On Wed, 14 May 2008 09:19:20 +0300, "Iain Churches"
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>> On Tue, 13 May 2008 18:18:04 +0300, "Iain Churches"
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>>>> On Tue, 13 May 2008 16:56:53 +0300, "Iain Churches"
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>>>>>>I seem to have lost contact.
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>>>>>I wondered if your 845 amps had gone up in
>>>>>smoke, and taken you with them:-)
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>>>> I wondered about everyone because the group seemed to be dern near
>>>> dead silent for a while.
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>>>We are all probably fettling away on tube projects:-)
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>> Well, that would explain the unusual nature of if ;)
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>>>I have a tube driven VU level indicator unit just complete
>>>and ready for calibration. Pics available if anyone is
>>>interested.
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>> Oh, oh, oh... me, me, me <waving hand>
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>LOL:-)
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>In the past most of my projects although performing well,
>having been pretty "agricultural" in appearance.
Well, I don't know. By "agricultural" do you mean what we call
"utilitarian?" I.E. Little or no concern for other than function and
construction. Like things that glow do so either because it's their
nature or to indicate functions such as on/off, not to 'look cool'.
Rectangular chassis are simple to bend, round holes are simple to
drill, which makes toggle switches easy to mount, etc, etc. Or, to
illustrate, my PC Speaker amp. hehe
Or does "agricultural' have another meaning?
>http://www.kolumbus.fi/iain.churches/Pics/252Amplifier/252.02.jpg
Looks a hell of a lot better than a tractor to me, square sides and
round hole toggle switch notwithstanding ;)
>I now share a workshop with some pretty skilled guys,
>one of whom hand crafts the most beautiful acoustic guitars,
>and custom made tube amps. Another is very good as machining,
>CNC etc, and PCB design and so I am on a steep learning curve
>(once again)
Man, I could sure use the CNC stuff. I mean, without having to pay for
it ;)
>Putting a tube amp in a posh case does nothing to improve
>its actual performance, but takes it out of the "home-made"
>into the "hand-made" category, and greatly increases
>what high-end salesmen call PQ (perceived quality:-)
You bet. Unfortunately, some times that's all there is, "perceived
quality."
People are funny, though. In 1960 a car had to have tons of chrome to
be half way decent but 50 years later it's garish crap.
>It is interesting to talk with people about amplifier
>cosmetic design - what they think the amplifier of their
>choice should look like. Few, when confronted with
>a blank sheet of paper, can come up with anything
>at all:-)
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>Once you have made something, and demonstrate it to
>them however, they invariable say: "Why have you done
>it like this? If I had build it, I would have..........."
Hehe. Of course. What else is new? hehe
As the saying goes "everyone's a critic." But speaking of your pic,
what I would have done....
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>Fun innit:-)
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>Iain
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