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I just attached these as the world has to see this garbage. The list price is 19000$ plus the dac's which are 2000$. Yup...2k$ for two ~200$ modules. A few highlights for me are the mains transformer glued upside down into the wood with exposed mains wiring. Other parts glued into the bottom plate and almost no connectors used anywhere. I really think that is the best sign of a hack, shit is just tacked together with no care and they hope for the best. I think we have a new Single Power on our hands or Mikhail moved to Poland.

Would it be frowned upon to use for instance a hardy sword made from damascus steel or something like that? I mean it might cut somebody in half but its a risk we are willing to take!!

I may be going out on a limb here, but I think we should leaf this alone as it is a case of barking up the wrong tree, as the root of the problem is to be found in another branch of the hyperbole surrounding this general topic. if you are inclined to bore into it, you will get to the heart of the matter in which many pithy statements are to be unearthed, and other facts that may stump you.

Just stay for 2 months, someone needs to be there to administer the red vodka and accidentally hit my head against the ceiling.

Nope, even better...I may be building kitchen cabinets with Doug, for his new kitchen remodel.

^ Sorry for your loss. He might enjoy swimming, swimsuits and googles aren't that expensive

Thanks my good Sirs. Well being aware of it helps a lot. And my limited info about psychology and psychiatry helps further. Actually, as my psychiatrist defines, my regular mood is hypomanic. And I can control myself in manic state, what is devastating for me is depression. I use that disorder for the good, I use it for the creativity it brings. And about serving as a soldier. I'm an individualist anarchist, at least I consider myself one. So I do not believe in army, I hate guns, violence may result death (I'm okey with fistfights) And certainly I do not want to put my life at risk cuz of bunch of losers cannot handle external affairs. And ofc I do not want to spend 5 month on something I do not believe. I'll be taken apart from them for a while Dusty, I'll stay at a hotel for a while In istanbul. but All of the remaining kittens are in home now. So my family going to take care of them till I got them new home.

Earlier, in Truckee

RIP good buddy... This past may I lost the last of 5 cats that I had kept together from birth to death since 1997. I had him for 19 years! Longer than my kids have been alive. It's a gut shot indeed

The difference is that Mikhail could at least design something decent, if not build it. http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/tubes-valves/169421-lampizator-srpp-help.html

An old fave.

and vanity. Especially vanity.

But, but, this is the bleeding edge of "state of the art" technology where mere mortals just don't understand the synergy involved in the creation of this technological and artistic combination which transcends the mere composition of the individual elements and propels it up to stratospheric heights whereupon it gathers momentum on it's downward trajectory with the aid of gravity to once again transmutate into a melange of ill fitting and contrary juxtapositions of it's components as it attempts to occupy the same space as the hard ground as it comes into contact with the same thus forever altering it's configuration and even surpassing the meagre and mediocre parameters of it's design and acheiving true artisan status worthy of display in any establishment of the finer arts, and moreso, perhaps being worthy of the ultimate accolade which could be garnered by such a contraption, that being a ceremonial procession by a suitable vehicle for this journey, a dumpster, to it's permanent home at a local tip where the local denizens do heap voluminous offerings of their refuse and undesirable matter to venerate the presence of this worthy recipient of their homage.

RIP to all our pet friends, condolences to all.....

So you tone your muscles which will increase your wrinkles, to use Botox to relax them and disguise the wrinkles. Amazing business based on plain idiocy.

"...Knot!"

Clearly!!! Since I don't drink any more I can be even more active in inventing new stuff for you to drink and "encouraging" more drinking.

My favorite meal...Pinto beans and cornbread. It's gonna be a good night.

R2R DAC discussion continues here

Suckage continues. Might not pass the PC bar these days? But so pitch perfect.

Oh, man. RIP Andrew Sachs. http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/fawlty-towers-actor-andrew-sachs-9375879 Basil finally made good on sending him to a vivisectionist.

Yes, sure. Still, I have troubles to know what of those personality flaws like greed, vanity, envy and such don't really come from a rather large dose of idiocy.

any news in rgrds to the mafia DAC?

the lampizator site clearly states that the tube stage does the I/v conversion. but the pictures clearly show the voltage output of the soekris dac (there is no current output) going directly to the attenuator modules, there are 2 because its balanced. there seems to be no discussion of the actual tube output stage, and rarely have I seen cathode followers done as dht, so its probably a low gain plate output stage likely with a plate resistor. Also the pictures would otherwise show 4 separate filament windings (well 5 counting the diode rectifier) if it was cathode follower. even Mikhail would have a hard time building a piece of crap like this.

It's almost like they ... want to.

Yep, Lampizator is the shit... Literally. I've been seeing examples of the quality work this guy puts out for a number of years. Most have been a masterclass in how not to do something. Can't believe how many 'phools buy into this guys crap. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

No red or clear vodka? What had become of our viking?

Pretty sure it's just "golden" anodized aluminum or maybe copper washed? My sinks I'm using for my carbon circlotron build have the same finish, but it's just regular old aluminum underneath.

Very sad indeed. RIP one and all.

Sorry to hear of your losses Tom, Dreadhead, & quizziguy. I'm sure they each knew how much y'all cared for them.

Oh no! Please accept my condolences on both counts. We love our pooch and have had some close calls. Really tough stuff. HS

I am sorry to hear about Rugby and Gringo. I certainly remember Rugby enjoyed a good belly rub and was not shy about asking for another scratch [emoji1] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Sorry Ken.

Fuck!!!

Condolences and eventual cheers, guys.

I'm in the wrong fucking business. "Pay us for what we do!", not whether or not it accomplishes anything.

While on the subject of crappy dac's... I was sent some internal pics of the R2R Lampazitor dac today (Golden Gate I believe but who gives a fuck). Well let's put it this way, Single Power was better built than this pile of fail but what makes this utterly glorious is the actual dac... So this is a multi thousand $ dac and what does the actual conversion... a Soekris DAM1021 diy module. Yup... output directly off the end of that, fed into a relay volume control (again a DIY off the shelf module) and into what ever the fuck those tubes do. I'm waiting for permission to post the pics but this is utterly retarded...

I'll try my best to make it, but can't make any promises because something always seems to come up last minute. If I'm actually in town that weekend, and someone really needs a place to crash and doesn't mind sleeping on something not much better than the floor, then hit me up.

Very sorry for your losses, guys. May your friends RIP.

RIP Rugby and Gringo! Thanks for giving so much love to your people family!

Sorry for your losses guys. I've never offically made a dog friend but, It must be tough. Sorry for your loss too guzziguy. I can completely understand you. Rip Rugby and Gringo.

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Damn! Saw that coming the instant I hit Post! Not that there's anything wrong with his bivalves.

The differing voltage will effect the overall theoretical headroom of the amplifier since they directly set the B+ of the power supply. But unless you're using the Power for something crazy it shouldn't really matter. I don't think you can really "over-volt" the Power with any of the options you've posted. Bottom line, I don't think you can put a "wrong" battery in there as long as it produces somewhere near 9V.

It is my honest opinion that any man having to live with any type of floral fabric, anywhere in the house, deserves a pair of speakers of his choosing.