugs and snakes around the top 2 lugs away from the 9 pin socket, I only soldered the bottom lug away from the socket and left the remaining 3 lugs unsoldered (per the manual, I think). Can I check if this is correct? Should I be soldering any of the remaining lugs? Thanks!

[oguinn]

Once you’ve completed the kit those should be soldered. You do it when you add in the resistors.

[xarkkon]

Once you’ve completed the kit those should be soldered. You do it when you add in the resistors.

Ah! Thanks! That explains it. And there I was trying my darndest NOT to solder them when putting in the resistors....   

[oguinn]

Yeah, check those last few steps carefully. It says attach and solder on the resistor steps.

[xarkkon]

Yep, sure does. Soldered the resistors per the steps, but didn't mention to solder the black wire on. I made the mistake of assuming that the black wire shouldn't be soldered. Ha! Thanks again!