grawk Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 yet another reason to be glad I'm not still paying attention over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin gilmore Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 phil has sent me his schematics a number of times. He asked me not to publish them, so I did not publish them. He definitely got screwed over by larry numerous times. larry's video game addiction... etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Peanuts Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 I remember lusting after Meta42s and PPAs. Same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtreme4099 Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 Guys....you got these all wrong. PPL is the engineer behind LaRocco and Triad Audio and he is an exceptional person. Phillip La-Rocco is his real name and he is not "Larry Milligan". Both Larry & Traid Audio (Brad) used his designs to mfg. their amps. From what I understand, Phil (Uncle Phill) didn't not get involved with Larry on the business side of things (he just licensed out his designs). This man is the main ideas behind the DIY META42, and PIMETA, and PPA projects. He is one of the first person who implemented "discrete" buffer stage in headphones amplifiers (circa 2003). In fact, he can be credited for many of the discrete buffers that are being used in many amplifiers today. For instance, Headroom & RSA did not use discrete buffer stage until after 2006. I have dealt with Phill many times in the past and he is an outstanding individual. So I can vouch for him here. In fact, he was kind enough to send me one of his tube amplifier prototype that sound just wonderful on an extended 3 months loan. This e-Phi is just pure bliss to listen to. Can you guys remember the PPA amplifer, and even the Pocket Reference amp? These amps together with Justin's Gilmore V1 & V2 kicked serious ass in the days and continue to compete with anything up to $1000 today. The L3 is just an evolution of Pocket Reference. The L3 is the best sounding portable headphones amplifier I've ever tried. It is considerably better sounding than Justin's Pico Power, albeit not as versatile. http://tangentsoft.net/audio/ppa/ http://tangentsoft.net/audio/meta42/ Dusty, you were around back then...so you should remember these right? Yep should have his e-phi here in a couple days on loan for our upcoming July 26th Seattle Meet. His new amps sound light years better than the old stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purk Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Yep should have his e-phi here in a couple days on loan for our upcoming July 26th Seattle Meet. His new amps sound light years better than the old stuff. Yes, the e-phi sounds marvelous. Folks at the Seattle Meet are in for a treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 phil has sent me his schematics a number of times. He asked me not to publish them, so I did not publish them. He definitely got screwed over by larry numerous times. larry's video game addiction... etc... my impression of Larry was that he was interested in paying that month's bills, and nothing more. whatever is the bare minimum. and as I have been guilty of doing too much work myself when it is wise to let others handle it, Larry took that to another level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purk Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 my impression of Larry was that he was interested in paying that month's bills, and nothing more. whatever is the bare minimum. and as I have been guilty of doing too much work myself when it is wise to let others handle it, Larry took that to another level. His casework was of very high quality though. The casework on my Pocket Reference still look great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 Next I'm expecting you to tell us he has a huge cock and knows how to use it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purk Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 Next I'm expecting you to tell us he has a huge cock and knows how to use it. Don't keep your hope up...b/c I have no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherwood Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 Breaking news, Purk will be joining TRIAD AUDIO. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CD44hi Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 I was just thinking that if I ever was to go on trial, I wish to have Purk on the Jury. He only sees the good in people. Good for you man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 And what crime are you contemplating that you'd need to be thinking about these things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purk Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 Breaking news, Purk will be joining TRIAD AUDIO. I'm too lazy to join anyone guys. Maybe I'll join (Mike) Muveling for his Marietta Square Everything Tannoy Shop! I was just thinking that if I ever was to go on trial, I wish to have Purk on the Jury. He only sees the good in people. Good for you man. I was using the Pocket Reference the others days that's why I made the comment. Yes, I totally agree with you guys that he is a sleazy character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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