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the idiot at eddie current was big on that circuit. and did that on his electra. and then tried to get too much gain out of it. and the tubes went into saturation and then you have to hand pick the tubes etc. biggest problem with that one is the 100k pot starts off with 2nv of noise all by itself.

Nothing more fun than peeking inside a "balanced" preamp to find a dual gang volume control... 🙄

its not obvious what this is? first stage is the input section from the uberamp 2. current mode voltage gain. (not that you actually need voltage gain) differential input, differential output. then balanced step attenuator. constant input impedance load. output stage is the same input section with the darlington input removed because its not needed and some of the cascoding removed because its also not needed, tied to a voltage buffer. many of the expensive preamps out there convert everything to single ended internally to save on parts and board space. this is balanced from input to output. and 6db or more less noise. many features of preamps of the past include things that are no longer useful. so they are removed. like tape out and second zone. seriously i have never heard of anyone actually using second zone. and except for the really expensive ages old professional gear, there are no tape machines with balanced inputs. maybe the new revox has balanced inputs. so consider it as a balanced buffered volume knob. turns out the signal to noise boost really is audible. krell fpb600 vs mc611. more than 12db signal to noise boost on the mc611 partially because of the low input impedance and rail to rail input buffer.

Thanks @skullguise and @guzziguy well yea, we still got cats hanging around in our garden, unfortunately nearly all of the cats I was familiar with are gone considering stray cats life expectancy and the amount of time I was "gone". 2 of our family is gone too. One of them, Pamuk died cuz of FIB, other one (Şirin's son) Duman cuz of pneumonia. But my father took good care of them while I was "gone". I'll post pics from our garden shelter soon. And thanks for the warm welcome back guys. I thought I won't be remembered. And title system changed i guess, I lost my beloved title.

Alec and I were trading mid-90s rock bangers via text and it's the usual stuff you'd expect, but I got him with this one he'd never heard before. I love educating the younger generation.

^This!

Welcome back!! I hope you and cats are all well!

Remember Şirin/Cutiepie? She is 9 years old now and still as energetic as she was.

Hi! i iz bak. Gonna bombard you with pics of kitties soon. <3

Hope Kevin will explain the circuit detail.

It has been quite a week. Top 10 funkiest bass lines of all time?

MobLand (2025) - Paramount+ a Guy Ritchie joint, which tells you all you need to know.

I'll post some CRBN2 impressions soon, might even make a video about them. I've had the idea for years now to document all the weird and wonderful electrostatics in my collection and some impressions in video form.

@kevin gilmoreI think 833A tubes with 1Kv supplies would work with 230V mains 10A.

So complicated !

chicken pot pie was on the menu tonight so I figured what else could go wrong?

No pain no gain. Tokelau is a nice place this time of year!

New Shriekback

I'm curious on your thoughts on how the ES-2a and the CRBN2 compare.

".tk"? I ain't clicking on that.... My afternoon: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway by Genesis (1974) https://album.link/9wdb4bwv4kq4w Example: It has been a while since I have listened to the full album. If you have 94 min of your day. And as I went to post this, I saw a new release is coming out. A Deluxe, or super deluxe or ultra deluxe or something like that. Coming out in June, they have released a few tracks and they sound good, but not a big improvement over this 2007 remaster. And of course you will need 230 minutes of your life to consume the new version. Good luck with that.

Sound track of my life https://keygenmusic.tk

Nice!!!

Apocalypse & Chill by Delain (2020) https://album.link/nwk07vqwtdzmv Example: In my queue for a little while. But the album title seemed appropriate.... Also I liked the album...

I love it!!