n_maher Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 i would coat my amp in Thorium-232. Would that be as a theft deterrent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 i would coat my amp in Thorium-232. Kryptonite ftw. Keep that damn Superman away from my gears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 I'd go for copper, it looks better the more tarnished it gets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotoriousBIG_PJ Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 We need a Pimp my Amp thread... KG we will need full pics of the platinum knob. The gold knob was seriously awesome hehe. Biggie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted July 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 I'd go for copper, it looks better the more tarnished it gets. flat sterling silver. it would develop a lovely patina. sterling is my favorite precious metal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 [me=Dusty Chalk]makes joke about polishing one's knob[/me] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin gilmore Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 I also have about 50 grams of depleted uranium 238. Sitting in the appropriate plastic bottle on my desk at home. (the radiation emitted is stopped by this particular kind of plastic). Since i don't know what i'm doing in this case i'll not try and cast the stuff. I've been told that machining the stuff after casting is almost impossible. I have a lot of .999 silver. Sooner or later i'm going to make a knob out of some of that. But it does tarnish very fast. One of these days i will have enough rhodium. But not any time soon Copper is way to easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granodemostasa Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 gold knobs, polished chromer faceplate, and 10K interconnects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerius Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 It would be pretty hilarious if someone made a knob out of the national standard kilogram. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin gilmore Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 OK, here you go http://gilmore.chem.northwestern.edu/metals.jpg upper left, my first casting job. Real shitty but i keep it around to remind me how bad my first couple were. upper right, 100 oz of .999 fine silver. Lower left 5 grams of rhodium. 83 grams of 24k for my stax portable. Then 31 grams of platinum and 50 grams of u238 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBLoudG20 Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 You are one interesting man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenW Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 LOL...looks like my first casting from dental school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted July 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 I think postjack needs a 4 channel beta You gunna build it for me? I'm really quite pleased having both the Melos and the Dynahi. I don't know if I would be happy with just one. Strangely, the W5000 favors the Melos, while the W11JPN sings out of the Dynahi. as for balanced amps, personally I don't know if I have a can I like enough to go balanced with. Its almost like once you've invested in a balanced amp, you need to be a one can guy, i.e. this is my favorite can, so it is the one I'm going balanced with! As you can see, I own many cans, still trying to find my favorite sound. Anyone ever balanced an hp-2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 You gunna build it for me? I'm really quite pleased having both the Melos and the Dynahi. I don't know if I would be happy with just one. Strangely, the W5000 favors the Melos, while the W11JPN sings out of the Dynahi. as for balanced amps, personally I don't know if I have a can I like enough to go balanced with. Its almost like once you've invested in a balanced amp, you need to be a one can guy, i.e. this is my favorite can, so it is the one I'm going balanced with! As you can see, I own many cans, still trying to find my favorite sound. Anyone ever balanced an hp-2? I dunno those SDS-XLR guys like to have pretty much all the high end headphones (balanced) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBLoudG20 Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 You gunna build it for me? I'm down. What it cost to balance an can? 20 cents worth of heatshrink and $10 in XLR connectors. Most of these headphones we are talking already have 4 wires from the drivers. It would cost you like $100 to balance your whole collection, including labor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotoriousBIG_PJ Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 OK, here you go http://gilmore.chem.northwestern.edu/metals.jpg upper left, my first casting job. Real shitty but i keep it around to remind me how bad my first couple were. upper right, 100 oz of .999 fine silver. Lower left 5 grams of rhodium. 83 grams of 24k for my stax portable. Then 31 grams of platinum and 50 grams of u238 I love the portable knob. That is style. Biggie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFKMan23 Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 I'm down. What it cost to balance an can? 20 cents worth of heatshrink and $10 in XLR connectors. Most of these headphones we are talking already have 4 wires from the drivers. It would cost you like $100 to balance your whole collection, including labor. Balance my stuff, jb!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted July 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 I'm down. What it cost to balance an can? 20 cents worth of heatshrink and $10 in XLR connectors. Most of these headphones we are talking already have 4 wires from the drivers. It would cost you like $100 to balance your whole collection, including labor. My next excuse is I need a balanced source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granodemostasa Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 my excuse is that no one builds the balanced tube amp I want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFKMan23 Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Why not ask Craig to do a custom build? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recstar24 Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Why not ask Craig to do a custom build? True - you can ask him to do a HD2, like what he made for JP #'s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFKMan23 Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 While you are at it, why not ask him to build a Moth DAC for you, seeing as how that seems to be something you really like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBLoudG20 Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Balance my stuff, jb!!!! You know how to get a hold of me if you really want it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pabbi1 Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 That monstrosity from mikhail was coated in about 2 oz of gold. Absolutely the entire thing, knobs included. Can't get more gold than that unless you use my 24k volume knobs. But really gold is so last year. This year it has to be platinum. Another few months and i will have enough to make a 100 gram .950 platinum knob. From wire clippings or evaporators? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin gilmore Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 From wire clippings or evaporators? where i get my precious metals is my own business I'm not getting them where you might think And i'm certainly not paying the going price either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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