n_maher

My cicada drivers arrived today so we'll see how my first foray into speaker building goes but these could present an interesting second option.

I was under the impression that most phono stages had pretty poor SNR due to the extremely high gain required, have I been misled? Most solid state ones that I've seen aren't above 80 and my bugle isn't rated much better than the TTVJMH.

I might not be snowing out today but I'd prefer that to the current weather... Current Temp - 10deg F w/ a 10 to 15mph wind. Fracken cold!

No worries, I trust Pete to have done it right so I wouldn't worry. People judge his work with a bit too much focus on the low-voltage hybrid which is kind of like deciding whether or not you like a car based on the brake pedal cover.

Jack, In either case (MM/MC) there is a SS gain stage prior to the tube gain stage. Bold added for emphasis.

What's the rest of your rig consist of?

Lucky that he ran out of gas 1/4 mile from my office and that there's also a parts store next to a gas station all within 1/8 mile.

+ I'll let Ian tell the rest of the story.

Good point.

I believe that you meant fuck you fuckin' looser. Deadwood wouldn't have it any other way.

Balanced beta appears to be on hold pending another amp that will, in fact, fuck itself together. And as usual, I've been doing plenty of work lately, just not on my own gear. :|

How about a front 3/4 shot of it penguin-boy?

Those particular jacks use a spring loaded ground connection and when installed look and work just like any other plug. Kind of hard to explain but if you ever use one you'll see what I'm talking about.

How's this?

I suppose it does have enough of the funnay to remain open.

Oh teh irony - this thread ain't far from being locked...

Fredbot.

Artist: Joanna Newsom Album: The Milk-Eyed Mender Song: "The Book of Right-On" Lyric: "I killed my dinner with karate - kick 'em in the face, taste the body; shallow work is the work that I do. "

I actually think that we've got a good moderator/member ratio here. It's fairly often that I log in and I'm the only mod here and I'm sure the others share that experience. And it's pretty clear to me that we've got enough asshats that warrant watching.

FIFY

Got 5" yesterday and it's snowing again now. In between those storms I managed to make a run down to the cape to celebrate new years with some of my college cronies and their families. All someone had to say was 80deg heated indoor pool and I was there.

I could care less about the topic of that thread, I agreed completely that it should be locked purely on the basis that it was absolutely fucking worthless and had no comedic value. Worthless and funny is ok by me, worthless and stupid = asshat and that's the one and only rule right?

Nice Vicki. I hope it turns out to be a great cat.