audio-talk

I'm glad I built the Sabs when I did then (and I know someone else who would agree!).

Power to your elbow Scott

Philip, I spect you'll get it sorted today but it is a bit odd. The 'condensation' will be caused by a crack in the glass envelope. Air will have got in and the milky result will be an oxide of barium (or whatever it is that looks like mercury in a valve after the getter has flashed in the productio...

Good point! I told you, we're an anarco-sydicalist commune. We take it in turns to be a sort of executive officer for the week... but all the decisions of that officer have to be ratified at a special bi-weekly meeting... Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some ...

Workers of the World Unite!

Yeah, but I really don't know!

I lead a sheltered life and don't get out as much as once I did!

And a healthy economy is where we can all play more games and download films (faster)- how is this really going to help?! Bah!

The goal of everyone having 2mB is laudable and would be Communistic.

what valve could be a better driver, what valve and output tube and indeed what better an input valve? okay the answer isn't always the veritable prince of valves but it could be! As to why you are not content as some are, just to listen, is why most of us here go on to the next project too. We like...

You are enjoying it Max!

But if there's room in your life for two, too then why not try a titchy amp!?!

and stay there too

what on earth has this got to do with Communism?

(rhetorical question really)

The large trafo is the mains jobbie - custom wound by Majestic (high quality, reasonable prices!) The 8K output trafo is Sowter. I'd use 5k or 6.6k for 2A3s, too. I never took readings or worked out what the cathode resistor 'should' be. I was guessing because my understanding is that for 45SE it is...

Nah! sorry, spose I ought to recognise the name, but I am hopeless like that.

Welcome, Wilkommen, Bienvenu - its something of a cabaret here.

I really liked what you said in your first posting - kinda made sense!

Quite a few years ago I found some software that would generate sine waves and various degrees of white noise at any frequency desired. I did this and made a CD of these 'test' tones. Its been so useful I have never used it since. But I'm now thinnking more and more about how easy and useful it is t...

ISWYDT Ed, arf arf.

Yeah, I can do that!

B is for Baroque Bach and Bivaldi - easy innit.