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I have a pair of 2n5457/5458 JFETs on a small board as part of a bias scheme for a 12AX7. The circuit also has a 9v battery. I cannot get the voltage dialed down, so I checked the JFETs. The resistance from gate to source (and gate to drain) read the same in both directions: roughly 1k ohm. These are dead, aren't they?

Happy Krampus Day!

I'm working on a Larocco prototype right now. I'm getting down to final assembly and realized that the Alps pot has a 20mm shaft, but it's going through a 10mm front panel. Most knobs have the set screw at 10mm so I think i'm guaranteed it will fall off at first use. Q1: Does anyone know of knobs (EDIT: that aren't fugly) which have the set screw at less than 10mm? Q2: This sounds hokey, but is anyone aware of a way to extend the shaft 5mm? If not, I suppose I'll have to drill out the inside of the panel to regain a few mm. Thanks.

By the time 4 years rolls around digital formats will change, so...at that point the C1 will probably cost 60k.

Cable done tonight and working great with the Onkyo Android player. Thanks again, Justin!

Tuned in as well. This is working nicely with the Cabernet Franc.

So posty's forum is like Zombo.com?

3rd from the right somehow looks like David Byrne.

Closest I can think is a version of what Colin was talking about You could use a NUC to run daphile and likely to store you content as well, then just basic wifi to get to the UI. I realize you said you didn't want any network connectivity. Still, I've been playing with daphile and it's pretty cool. daphile

Very cool info, Justin. I have a cable I can hack, so thank you!

I just burned my finger (big time) with my solder iron. Respect for iron reset. Happy 4th.

Android 5 finally allows USB audio out. It was available in various forms on Samsung products, but is now baked directly in to Lollipop. In attempting to connect my Pico dac/amp directly (no hub) to my Lollipopped Galaxy S5, I am unable to send the digital audio out to the dac. The Onkyo app actually has a setting for USB Audio, but the phone just hangs and shows no love. I've had my Pico for years now, so maybe I need a newer version? Most googling sends me to the other site or to Korean sites with posts about other dacs. Google is not my friend. Justin - is this something you are familiar with? Is there a way to update my beloved Pico?

Nice. I actually have my eye on a power supply at Parts Express as well.

So $16 for a new pot or $16 for 250 nuts? Hmm. I suppose I could buy EVEN MORE nuts and be the sole seller of RK27 nuts on the west coast. "Do one job, and do it well." After even more googling (you know how this goes) I found them here. Edit: In the future, I found searching for "panel nut" was the most successful.

Does anyone know where to find the M8x0.75 nut for an Alps Blue Velvet? I'm working on a project for a friend and that is one piece that has escaped the parts box. Sure, the local hardware store has some similar items, but they're just the standard thickness. Meh. Thanks!

RIP BB. I saw BB King at Seattle's Paramount Theater about 10 years ago. At the time, he was already at the point where he sat on a stool for most of the show. And I wondered, geez: how long can this guy go on? Here is is near 80 years old, touring and playing most every night. Amazing. He played all the favorites, told lots of stories about other blues legends who were already gone, and made jokes about the number of children he may or may not have had. And probably the coolest part: here was one of the last major bluesmen in the same room as the rest of us mortals, yet he was as warm and friendly as your favorite uncle. I'm glad I was lucky enough to be at that show. See you on the other side, BB.

Interesting idea, but "...subjected to an unbearable level of nostalgia..." I so tire of people who have never heard a clean record.

With all the talk of album sales going to hell, this thread is a great reminder that there are still people who believe in it. Excellent. In the mean time, I'm digging through an MP3 directory of 70s tunes. Boogie on, reggae woman.

Gawd yes. I'm stuck on a build right now because I thought designing the case first would be a better idea. LOL.

Happy Birthday. Have a great day, Colin!

Stay safe NE 'casers. As always, Seattle has the exact opposite weather.

I was thinking the usual: where the hell else will I get a chance to hear all the new stuff? Seems like a reasonable opportunity.

It should have been Lynch.

How do snowflakes get their shape?