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agreed. Also, the F1 and F1J have a high output impedance (and F2 and F2J).... so, it doesn't make sense to make an exception for them Tyll. My point is that It's the other ones that have low output impedance, aren't gm amps and sound awesome in the context above. Also, here are some quotes to consider from the F1 owner's manual: This is a very unusual amplifier that will not sound good with about 98% of the loudspeakers on the market. It requires careful attention to loudspeaker loading to get the best performance. The accompanying white paper “Current Source Amplifiers and Full-Range High-Efficiency Drivers” is required reading. This is a tinkerer’s amplifier, and experimental tool. If you just want to be a consumer, then buy something else, otherwise be prepared to patiently experiment with your system to get the best performance. It does not often work well with ordinary passive crossover networks – the components and their locations tend to be reversed. It won’t break, but probably won’t sound good

Best amps I have heard my Lowthers and Fostex are low impedance. I think the First Watt J2 is half an ohm.. plenty of people seem to agree, look at 6moons article for the J2 where a room of people compared the FW series and loved the F4 F5 and J2 the highest of which has 0.4 ohms.

http://www.macrumors.com/2012/08/01/apple-expands-build-to-order-configuration-options-on-retina-macbook-pro/

Wow, really?!

Unless she has flooded her kitchen of course...

Looks like cable fetish is getting close to my professional line of work: http://gizmodo.com/5928934/is-there-anyone-stupid-enough-to-believe-that-this-cable-has-anti+virus-protection?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_facebook&utm_source=gizmodo_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

No n-ch jfets in this design. Dunno about EBay, don't shop for transistors there...

The F6 uses an inner stage transformer. Probably not what you want

I have played with the circuit. Are you looking for something for the stats? If so I would recommend the Aleph J-X.

So, getting on the ball here. Questions: What dates are the people wanting to hit the race interested in? I'd use this to put forth dates to the group. Once we have this nailed down, I figured accommodations are next. I see the following categories of attendance and accommodations - Interested in a place to sleep, must have private room that sleeps X (where if X > 2 mad props), willing to pay a few bucks for such an arrangement - Above, but not willing to pay or are flexible on private part - Interested in a floor/couch/public area and have a few bucks handy to throw in the pot - Above, but not willing to pay - Wanting third-party accommodations I'd say any money raised would go to "scholarships" to increase attendance, or whatever the group decides. So, dates! then I'll go from there.

Arch is cool good recommendation

Waiting to get on the train to head back to Princeton... I think the poker thing worked out well in the end. I felt like I was conflicted about hands going up against the boss and didn't really care if I lost them and ended up winning all the big ones

won a few grand off a potential future employer playing poker. not sure how to play that one, sorta risky, but hey.

unlikely. why? guess who owns this company and what they happen to manufacture. http://www.shuguangelec.com

Stax uses reed relays? I'm surprised. I certainly would not attempt this.

Good choice!

woah Tyll, you are the man!

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trust your instinct, it's correct.

Buy speakers. Yes, they are better than headphones.

Anyone looking for hotels try and find something in Pflugerville, Round Rock, Hutto or even Georgetown. This is still close enough to me (in decreasing preference) and yes they will fill up... I have 5 bedrooms and three living areas and can easily accommodate MOA sized crowds.

I need to get on the ball huh. I still plan to have a place for folks to stay and provide transportation. I'll even try and plan a NYC recruitment event in the upcoming weeks

Mouser agrees with you and marks them as NRND http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Toshiba/2SK170BLF/?qs=xiNPFU0yZ8%2fdgDypNarXsxXfvvVlxESHRZQuMtxXTf8%3d

nice! Though, Tom Bihn for life yo!

Just make a TH pattern for the sot223 I'd bet it would work, just stand the part up vertical. The Vishay SMD SMM resistor line looks like what Stax uses. Anyways to each his own, seems like reasonable decisions...