A Scott Nixon tube DAC in an old oak cassette case. Case picked up from the Goodwill store. 39uf AEON brand polypropylene output caps replace the 33 uf...
Sweet. We need interior shots! Also, were the towers original or added? If added, what are they and what do they do? Inquiring minds... Greg in Minneapolis ...
Hi Greg, I've created a folder in our photos section titled SCOTT NIXON. It has an interior shot. Also a shot of a fancy Bottlehead Foreplay where I got the...
Hi Jim, Have you determined the Fn and dampening characteristics of that doily type isolator? Ain't this stuff fun? RFM ... Scott, ... and ... my ... Amp ... ...
Hi Ray, All I know is those doilies were all over my grandparent's home and music was always wonderful there. Live or recorded. 8:-) jim... ... small ... wood ...
... Ahh yes, Now I vaguely remember. Back in the 50's wasn't there a Texas Rock & Roll band "shoot-out" between Buddy Holly & the Crickets and Jim Rivers and...
Hello, I've been slowly working at rejuvenating a Sherwood S2000II tuner. As I brought up the PS on the variac and monitored the voltage waveform at the first...
I just got my Zen SE84C amp in and running it. It sounds a bit different than my Assemblage ST-40. It's only been a few hours with new tubes, so I can't say...
Does anyone have or know of any place that might have a pair of empty Altec A7 cabinets? I'm looking to spend about $200 and I live in the San Francisco Bay...
The new home page photo is a massive turntable using a Rega RB300 arm with Rega Planar 2 parts. Acrylic platter replaced the glass one. Bottom weighted...
Kudos! BRAVO! Now you HAVE TO DIY rewire your Rega with the thinnest enamele solid wire you can find :) Ciao, Stefano ... The new home page photo is a massive...
Hi Jim, Yes, it will get my approval seal. I'm working on a self adhesive 45# seal now. Any other "old timers" remember the Weathers-Townshend (SP?) ...
... OK you ol' timers that can't remember and youse youngsters who wonder what RFM's talking about, check E-bay # 5817594488. That's the Weathers Townshend...
I liked the bit about the need to make a special record to measure it's accuracy. And, the manufacturer did catch my eye -- err, sorry, no pun intended....
If you don't find any, consider using a simple open baffle cabinet consisting of just 4 sides! HF...
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I have found something that beats all other tweaky-tweaks!!! Including Mpingo wood, Marigo dots, magic marbles, colored stones. All of it. And it was fairly...
Hi Jim, Those other worldly bits don't appear to be on their web site. Any suggestions? LarryO ... Hi Jim, Those other worldly bits don't appear to be on...
Hi Larry, Rock there come and go, I guess. There were about 5 or 6 left from that excavation. Do you REALLY want one? I guess I can buy one tomorrow and mail...
I trust everyone knows I'm pulling their legs. But on a whim, I DID buy a meteorite. Here she is sitting on the Scott Nixon tube DAC. jim... ... buy ... about ...
Hey... At least it's been both cryo and heat treated! Greg in Minneapolis ... From: diy_audio_tweaks@yahoogroups.com [mailto:diy_audio_tweaks@yahoogroups.com]...
OH that is too funny! I have to use that line. Thanks. jim... ... buy a ... 6 ... expensive ... Any ... inches ... seem ... room ... ~--> Get ... page ... ~->...
You've got mail... ... You've got mail... At 04:37 PM 10/14/2005, you wrote: Hi Larry, Rock there come and go, I guess. There were about 5 or 6 left from that...
WHAT? You didn't find rock solid, time tested, neutrino laden, cosmic ray scrubbed technology sonically superior to $100 bills transformed into little pucks?...
... Hell, I'd have been happy with some of Ava Gardner's twat hairs from when she was in her early 20s encased in a Lucite block sitting on my CD player....
Now here is an interesting MAN cave. Can you imagine it's in Japan? http://shu-ks.com/nikki/2005/nikki05.html Notice the watch collection on the table left?...
At least the guy has a sense of style and a clue about intelligent cabinet design for A/V furniture. He's got decent taste in gear, but he has more of it than...