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New Forest Classic Sportive - Complete!

An early start tomorrow morning. heading down to the New Forest for an 80mile Sportive event.

https://findarace.com/events/the-new-fo ... sic-sunday

Bravo, Delta, Tango, Bravo

Today i started putting together the chassis for my Nelson Pass ACA (Amp Camp Amp) build. I've had a pair of 'premium' boards assembled for a while so it's time to make them a home. The premium boards include various modifications from the DIY Audio community and incorporate a cap multiplier for the...

I just need to install the input/output RCAs now.

Tony Moore wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 9:25 am What rating are those transformers Ray?

Here you go Tony.

https://uk.farnell.com/myrra/44309/tran ... dp/1214613

I finally completed the AD1862 build today, all working and sounding very nice. I've even screwed the lid down since taking the picture.

Tony Moore wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:46 am However, it is sounding brilliant.

All sounds to be a very positive development Tony. BTW did you see my PM on DIY Audio?

Oh, and, as the fixings were deliberately slightly loose, I used a 3D printed jig and some waxed bolts to ensure everything would line up for the the speaker units, and i used a slow cure epoxy to ensure it got into all the little nooks and crannies.

Nice salad bowl speakers BTW!!! :) Thanks, they turned out OK. I also added the following to my previous post, which may be helpful to overcoming your phobia, "Probably not very clear from the photo below, but I inserted the threaded inserts from the back as a further aid to them not pulling t...

Mike H wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2024 8:39 pm PPS - just realised it goes right past a cafe that used to be Reepham railway station, know it well.

There you go then Mike, that's one summer weekend sorted for you.

…………and you could replace those cut down T nuts with threaded inserts. Yea, it's what I would have used, drilled slightly loose and then foxed with some epoxy to stablise the plywood. Probably not very clear from the photo below, but I inserted the threaded inserts from the back as a further aid to...

Some interesting re-interpretations of some Texas classics, plus...

FLAC download at a great price too.

https://texas.ochre.store/format/148268 ... collection

@lindsayt, as i said in my initial post, I would be happy to organise something but I'm down in Somerset so it's not really practical for me to pursue a Yorkshire venue and I can't imagine people would be prepared to come down here.