DIY progress report

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Macka (Ian Mckenzie) is in the house.
 

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Was that Me? Oh yeah, Nelson snapped that shot while I was literally in the "Works" as Cyclotronguy put it. I can't wait to see the group photo when I get home, that one will be framed!

A special note of thanks to all the Passlabs crew for taking time out of their busy schedule while I was visiting Foresthill and also to Nelson and Jill who are such delightful hosts.

Ian
:)
 
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vdi_nenna said:
I got a 500 error on the passdiy.com page. Could it be you are adding another project??? :angel: :drool:

Very sorry, not at the moment.

The good news: There's literally a ton of new stuff coming
down the track. I'm about to wrap up the Zen Variations,
the (first) First Watt product will ship in about 10 days, offering
what I will modestly describe as a new paradigm for certain
types of loudspeaker, Kent and I have resurrected the Claw as
a rear horn load for full range drivers ( Lowther / Fostex et alia ),
and just to make certain that our plate overflows, we are going
on an exploration of just what chip amps are capable of in the
hands of people with more imagination than sense.

Stay tuned.


:wiz:
 
Nelson Pass said:


and just to make certain that our plate overflows, we are going
on an exploration of just what chip amps are capable of in the
hands of people with more imagination than sense.


Hmmm...lesseehere...could we totem pole some
LM3886s for higher rail voltages, then parallel them
and finally bridge the suckers?

Doesn't have to be smart, just spectacular...however
briefly.

--Damon, who lives next to the Muckleshoot Reservation
and unlimited fireworks
 
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Damon, you should call my friend Dana Kruse at D'Arch in
Seattle and say hello. Really.

Also, Halojoy has defined the proper signoff format:

yourname:/ talk about yourself in the 3rd person.

:cool:

pass:/ says MuuuHahahaha when people try to imagine
Gain Clone torture apparatus.
 
I can't help but think of the Emperor's new clothes every time someone say's Chip Amp or Gain Clone.

Maybe it's just me but I was under whelmed with the one I finished, courtesy of some boards from BrianGT. God bless him and hopefully he returns to the land of the manly amps soon.

Mind you I used Black and White wire, I understand that using Red and Green wire really improves the sound stage and viceral impact of the mid to upper registers. Something to do with the dye color at the atomic level and the coherency of the molecules effecting the spin rate of electrons passing through the space between the copper conductor and the insulation.

Anthony
:) :) :)