n_maher

Started watching the MIT TechTV Machine Shop series. I may have a new problem...

Deepak, I'm putting the tube tester in the car. At this point we should try to figure out if there's something wrong with the BH. I also have a spare quad of EL34s that I'll bring along although I do need to test those first. Source wise I'm sure we can come up with something, worst case is I've got HAJ's DAC I fixed in the back of my car or the analog outputs of Arcam. I'll also have the netbook and will bring the m-audio transit. I'll also have this...

Arrival: 11am Agenda: Good food and beverages with good friends. I have procured a little refreshment to optimize our listening experience throughout the day.

Yeah, the boards are huge. Thankfully I was able to modify my rack to fit either the amp or PS board which should make working on this monster a lot easier.

There will be mad stat amps in attendance at this meet.

I expect one to be sent back from the future to protect me from other amps that are trying to kill me.

It really is a shame, I was so looking forward to more detailed impressions of this amp.

This should be your last post for a while, if you want to continue to be able to post.

It is, at least in my opinion, a horrible idea regardless of gain setting.

They are quite nice for PTP work.

That's damn near a darwin award right there. Great plan, wrap an already hot-running portable HD with insulation that blocks 90% of the airflow around the device and holds heat in.

This.

Reeeeeeeeeeeee... A hell of a fun little viewing, even multiple times. I did a little research after I first saw it: took 4 months to build the machine and something like 60 takes before they got it right.

FIFY Not sure how I feel about the listening that will occur this weekend. Let the anguish ensue I suppose.

Good effort, though.

If Haj forgets odds are good I'll have a few.

Took a nap, also known as getting an MRI. Of course that doesn't mean jack, I don't get the results till next week at my follow up appointment. Still, I can think of worse ways to "work".

Salty for the win! DEW EEET

1. Here's to hoping the MRI just shows irritation. 2. Glad Mrs. Monkey found gainful employment again so soon.

Unless the 12L's simply won't work for your application given their size in which case either the 9's or 11's would be the right compromise.

Thanks guys (and gal of course), had a good start to the day picking up my favorite morning beverage from my local Turkish coffee shop. Exciting birthday plans include the MRI this afternoon and then a quiet dinner with my two favorite ladies tonight. More appropriate shenanigans are scheduled for this weekend.

Specifically the HE60s, I love them.

No real news from Doc visit today other than there's no obvious damage. Most likely culprit is bruised or torn meniscus. I'm going to meet with a radiologist some time in the next few days to see if an MRI can be done given the screws I already have in there (which I really need to get a picture of). The two Docs who looked at my X-Rays today think that it should be able to provide meaningful info and I'd vastly prefer that to exploratory surgery.

Possible spreadsheet here - https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AqT3b5JN2i_fdG1XdTIwdWJub3dfbzltZDhnLWtfLVE&hl=en Note, all users have full read/write access so be careful.

Measuring it "wide open" would be the way to go if you do since IIRC any attenuation is done in the digital domain and not reflective of altering the output gain, just reducing the signal input at the output stage.