n_maher

I'm jealous Naaman, I stopped by my local store Friday only to be told that the Stagg they had on hand was a special order and already spoken for.

Happy Birthday Mark!

but your amp has two toooobs?

There are no current plans to build the amp that I'm building in the commercial realm but just because it isn't a 1:1 translation doesn't mean it's open source. That said, some of the information contained on the schematic may be viewed as proprietary or at the very least not something Pete feels like giving away. I honestly didn't ask because it's his choice and one I'll certainly abide by as I'm sure everyone else here would if placed in the same position.

x2

@ ^^^

Nope, I'm not the designer so me fiddling is a bad idea. Also, I'm not building something that hasn't already gone through a lot of tweaking or isn't at least something that someone I trust has gone through before. It's a one-off but has well formed roots. I also happen to be one of those people who can't stand endless tweaking, cap/resistor rolling, etc. I'm of the opinion that doing so is just a waste of time and yields differences best quantified by "I can't remember what it sounded like before so it must be better".

I appreciate the input but the design is set so what you see is what you get.

Yup. Transformer coupled input and output, both Sowter.

I'm kind of with you, mostly out of a bad feeling of who I could get stuck with.

It's similar, but different.

It wasn't really my intention to invite name suggestions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JchKa8Ox3Hs Perhaps I will call it Clyde Frog.

That's not entirely correct. It depends on where Andy and his friends buy there eggs. If they are commercial eggs it's likely they are sterile, if they are "farm fresh" you never know.

Eating the turkey only killed one, the whamurkey killed dozens. Therefore whamurkey is the devil.

ical won't be iposting for a little while.

The designer asked that I not share it.

I'm about 50/50 right now. It's 2 days before Lily's birthday and I'm doing what I can to convince my wife that celebrating it the following weekend would be the best option. It's also unclear whether or not the whole family will make the trip so that the wife/kid can visit friends who live in the city or if I'll make the typical solo trip.

Great idea that, stand next to a river and fire off a few thousand rounds of lead bullets. Fish for dinner anyone?

Happy Birthday John!

Yes, 2 of them

Bastard. I love Thanksgiving Dinner.

The Official Naming Convention of Menaces (Menacie?) The original will always be simply "The Menace". (approx 50lbs) The most recent incarnation is "The MenaceTC Lite". (approx 30lbs) The forthcoming stupidly expensive 307A-based nonsense is tentatively called "Colossus". Since the topology is so different I decided a while back to give it an entirely different name. I'm not sold on the current one, but until something better comes around it is what it is. Someone could, if so inclined, build a MenaceTC that would bear a strong similarity to the original and would be even heavier but that amp would look significantly different than the 307A amp. I also won't be able to share the schematic I'm using for the 307A amp further separating it from the original Menace concept. As for what it takes to be called Colossus, well here's the current pile o' parts.

I was not.

Regina Spektor - Far

Pisser. If that doesn't do it she probably will need her computer and some time to bring it back.