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[swt61]

Nice work Nate. Those look damn good!

[n_maher]

Originally Posted by Smeggy

I'd buy a set myself if I liked Grados more. Still looking for someone to make some cups for me.

You might ask the guy who just posted below you. (hint, hint)

[drp]

Those are gorgeous, Nate; nice job as usual. I keep contemplating a cup-n-cable on my HF-1s; that pic is just more fuel for that fire.

[n_maher]

Thanks for all the kind words guys. I wish I could keep them but would rather have other stuff.

[CD44hi]

nice work! Did you put some dampening material on the drivers?

[n_maher]

Originally Posted by CD44hi

nice work! Did you put some dampening material on the drivers?

Nah, who knows how much to put back there? If someone can show me a picture of the RS-1 drivers with it on there I might have a go w/ the HF-1s.

[jinp6301]

I just added a small part of blue tak on there. Just guesstimated according to some pics I've seen from the RS-1s.

[thrice]

Looks great Nate.

[Dusty Chalk]

Originally Posted by n_maher

Nah, who knows how much to put back there?

Isn't the correct answer to this, "as much as you can"? Less backwave == better?

[n_maher]

In honor of Beeeely I decided to build another ugly beta22. Still a couple details to wrap up like replacing the screws on the top panel with black coated pieces, wiring the speaker outputs which will be switched off the headphone jack and adding some shielding to the trafo just to be sure. I think I went through enough drama with that last time that even though the amp seems silent right now I'd rather be safe than sorry.









And of course the pron shot.



One more thing, this officially signals my retirement from building amps for other people. It's been a long time coming and I've been spent way too much time in the last 3 years building stuff for other folks all the while tossing my own projects aside to the point where, looking back, out of the 50 or so amps that I've built I think less than 10 were ever intended for me and I only only 3 of those (cmoy, MINT, Millett). I'll still continue building cables from time to time as they are fun and easy but enough with stuff like this that takes 10hrs of friggen case work to do a decent job.

[hYdrociTy]

I don't know whether to be happy or sad. Well, here's to a great journey and awesome legacy. I think I'm going to keep the millet max now for good

[luvdunhill]

is the output zobel on the speaker binding posts something that amb recommends?

[grawk]

Looks nice Nate. Those of us you've done work for appreciate it immensely.

[n_maher]

Originally Posted by luvdunhill

is the output zobel on the speaker binding posts something that amb recommends?

Yes, given that there is essentially no protection built into this amp (current limit wise) I think that Ti was/is concerned that if the amp became unstable due to a capacitive load and started to oscillate it could literally cook itself and probably do some damage. But really that's a guess and this is not my forte. I just tend to take the advice of those long since proven to know a heck of a lot more than I do.

And thanks for the kind words guys. I hope it didn't come across all melodramatic, that wasn't the intent. It just kind of happens that when I post stuff like this I usually see a spike in my PM box (over "there" even) and I'd like to head that off at the pass. I think some folks don't quite understand the time that these things take and for me it's hard to get to the end of a build like this and then send it out the door. I'm somewhat of a proud papa even with the ugly ones.

[xand1x]

Originally Posted by grawk

Looks nice Nate. Those of us you've done work for appreciate it immensely.

In addition to the countless loaners

[Augsburger]

Awesome work Nate. Too bad about the retirement though, but good for you anyway.
All the best,
Greg

[postjack]

Nate, what about that Apache clone you were building me with Magic Eye tubes?

[Smeggy]

Another ugly 22 huh? Yeah right!

You do a great job and great looking too. I'm jealous.

[n_maher]

Originally Posted by postjack

Nate, what about that Apache clone you were building me with Magic Eye tubes?

I'm almost done with the first Cmoy and expect the other one to be done soon. More importantly I thought we'd agreed given the pure military specification aspect of that project that it would be kept black ops, top secret, etc??

[MexicanDragon]

Congrats on your retirement! Does that mean dan is going to get you a fake gold Rolex? (Rolox?)

[me=MexicanDragon]raises a glass of bourbon to n8! Cheers![/me]

**BRENT**