GeorgeP
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12 hours ago, n3rdling said:
Thanks for the EtherE impressions, that's pretty much how I heard them too. They remind me much more of the KingSounds than Stax in terms of sound signature.
That can't be possible. The reseller in the focal utopia thread at the other site ( who sells Woo, Cavalli, Mr. Speakers and Focal, but not Stax) said that Stax 009 are vintage and antiquated, and that it is easily bested by the Ether E, and that the Ether E will be the premier estat once released. I hope folks aren't saying that either he is an idiot or a liar.
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3 hours ago, kevin gilmore said:
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when this thing shows up on ebay as made in china kits for say $150, and are a better and more repairable product, the used price is going to fall thru the floor making even more people upset.
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I may be overly sceptical, but I just assumed these were made offshore and then cased up in the US of A. Would make for a very nice profit margin as well as afford the ability to just stick a new board into anything that might be returned for repair.
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that is pretty ancient now. That said, no clue re two versions, just the current one.
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Wow, looks awesome!
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1 hour ago, gepardcv said:
Thanks, Kevin. In light of this, any concerns with keeping headphones plugged in while turning the amp off?
They all do it, including the T2. Its normal.
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Where did you find the normal bias socket for your 727?
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Have a wonderful birthday, Kerry!
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1 hour ago, kevin gilmore said:
Are the reference chips 10v ?
looks like they may be 5v
they do look to be 5v versions
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The one I had made was for the standard amp boardsets. To fit the shrunk amp board you would need a new toplate and brackets. The psu board is practically the same.
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7 minutes ago, kevin gilmore said:
i thought canada was about to become the 51st state
... don't know if we would even be given protectorate status... we'll have to see what Her Majesty the Queen and Prime Minister Poutine can negotiate...
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6 minutes ago, DefQon said:
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SUMR transformers aren't even made in China to begin with, unless Richard is sourcing all the stuff in China nowadays?
I dont think Canada has become part of China (yet), and his shop is about 15 minutes from my house....
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8 minutes ago, kevin gilmore said:
he is just the idiot of the month.
trouble is that he has been an idiot for more than a month.
Amen
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6 minutes ago, nopants said:
ah, I brought it up because when I switched output tubes the offset and balance changed pretty significantly. I ended up adjusting the batteries to 738/742 in order to fix this.
that is strange. What tubes did you use? I have swapped multiple quads of old and new EL34s with no perceptible change in balance and offset. My experience has been like Kerry's, you set it and forget it. The only time I have seen differences is with the 6dj8s if both halves of a tube were significantly out of balance.
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5 hours ago, rol said:
John,
It's Xicon 273-442k ohm
curious to know where you sourced them. I have bought fakes
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looking good!
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^ this! Awesome work as always!
By the way, what switch are you using there?
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Yeah, the servos really aren't needed from my experience as well - it is super stable from the get go and settles very quickly.
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just the resistors on the psu
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Kerry, is that pot cut out for an Alpha or one of the small TKDs? I thought you were going with a board mounted pot earlier, but may be misremembering.
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It's like a whole album of "how to disappear completely", but with even more melancholy, and more refined sound. If the individual songs were buried on the earlier albums they would probably be seen as "refreshing" gems, but I get the apprehension when it's a whole album of the stuff....
(disclosure: Radiohead fan boy)
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Guessing it is one that will/might grow on you. For post OK Computer, I would certainly put it above KoL, put below Kid A, Amnesiac and Hail to the Thief. Waiting for the non-festival tour dates now...
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Yes, listening now too! Very pleased with this... and studio version of "True love waits" finally released.
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Happy birthday!
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It would look like this:
Happy Birthday, Birgir!!
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Happy birthday!