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moar voltage is moar good... everyone uses +580V bias voltage why?... convention, lack of imagination, no willingness to innovate and because its easy! No one knows the origins of this "standard" few dare to question its validity... True leaders and visionaries dare to be different and go that extra electron or two even if it cost more and requires more engineering. 645V is clearly moar than 10% bigger/better than the conventional "standard" everyone lazily adopts. 🤪 the fact this can be achieved in such a small amplifier is even more testament to next level, next generation engineering effort put into this remarkable amp. Occam clearly stated that perfection is reached not when nothing else can be added but when nothing else can be taken away. Look at the size and complexity of the full T2 (but then it uses valves which are obsolete technology, environmentally unfriendly, dangerous inefficent space heaters) and even the behemoth that is the T2 cant manage to reach the bias voltages of this seeming humble and simple amp. This amp is Occams razor in its purest form. Who else would dare to run bias voltages through a 5 pin DIN plug? they said it could not be done, they said a DIn plug is not rated for more than line level voltages... they were wrong, just as they were wrong about the +580V convention. This amp is just full of innovative and convention breaking, ground breaking, diaphragm breaking and heart breaking design choices. ... and next week a stax amplifier based on a dual 741 opamp with zero feedback powered by energy harvesting the heat from a T2 or megatron..

That's probably just the ambient heat from all the moonshine stills.

Last weekend was the bed, this weekend is the linens. I did a dumb thing and went to the fancy bedding store and tried stuff a bunch of stuff blind without knowing what it cost. Ouch. This is head-case.

First time I heard it I wondered if Cavalli was on crack... then I saw his websites where he was a "leader of men"...

I am trying a mod layout of my KGST build. Any comments or suggestions would be appeared. I am using two stereo stepped attenuator for the balanced input.

Well, I guess I'll be the guinea pig. Just ordered the Boze Rondos.

Test Tone @ Home live right now: https://mixlr.com/illuminator/

Compared to what? Also nightmares are dreams too.

T2 first listening impressions. wow..... erm.... wow..... erm..... wow The first thing that strikes me is marco dynamics are amazing, on recordings that are not that dynamic the amp does not exaggerate the dynamics, but on dynamic recordings like full orchestra the dynamics are so powerful but not overdone. This is backed up with bass is far more defined, less mushy, more full than my other stax amps but the bass is not not dry or hard or overblown Stereo images are more solid and tangible and more precise than any other stax amp I have, its so close to the experience my Quad 2805 speakers..... Detail is amazing, but the detail is not thrown at you and its therefore not tiring to listen to. But I do notice tape edits, dropped violin bows, musical score page turns more... but it just adds to the experience that tens of musicians in a room can't be totally silent all the time. when music gets complicated there is far less tendency for sounds to just clump together into a messy mushy ball. However you still get the feeling of musicians playing together and the detail is not analytic. The amp just says here is all the detail let it wash over you and you decide how much you want to listen into the detail and how much you want the whole music. This is the first time I have been satisfied with the bass and dynamics from my sr007a mk2. I think it shows that my stax sr007a just need as much drive as they cant get. My journey: stax srm006 (piece of mushy yet bass light and less bass the higher the volume, undynamic, undetailed, poorly constructed, stereo thick soup, gloop with the sweetness of a lemon), hi-amp alpha centauri (improvement in every way over the srm06, its an upgrade but you still feel there is music missing. Overall you get the impression is nothing special and has but poor bass, slightly deeper than the srm006, but mid and upper bass is almost non existent. Bass loss with volume is far less), blue hawaii (murders the alpha in every way but maybe slightly hard sounding for me and a bit of a tiring long term listen. It was a very enjoyable build and a considerable step up from the alpha but I rarely could relax into the music), Mini T2 (better micro dynamics, smoother and more refined more listenable than the hawaii but lacking in some drive and macro dynamics, detail and bass. I still got the feeling with it that it was struggling with the sr007s a bit) and finally the T2 (im sure I will eventually find something wrong with it... that's just the way my brain works but for now im content [which is rare])... So whats next after the T2? (other than building a second one).... Many many thanks to Kevin for the T2 and joamat for the modified T2 and mini T2, spritzer for providing the nos transistors and everyone for their encouragement and help.

Not quite sure where this belongs, so mods feel free to move this thread. So, me being me, I'm usually a little late to the party. I was in Best Buy today and came across the Boze frames, Bluetooth sunglasses. I listened to them and can really see a use for these when I'm away from home. The sound was certainly adequate for non critical listening, with the advantage of being able to hear voices, sirens etc... Does anyone own these? Would it be easy to adapt to Alexa? Are their better brands for the money? Style is somewhat important and I do like the rondo style, and the availability of accessory colored lenses, or even prescription lenses. Thoughts, impressions?

There is a lot of wood in that Ark Encounter

I love the look of that Denon amp. Class A too...

Funny enough I was buying some din plugs for the Monolith electrostatic headphones at the local store this week. They only found the metal ones and asked why I was insisting on the all plastic units... 😂

Seriously, don't run the bias at 645V and dont run bias through a DIN plug....

The orange has disappeared here, but a shot from yesterday and its AQi of mid-200s. Dead tree for symbolic effect.

Wouldn't it be like biking on Krypton, then when the clean air came back...

Vava brand air purifier, the one with UV light for bacteria. They are cheap silent so get multiples to spread around your crib. For masks look for three layer cotton preferably with pockets to allow for insertion of non woven poly propylene fabric (Etsy, Admathagifts). As for locust hords and boils I recommend Ortho Home Defense Max and a topical steroid cream.

Tonight I had a couple prime ribeyes and I did the reverse sear in the oven at 180 with a probe in the steak. I removed the steaks at 115 degrees and had a cast iron pan very hot and ready. Seared the top, bottom, and two long sides. Came out great for doneness, texture and crust.

Pre-made dinner for tomorrow night's pre-ride feast. Certainly appears to be sufficiently juicy, hopefully it'll reheat acceptably.

This is now fixed in the dark theme. New forum software version + clean install of the theme did the trick.

This new editor is kinda weird. More like 3, but who's counting? Raymond Loewy design for Studebaker "Wagonaire" with retractable sliding rear roof section, 1963. Also, Imgur informs me that I've been on the site for 10 years as of yesterday.

NYC Sunset Sept. 5, 2019, 7-50 PM. There was a zoomer meme going around last month about "Zucc kinda thick tho." 1957 Snider TV Clock/Lamp.

“Pew pew pew!”

While things are suitability apocalyptic ...

I have attempted faxing, but the grease clogs the machine every time. With the state of the USPS I don't think they'd do well cross country either. Sorry man.

Well, like Lemond said, it never gets easier, you just go faster...

RIP Toots https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/sep/12/toots-hibbert-pioneering-reggae-star-dies-aged-77?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Halfway through the Raised By Wolves pilot. Does it get any better?

RIP Lou Brock. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/09/06/us/lou-brock-obit-spt-trnd/index.html