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The wood is very thin toward the top, about 1/8" - 3/16", and no more than 1/4" on the sides. And the Burl Maple is fairly light anyway. I'd say these are just slightly heavier than the stock plastic grills. My guess is no more than 1 ounce each.

Well since we already have this lovefest thread for my work, let me be completely socially unacceptable and post some work myself for your perusal. I'll try not to through my shoulder out. These are my first Sennheiser woody cups. I made them for an S

LOL! A third grader could only improve on that existing excuse for a faceplate!

Better yet that you were involved! Well all of the knobs and jacks have a back inlay of Gabon Ebony for one. And there was a lot going on inside the amp that dictated the proper placement of every item on the faceplate. The trim piece for his Eastsound CD5 was not much easier. It has several counterbored holes for the existing buttons that had to be spaced perfectly. I had Jay send me the stock chrome trim piece to use as a pattern, but he sent it in an envelop instead of a box, and it looked like a modern art piece when it reached me. That was a fun night of hammering and straitening, hoping it would still be useful as a pattern. Luck was with us though, and it worked out fine.

You're painting your Rockhopper Audio ?22? :o

It's pretty much a given that Head-Fi will become more and more sponsor driven. That's just the way it is, I hate to see it happen, but it's a business and that pays the bills.

That's the stand that started it all! My very first stand. Yes we talked about measurements, but if I'd have had them in person I could have done much better. What's really funny is that philodox's amp faceplate (Massive Attack) is about the most complex piece I've made for gear, and that was all from measurements only. I held my breath during the 15 day journey to Canada.

Yeah, I don't envy you, but here's wishing you the best outcome.

It was built to hold two headphones, and as luck would have it that's what Vicki will own (MDR-R10 and SR-007). I have tailored the curve of a headphone stand to the headphone it was meant for, but honestly the curve I use as standard almost always works well, as the headband generally molds to the curve.

Well I understand there will be some Menacing schematics posted soon.

That is funny as hell! And that just may be my new favorite logo! Now who's gonna do a logo for my new marketable scent...Teste.

Just saw Willie recently, and he's still kickin' ass on that guitar. I missed out on tickets to see B.B. several years ago in Anchorage. Then I heard from a friend of a friend that he knew the owners of a local Blues club well, and would most likely show up after the concert. I got there an hour before the concert ended, and got a table right next to the stage. Sure enough about 1 1/2 hrs. later he and the band showed up. He played for 2 hours about 8' away from me.

The Twisted Pear Audio buffalo is supposed to be very nice, but I wouldn't rule out the Opus either. IMO it outperforms the Lavry DA10 and the Benchmark DAC1.

That is really cool Fitz!

Happy Birthday!

Coming from Alaska I have a fondness for Subies. Nice car morphsci!

Oberon Audio Aton Series CDT-1 CD Player. True balanced outputs as well as SE output and tube buffered SE output. A nice player, I had it for about 8 months before going to a dedicated CD Transport.

Cool, I'll have to look for one, thanks.

Ah the 2008, I almost bought a stock unit before finding the Oberon CDP I used to have. Those mods look really nice! And I hate to be a killjoy but that player really doesn't need wood accents. It's an all out industrial design assault, and it would take away from the design IMHO. Of coarse the customer is always right, so if you insist...

Fair enough, I realized it was wood, but I guess what I really meant was did your lathe come with that mount? Mine only came with a chuck similar to this... I've been considering a jaw chuck like this... but what you have there would be a cheaper option, and would accomplish what I need.

Smeggy what kind of chuck are you using here? And where did you get it?

I tagged onto a VT4C.com order of luvdunhill's a little while back. I didn't expect them so soon. The quality is fantastic, and the cone feet and record clamp are seriously heavy pieces. I'll most definitely order from them again. Quite inexpensive too, IIRC I paid about $105.00 total.

Noted Sir.

Yeah I saw that from the sale thread over there. Congrats! That's the nicest looking pair of Sextetts I've seen, including my very nice pair.