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by simon
Sat Oct 30, 2010 6:33 pm
Forum: Buying and Selling
Topic: Power control and startup boards
Replies: 341
Views: 95363

Okay, if we're heading towards 50 boards then I'll have 4 pcbs :lol:. The pricing structure's mad! (But entirely understandable.)
by simon
Fri Oct 29, 2010 10:23 pm
Forum: Buying and Selling
Topic: Power control and startup boards
Replies: 341
Views: 95363

I'll try a couple too, hoping we get to 20 boards. Kits work for me :).
by simon
Tue Oct 26, 2010 12:46 pm
Forum: Everyones Projects
Topic: New phono stage
Replies: 87
Views: 29303

It's rated at 24V - how did you make it work with mains? Microcontroller and solid state relay manages the start up mute delay and main power on/off. Its simple enough if you wanted to use those switches. I'm intrigued but can't see how it works. Do you need to have a 24V supply on all the time? If...
by simon
Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:50 pm
Forum: Everyones Projects
Topic: Owstonski.
Replies: 307
Views: 67150

pre65 wrote:Not wishing to offend potential builders.
Put 'em up! :lol:
by simon
Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:48 pm
Forum: Everyones Projects
Topic: New phono stage
Replies: 87
Views: 29303

Nick wrote:If by knob you mean button
I most certainly did :D.

It's rated at 24V - how did you make it work with mains?
by simon
Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:29 pm
Forum: Everyones Projects
Topic: Owstonski.
Replies: 307
Views: 67150

Now thats fighting talk if ever I've heard it :lol: Aye, I show my metaphotical posterior in the general direction of Essex. :pottytrain2: :bootyshake: Whilst I keep playing with Madness I have occassional thoughts of GM70. So the easy option is the 12GN7 Nicholas Chua version. But that's boring, w...
by simon
Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:11 pm
Forum: Everyones Projects
Topic: New phono stage
Replies: 87
Views: 29303

Nice knob! Where did you get it?
by simon
Mon Oct 25, 2010 5:27 pm
Forum: Solid State
Topic: Optical Passive Attenuator
Replies: 36
Views: 19567

I seem to remember Graeme had a thread here about one somewhere? Could be wrong though.
by simon
Fri Oct 22, 2010 10:35 pm
Forum: Buying and Selling
Topic: Gomez vinyl wanted
Replies: 21
Views: 6096

Graeme wrote:Having said that, i'd been holding out for suede's debut album.
Mmm, got that one too. :) That was a good era - just coming out of shoegazing which I never got and in the early days of Britpop.
by simon
Thu Oct 21, 2010 6:32 pm
Forum: Buying and Selling
Topic: Gomez vinyl wanted
Replies: 21
Views: 6096

Re: Gomez vinyl wanted

If you dont even know where they are then surely there not that cherrished :lol: Good point well made :). I have a problem with vinyl. It's one of the few things I cherish. Don't know why, just do. CD and flac will never be the same. I have more records than I'll ever listen to but they're all chil...
by simon
Wed Oct 20, 2010 10:19 pm
Forum: Buying and Selling
Topic: Gomez vinyl wanted
Replies: 21
Views: 6096

Re: Gomez vinyl wanted

Graeme wrote:Anyone got gomez's first 2 albums (bring it on and liquid skin) on vinyl they would part with?
Yes and no. :)

I've got their first three albums on vinyl somewhere but I've just had a look and can't find them. Must be somewhere but now I'm wondering what might be hiding with them :lol:
by simon
Sun Oct 17, 2010 11:08 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: House re-wire
Replies: 25
Views: 11524

When I rewired 12 years ago based on the little info I could find I put in four spurs just for the hifi. I put these at the front of the consumer unit, which is supposed to be the best place as it's closest to where the leccy comes in from the street. Not sure this really makes a difference but it's...
by simon
Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:57 pm
Forum: Computer Audio
Topic: QNAP Death
Replies: 49
Views: 20081

Dunno. Why's it taking out the QNAP PS but none others (touch wood!)? The Squeezebox for instance.
by simon
Sun Oct 17, 2010 8:50 pm
Forum: Computer Audio
Topic: QNAP Death
Replies: 49
Views: 20081

Bum. Just lost another power supply, an expensive Maplins one. Wish I could find the problem as this is going to get expensive...
by simon
Fri Oct 15, 2010 9:07 am
Forum: Computer Audio
Topic: QNAP Death
Replies: 49
Views: 20081

Well, I didn't understand most of that but I can confirm I use Windows to talk to the QNAP :D