crappyjones123

i dont have that much money. nor am i gay.

just came in was looking forward to playing with a new toy. have only had ibm laptops in the pack and the moment i took it out of the box, there was something odd about it. the quality is not as good as before. there are screws missing in the back of the case. the chassis bends under thumb pressure in a few places. overall feel to the case is kinda cheap. no longer the nice magnesium alloy feel the last laptop had. its thicker than my old one and heavier. both 14". the power adapter if wiggled even slightly breaks the contact with the laptop. dont know if i should just send it in for a replacement or just get it refunded.

3 second google search brought this up. Audio Tube Amp Schematics my guess would be that any diy integrated amps would just be separate power and pre amp sections in one chassis instead of being called an "integrated amp." yes? no?

thanks for the suggestion nate. i was looking at the few pictures they have up and couldnt see any terminals. not sure i know what im looking for but in other diy amps they have been red and black posts. im sure once i actually get the parts i might be able to see better. ps. nate, are there any integrated amps i could take a look at? obviously adjusting the budget would be required. lets say something in the $400-$450 range.

just finished one of these at school. Soldering, Learn how to Solder Kit worked after the first try. no solder bridges. no bad contacts. no cold solders. gentleman who runs the e.e. lab guided me and got me started and said that i could take on a project that has a printed circuit board. as with all else, he said i will learn good practices as i make mistakes. i have started looking into a speaker rig. the drivers are fostex 206e (96db efficiency) so i figured a couple of watts will suffice. the listening volumes will be fairly low. for the 206e drivers, this amp seems to be thrown around on diyaudio a lot for reasons of synergy or what have you. Zen Triode SET kit amplifier model ZKIT1 pros : printed circuit board. good directions (with pictures) on the above website. cons : tube amp. i remember nate saying something about lethal voltages. is there another project (ss or otherwise) anyone could suggest within the same range ($300)? cost should only include the raw cost of parts. i have permission to use the e.e. labs in return for cleaning their equipment so all the tools will be available there. in terms of casing the amp, i plan on just using the simple plank of wood approach. seems cheap and cool to look at. if i were to go ahead with the project, is it better to just get the pcb from decware and then order the parts on my own from digikey or mouser or just get the kit? the preamp will be next but i will worry about that once i cross the power amp bridge. thanks.

add a sansui pd 11 turntable to that list as well.

i was going to do that anyways. i just have far too much crap going on school wise so was trying to see if there were a silver lining to be found somewhere.

sure. what ^ said. thanks for the help. friend of mine just got a house. has all that in there already and said i could have it if i helped him fix up the house. wanted to know if the stuff was any good.

ADS floorstanding speakers (have an 8" mid range driver and a tweeter) paired with some sub (didnt get a chance to get the name) Bang and Olfusen Beogram 5500 CDP (couldnt find the remote) Bang and Olfusen Cassette Player (forget the model # but it seemed like it was mated with the 5500 CDP) ADA PF 200 Power Amp (US built) Perreaux PMF 1150B Power Amp(New Zealand built) some kenwood cdp...looked like something from bestbuy. might be wrong on this though. some surround sound processor. didnt catch my eye. might be able to get all of the above. only brand ive heard of is B & O and i know brand name usually doesnt mean much in terms of quality. if anyone has any experience or knowledge regarding the above, id appreciate some guidance. all gear is in 9/10 condition with about an inch of dust. nothing a few cans of compressed air couldnt fix. i dont know about the working condition of the gear but all of it powered up.

+1 for phpbb. thats what i used for back when i ran the website for my source team. very nice and simple to install.

looks like its going to be a hell of a party. enjoy gents (and lady)

i dont know if this is something feasible but just a brain fart. how about 2 sets of audioengine a-2's (4 speakers)? should be $400 shipped from jr.com. run them from the onboard sound card (if it does more than stereo) or just buy a cheap sound card that does 5.1. there are plenty available on newegg for less than $100.

i wasnt aware of that policy either when i shacked with them.

i only meant to say that this sudden influx of estat amps started when the bhse started gaining steam. since justin dealt the first blow with a big time stat amp, ray and jack had to release something to counter the offering from headamp. either that or 3 big names in the headphone amp business releasing stat amps one after the other or within close proximity is one hell of a coincidence. imo justin set the bar and now the others are trying to reach it. regardless, its a great looking amp.

woo audio certainly know how to make some tasty looking amps. dont think ive ever seen an ugly woo amp. wonder what justin has started here...bhse followed by a10 followed by wes.

the beta should drive those drivers beautifully. once finals are over, i hope to get to listen to the speakers once again but for now they remain neglected =/ i wasnt sure if the finish of the port was in question or whether the question was if it was just an opening or a port. i certainly did rush mark for the speakers as i wanted them to be a birthday present. given the constantly changing time lines i gave him i dont think he could have done a better job. once school starts again(in may) mike, you are welcome to give the pair in the first post a test run with your beta if you want to listen to them for a few days. i would be very surprised if they dont sound every bit as good as your system audios if not better.

very convincing arguments indeed.

i dont see any arguments...or stephanie...or stephanie's arguments for that matter...did i miss something?

thanks vicki and morphsci. only gear i have left is the parasound dac and the 650s. a job as an actuary is one that i might want to pursue later on so im going to try my hardest to work overtime and impress the folk there. given that i start on may 15th, i dont think that they will appreciate me taking a day off just 2 weeks after i start making canjam attendance an impossibility.

not really. i figured if i kept the reasons out of this post unlike what i did with the plantation meet thread, i would get a lot less grief. i got an internship with ncci in the summer. that combined with school pretty much makes it impossible to leave FOR ME. other people in my shoes probably could pull it off but i dont think ill be able to.well all that and the cost of the whole trip is prohibitively high for me. i was initially going to use miles from my dads account but a roundtrip to cali is the same number of miles as a roundtrip to india and i think my dad would rather keep the miles for that even though any and all trips to india blow ass.

doesnt look like ill be able to make it now (not that it matters much). hope everyone has fun.

i am not sure if i am qualified to answer the port/opening question but this is the cabinet drawing. http://homepage.mac.com/tlinespeakers/FAL/box-plans/small-FE127e-BR.pdf

just a few teaser pics of these speakers mark reid built for my lady friend. the rest of the story will be given when i have more time. forgive the poor pictures. they really dont do justice to marks work. needless to say they sound out of this world. more eargasm accounts to be given.

i think you mean pirate-claw pecks out impressions al...

congratulations earl and john. hope the new toys bring you gents joy.