Craig Sawyers

Just for Jacob, Sound-Lab A-1 Electrostatics

In the UK before 1967, any gay sex was illegal and an imprisonable offence (like Oscar Wilde), or "treated" by chemical castration (as they did with Alan Turing). The 1967 "Sexual offences Act" decriminalized gay sex in private for those over 21. In 1994 that was reduced to 18 (even though the heterosexual age of consent was 16) In 2000 the age of consent was equalized at 16 for both gays and heteros There have been further amendments (such as removal of "gross misconduct" and "buggery" from the statute books), but true equality in the eyes of the law is a very recent thing indeed, as is gay marriage (2014).

No idea what they are, But they ought to be christened the PornoHorn

Happy birthday Birgir! mmm cake,

Rapberry-pi based streamer project here http://theaudiostandard.net/thread/501/raspberry-based-audio-streamer-project But I didn't do that. I just bought a NOS Logitech Transporter, due to collect once I've paid the import tax today. Obsolete, yeah, but the sound quality is (allegedly) great.

Happy birthday!!

That's hilarious Stretch

To gain or not to gain, that is the question Whether 'tis nobler in the system to attenuate the signal and then to greatly amplify Or, to take gain against a sea of signals, and and by attenuating, reduce them

That was pretty sad. Particularly the end, with no music over the credits.

Have you considered a passive pre? One option in your price range is the Tortuga LDR passive pre http://www.tortugaaudio.com/products/ldrx-passive-preamp/

That is a massively good price for a RIFA cap. Almost wish I had a project to use it on.

Have a great one Justin!

I'm not particularly into watches - I use a military quartz watch like this https://www.silvermans.co.uk/tabid/62/MILITARY/WATCHES/CWC+G10+ISSUE+WATCH+NO+DATE/0/SKU/4-189-13590-0/Default.aspx. At UKP145, if it goes wrong (it never has) just buy another. But for fun and laughs this is the building of the most complex watch that Patek have ever made https://youtu.be/I1L15xehfEA . Not that you could ever wear something that size and weight, but that is not the point I guess - it is a thing of mechanical beauty in its own right.

Did I actually get as far as 5 posts until I got my ass kicked?

Don't agree with that. The only thing that determines the fundamental response of a bass driver is the resonant frequency and Qts. Shove it into a box of the right size to push Qts up to 0.7 or so for a Butterworth alignment and off you go. Sure there are various opinions about one large driver, or multiple small ones, but the "speed" is always about the cabinet. Ported has to be done right to prevent a perception of slowness, likewise transmission lines. I prefer to keep things simple and fundamental. Either H frame dipole with EQ and no box at all, or closed box either of the correct size or with EQ to extend bass further. Suspect that my sub project is two of the late great Shiva X2 12" drivers in a push push arrangement to prevent cabinet rock.

That is an interesting page. I really really like the idea of the Stereo Integrity 24" driver, weighing 115lbs http://stereointegrity.com/product/hs24-24-subwoofer/

I have a mate with very deep pockets who has a Wilson Watchdog sub http://www.wilsonaudio.com/product_watch_dog.shtml. It is a bit of a beast.

So-called low-field MRI uses NdFeB magnets to generate around 0.3 to 0.4 T over a volume you can get a human into. Have a look at this http://usa.healthcare.siemens.com/magnetic-resonance-imaging/0-35-to-1-5t-mri-scanner/magnetom-c Problem is that unlike a superconducting magnet, you can't turn it off, so shipping and re-siting is a really big deal.

This http://www.lfo.org.uk/tristan-und-isolde/. Awesome.

Or along the same lines, a campground is a good place for sex because the excitement is in tents.

Happy birthday!

Never seen those beasts, but apparently British, The price in US-speak - in the region of three quarter million. Depending on finish. Now where is the cheque book

In the UK I use these guys to buy black high tensile metric screws. http://www.modelfixings.co.uk/ht_metric_countersunks.htmand http://www.modelfixings.co.uk/high_tensile_steel_caps.htm In general it seems that high tensile screws are black. Or black enough. Powder coating has the problem with paint build up - so you can't get a socket or driver in the slot anymore. Or if you do, it damages the powder coat and the bare metal shows thought. Got the badge on that one.

That is old King's Cross station in London, probably around late forties. It was massively remodeled in the 1960's through to present time and now could be a station just about anywhere. Looks like this now But at least it boasts platform 9 3/4 from the Harry Potter movies.