Yes, but your RCA Victor wasn't built with left over parts that are otherwise useless to my current builds... 😀 Plus, this setup leaves room for much more power of someone wants to modify the amp from these 1650N outs and the EL34 tubes. One could use KT150 or some sweep tubes for much more power in this footprint. Indeed this is an exercise in giving someone a great amp and at the same time getting rid of parts I won't use anymore.
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Now that's a story, funny how many folks were farkled by FL real estate. My mother still has two lots near Orlando that my grandfather bought over 60yr. ago. She keeps paying the property taxes year after year.
I lived in Florida from 1952 to 2014. Somewhere in the 1980's the larger cities along the coast began running out of cheap land, causing land and home prices to rise, the rate became exponential in the 90's to the point where a low buck house that I bought 1/4 mile from the edge of the Everglades swamp in 1978 for $40K was worth over $200K, and still rising at an ever increasing rate. There was a big push by the banks to get people to take their equity out of the house they were living in, and use it to buy more real estate while it was still available. At the peak of the feeding frenzy I was offered $325K for my crummy little house.
Hurricane Wilma came through in 2006 trashing many homes. We had no electricity for 22 days. About 2 million people were without power, phones, food, or water. Roads were unpassable, so going to work was impossible. Chaos ensued. When the dust had settled 10 to 20 percent of South Florida could not afford to rebuild their homes, yet still had to make mortgage payments, and the foreclosures started. The people who had taken out second mortgages to fund rental property were doubly screwed, and most simply walked away leaving damaged houses empty, and ripe for the thieves, gangs, druggies, and squatters.
Within a year the $40K house that I lived in which was once valued at $325k was worth about $100K in legal livable condition. A "fixer upper" could be had for about $70K. The rest of the people making payments on a $200K to $300K mortgage, walked......often to a $100K house down the street thanks to some fancy legal tricks. This created an ugly situation for nearly 10 years. Things turned around about the time that my career ended, and I sold the old house for $200K. It has recently resold for $327K......insanity is beginning to return.
That area is another place that's beginning to run out of buildable land. Depending on where the lots are, and how the area is zoned, they could be worth holding on to.
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I would say "farkled" is gerund. It brings to mind Simon and Garfarkle, and Sparkle Farkle from Rowan and Martin's "Laugh-In"! (Oh jeez, are we that old?)
Did you know that the Marx Bros first talkie "Coconuts" was written in part on the collapse of the Florida real estate market.
More seriously, the fallout of real estate price collapse throughout the SE USA starting around 1926 slowly percolated through the US banking system and was one of the factors causing the liquidity crisis and banking failure of the late 20's and early 30's.
At MIT we gathered every week around the community TV for Laugh In and of course Dianna Rigg in The Avengers.
Great real life stories, including fun andf sad parts, lots to be learned from them.
Thanks for sharing.
By the way, incredible coincidences on large areas on many of them.
Not surprising since I am also 67, also have 50 years experience studying > experimenting > designing > actually building > selling stuff > living out of it.
And I put these latter factors in the correct sequence; skipping one of them may sometimes work, but it becomes way harder.
Lots of coincidences also on the wild unreal Real Estate market, but, hey, the scars are deep but not life threatening so , why complain?
It will change nothing anyway so, why worry?
Or like the Great Philosopher Alfred E Neuman said:
Yea, I know that dates me ... no big deal.
At least not within DIY Audio 😀
Thanks for sharing.
By the way, incredible coincidences on large areas on many of them.
Not surprising since I am also 67, also have 50 years experience studying > experimenting > designing > actually building > selling stuff > living out of it.
And I put these latter factors in the correct sequence; skipping one of them may sometimes work, but it becomes way harder.
Lots of coincidences also on the wild unreal Real Estate market, but, hey, the scars are deep but not life threatening so , why complain?
It will change nothing anyway so, why worry?
Or like the Great Philosopher Alfred E Neuman said:
Yea, I know that dates me ... no big deal.
At least not within DIY Audio 😀
Smoking Hot back then
Her character's name was an sort of anagram:
Emma Peel = M' Appeal = Man Appeal
Her character's name was an sort of anagram:
Emma Peel = M' Appeal = Man Appeal
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There was no subtle punditry when Honor Blackman's name was chosen for "Goldfinger".
She was the early accomplice to Steed in "The Avengers" -- I don't believe that part of the series was ever shown stateside.
She was the early accomplice to Steed in "The Avengers" -- I don't believe that part of the series was ever shown stateside.
No one dare speak the name aloud. Especially, back in the 1960s. 😀
The best part is when in the film, she tells Bond her name and he declares; "I must be dreaming". 🙄
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17k$ for a riaa curve. Ok this one must be great !
Audio Research Announces Special Edition Reference Phono Stage Preamplifier | audioXpress
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There is a good remidy against snake oil: critical thinking.
Rule nr zero is realizing that you have no knowledge about anything, with the exeption of one, very very maybe two things.
Many university degree people suffer from thinking that, because they are suposed to be experts in one field of science, they are now all of a sudden also experts in an other field of science. No they are not.
Bottom line: don't be so gullible and just go with what all the real experts in that field of science are saying.
Rule nr zero is realizing that you have no knowledge about anything, with the exeption of one, very very maybe two things.
Many university degree people suffer from thinking that, because they are suposed to be experts in one field of science, they are now all of a sudden also experts in an other field of science. No they are not.
Bottom line: don't be so gullible and just go with what all the real experts in that field of science are saying.
From Bill;
"Many university degree people suffer from thinking that, because they are suposed to be experts in one field of science, they are now all of a sudden also experts in an other field of science. No they are not."
Having been subjected to Father who brandished the word intellect all the time, I was always intimidated by his usage.
In my early 20s I questioned a telecoms lecturer about what it was, and it seemed that much study was even then, in reality, devoted to becoming familiar with things, and then applying one's intelligence to those.
Increasingly university seems about a large download of information, and a ready ability because of familiarity to regurgitate it and process its contained relationships. This tendency to extreme specialisation and knowledge internalisation does not appear to intrinsically have deep analysis as foundational.
Analytical tools are more universal, learning facts and being familiar, is closer to being trained.
"Many university degree people suffer from thinking that, because they are suposed to be experts in one field of science, they are now all of a sudden also experts in an other field of science. No they are not."
Having been subjected to Father who brandished the word intellect all the time, I was always intimidated by his usage.
In my early 20s I questioned a telecoms lecturer about what it was, and it seemed that much study was even then, in reality, devoted to becoming familiar with things, and then applying one's intelligence to those.
Increasingly university seems about a large download of information, and a ready ability because of familiarity to regurgitate it and process its contained relationships. This tendency to extreme specialisation and knowledge internalisation does not appear to intrinsically have deep analysis as foundational.
Analytical tools are more universal, learning facts and being familiar, is closer to being trained.
I've read all the for and against paying big money for audio gear posts, and got to cogitating. If you compare said vintage audio gear to vintage scopes it's interesting. Take an old Tektronix scope for instance, they were probably made in roughly the same sort of volumes as certain amps but from looking at prices for both you could buy an old Tek scope for less than an amp, however the scope is far more complex, cost more to develop and probably cost a lot more than yon preamp X when new.
I think the two are comparable, but obviously folk are getting far more emotionally involved and as a result are willing to pay more as a result for the audio device.
Andy.
I think the two are comparable, but obviously folk are getting far more emotionally involved and as a result are willing to pay more as a result for the audio device.
Andy.
One problem is that our medium of music is so emotional in nature, and our Hi-Fi is syncronistically coupled with that in listening, and we associate/link them subconsciously.
The preamp and the oscilloscope serve different purpose and customer, so we can not compare them. Scope is for equipment testing, so its quality is characterised with features and real number (bandwidth, etc.).
Preamp or Amp/DAC/Speaker is to please customer's ear, so if customers are satisfied, it worth its price. After all, it is just for entertainment, unlike scope.
Preamp or Amp/DAC/Speaker is to please customer's ear, so if customers are satisfied, it worth its price. After all, it is just for entertainment, unlike scope.
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