Jim I'm looking forward to the meeting. Looks like you have some nice toys to play with. Actually, pretty serious stuf since you built most of it. I'll need...
You can copy and paste the tiny url at the bottom and it will magically turn into a Yahoo map or just use my directions below. See you Thursday night. jim... ...
Thanks to North Texas Audio Jam at http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/ and 'everyone' involved. You know who you are. Things are coming together in North Texas...
Future hosts will have their choice of the day (or night) of their meeting. Several guys have asked me to host on Saturday or Sunday because of their long...
We are half way to our limit on Photos storage. At some tome in the future, I will start pulling photos. Starting with the oldest meetings first. I'll probably...
I want to thank Jim for having us over to his house. A good time was had by all. Please edit out my midsection in the next round of photos. Thanks, John S....
Scott Nixon DAC with "homemade" chassis, built from one of his kits. Here is a nice looking kit project done by an email pal who lives out of state. His...
Nice job! I found the same thing with the Scott Nixon DAC. I've found it unnecessary to buy a pricey CD player because the SN tube dac with a mid fi Marantz...
Nice work Fred, Later I may post that here with your permission. I've got ideas for a two box set. Using a different transformer from stock. Some AC filtering,...
Quite a few folks who own Scott Nixon DACs, locally and around the web, have asked me if I worry about them always being on. I never did but decided on a...
With regards to operating tubes, RCA operated all their studio equipment in the so-called “Stand-By” mode. The filaments were always on and the B+ was...
Hi Dennis, All good stuff and you know I've learned that and much more from you, John, Walter and others over the last 17 years. And thanks for sharing your...
Jim, As you might remember, my ears don’t like the 6DJ8/6922/ECC88 tubes. They have an edge that I think it due to their distortion ratios…too much higher...
Johann's address is below. See you at the meeting. jim... Johann Van Zyl 902 Mill Spring Drive Garland, TX 75040 The tiny URL link for a Yahoo map is... ...
Hello Dennis, You may know that I've always agreed with you on the 6DJ8 issue. I even talked with Scott about that before I bought my first DAC. It doesn't...
Dennis has tried twice to give a loan pair of IC for DAC members to listen to. Unfortunately, or maybe not, both times the first borrowers bought them and...
I've posted new photos in the Photos section. The folder is titled DEC 16. Sorry for the dark pics. I had my flash set on low. We were running out of room so I...
Hello Phil, They were designed and built by Johann. The host this time. The young man dancing with his daughter in the Home Page pic. jim... ... titled ... ...
Greetings Free Music lovers. The latest FM Tuner review is up on the Tuner Information Center. This is the first tuner reviewed for 2005 and the 77th one so...
Don't forget the Lone Star botts meet on Feb 5th. I would like to come to the Dallas meeting if you have it on Jan 22 or 29, or any Sat in Feb other than the...
Roger that Fred. I'll get with Jim, and will firm up either the 22nd or 29th. Hear that fellas? Anyone prefer one or the other, or should I say does either...
Just to be sure I understand, there are two groups of marginaly insane audio nuts in the DFW area, and this is the one that's oriented toward listening to...
Hey Fred, I would love to hear your arrays!!! Please please bring them. :-) bear-hifi ... the ... more ... Bottleheads? ... haven't ... heard ... I ... the...
Fred, we like music and gear. How can you like one and not the other? There's usually a good variety of pretty much any type of gear you can think of. Cheers,...