What part of DIY do you LOVE?

Klimon · 15th May 2007, 12:04 AM

Well, I'll keep it at this but the hate-thread really needed a counter-balance..

I'll go first (is this a more difficult question?)

- !!when an amp is finished, measures fine from the start and sounds great (with very low hum, please)!!

- first contact with ordered parts, cherishing tubes in stock, hell, even transformers and oil-caps, it's a materialistic thing.... Buying things...

- psudII

- looking for a promising circuit with tubes and parts I already have

- Increasing knowledge and know-how

- The 'artistic', visual aspect of creating an amp

- Tube-rolling

- Deeper appreciation of music through better sound (sounds corny but you know what I mean)

- The struggle, the road behind me and the road ahead.

Bed-time

Simon

Sonusthree · 15th May 2007, 12:13 AM

Making an adjustment ...... and then ....... listening and listening and then ........ forgetting ...... and loving ........ and drifting ..... and awaking on the sofa at 3am because you just couldn't move yourself.

Good music & HiFi is truly like dreaming wide awake

marsupialx · 15th May 2007, 12:20 AM

It is an escape like no other in my life. You read and read and an idea hits, (which is my second favorite feeling). Nobody has the same bent, so my path is always mine.

aerius · 15th May 2007, 12:43 AM

Learning, discovering new things, and eventually understanding them and how they apply to various projects. Those "aha!" moments are pretty special.

nhuwar · 15th May 2007, 01:04 AM

Beautiful Beautiful Tubes

A good tube is a work of art.

Thank you Deforest Thank You

Jeb-D. · 15th May 2007, 01:08 AM

Everything

Except doing the drilling & cutouts on the chassis

rdf · 15th May 2007, 03:21 AM

The flame-wars!

radiotron · 15th May 2007, 03:48 AM

- thinking and dreaming about the idea

- mediating and sketching diagrams on whatever is handy

- lashing up a test chassis to try it

- being stunned that it works and sounds OK too!

- continuing listening and tweaking, or simply enjoying it with a good glass of red wine...

jduffy · 15th May 2007, 05:50 AM

I like reading Kofi's posts. He beats himself up so much, I can't stop laughing.

I really enjoy the people who post here. Funny bunch and from around the world no less.

coresta · 15th May 2007, 06:37 AM

I add to Post #5
Using Beautiful Beautiful Tubes , especially scarce ones , wiring with silver/teflon, and obtain the exact calculated values

A good tube is a work of art too

Thank you Mr Deforest Thank You

15th May 2007, 12:04 AM	#1
Klimon diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Leuven	What part of DIY do you LOVE? Well, I'll keep it at this but the hate-thread really needed a counter-balance.. I'll go first (is this a more difficult question?) - !!when an amp is finished, measures fine from the start and sounds great (with very low hum, please)!! - first contact with ordered parts, cherishing tubes in stock, hell, even transformers and oil-caps, it's a materialistic thing.... Buying things... - psudII - looking for a promising circuit with tubes and parts I already have - Increasing knowledge and know-how - The 'artistic', visual aspect of creating an amp - Tube-rolling - Deeper appreciation of music through better sound (sounds corny but you know what I mean) - The struggle, the road behind me and the road ahead. Bed-time Simon

15th May 2007, 12:20 AM	#3
marsupialx diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Kansas City	Thinking and dreaming and figuring every detail out. It is an escape like no other in my life. You read and read and an idea hits, (which is my second favorite feeling). Nobody has the same bent, so my path is always mine.

15th May 2007, 03:21 AM	#7
rdf diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: big smoke	The flame-wars! __________________ Ears aren't microphones.

15th May 2007, 05:50 AM	#9
jduffy diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2006	humor I like reading Kofi's posts. He beats himself up so much, I can't stop laughing. I really enjoy the people who post here. Funny bunch and from around the world no less.

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15th May 2007, 12:13 AM	#2
Sonusthree diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Brighton,UK	Making an adjustment ...... and then ....... listening and listening and then ........ forgetting ...... and loving ........ and drifting ..... and awaking on the sofa at 3am because you just couldn't move yourself. Good music & HiFi is truly like dreaming wide awake

15th May 2007, 12:43 AM	#4
aerius diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2006	Learning, discovering new things, and eventually understanding them and how they apply to various projects. Those "aha!" moments are pretty special.

15th May 2007, 01:04 AM	#5
nhuwar diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tomball Texas	Beautiful Beautiful Tubes A good tube is a work of art. Thank you Deforest Thank You

15th May 2007, 01:08 AM	#6
Jeb-D. diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: SoCal	Everything Except doing the drilling & cutouts on the chassis

15th May 2007, 03:48 AM	#8
radiotron diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2007	- thinking and dreaming about the idea - mediating and sketching diagrams on whatever is handy - lashing up a test chassis to try it - being stunned that it works and sounds OK too! - continuing listening and tweaking, or simply enjoying it with a good glass of red wine...

15th May 2007, 06:37 AM	#10
coresta diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Paris	I add to Post #5 Using Beautiful Beautiful Tubes , especially scarce ones , wiring with silver/teflon, and obtain the exact calculated values A good tube is a work of art too Thank you Mr Deforest Thank You

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