John Curl's Blowtorch preamplifier part II

[jan.didden]

The exchange on money reminded me on the proverb on hammers and nails.

Like - "if all you have is money, all problems look like invoices". Not addressing anyone in particular, just a thought. I have a few friends that act like that. Me, never had enough invoices for such a lifestyle ;-)

Jan

 

[FdW]

As long as the invoices that you write are larger than the invoices you receive, your o.k.

In the army we said, if the problem is not solved with the hammer you are using then get a bigger hammer.

So: If the invoice you need to pay is to large then write a biggen one problem solved!

 

[vacuphile]

But you aren't the King. Not even slightly regal.

Cloth wise.

 

[billshurv]

It's official. Everyone else is funnier than me!

 

[jan.didden]

It's official. Everyone else is funnier than me!

Don't say that. In fact, I was just laughing about you

Jan

 

[31697B]

Does drying your car, after washing, with a leaf blower mean I'm eccentric? Touchless, and blows water out of the seams and cracks .. all done in a minute or two.

Tip of the day.



-RM

 

[jcx]

I've only ever used my leaf blower for chip clearance while CNC machining Al, dry, with diamond coated bits

it helps that I only own 1 foot of dirt on one side of my 3 fam, 4 feet on the other, but that side is a bricked walkway to the 3 fams behind

 

[billshurv]

Surely the answer is to pay someone else to wash and dry the car? Bentley owners don't wash their own cars, they have a man for that!

 

[scott wurcer]

Does drying your car, after washing, with a leaf blower mean I'm eccentric?

I haven't washed my car in 40yr. unless it comes free with the service call. Nice thing about BMW/Audi is that full detailing with service is only a small charge. Only my wife gets that now.

BTW I don't get it, you NEED to wash cars in CA (there's no salt)?

 

[scott wurcer]

Surely the answer is to pay someone else to wash and dry the car? Bentley owners don't wash their own cars, they have a man for that!

I once saw a woman adding her own oil to a Rolls in the parking lot of a discount parts store.

 

[DPH]

BTW I don't get it, you NEED to wash cars in CA (there's no salt)?

I think I went the entire 8 years I was in CA without washing my car. I'll pretend that the dust patina protected the paint from the elements (it totally didn't; San Diego sun won out). Also, just recently shop vac'd the interior of said car -- the suspension is probably riding about a 1/2" higher now.

I once saw a woman adding her own oil to a Rolls in the parking lot of a discount parts store.

At least she has her priorities right!

 

[scott wurcer]

I've only ever used my leaf blower for chip clearance while CNC machining Al, dry, with diamond coated bits

It better be an electric leaf blower around here!

 

[chris719]

Does drying your car, after washing, with a leaf blower mean I'm eccentric? Touchless, and blows water out of the seams and cracks .. all done in a minute or two.

Tip of the day.



-RM

No, this is a very good technique, won't put swirls in the clear.

Not sure what you use to wash, but if you want to save water I have had very good experiences with Optimum No Rinse.

 

[chris719]

I haven't washed my car in 40yr. unless it comes free with the service call. Nice thing about BMW/Audi is that full detailing with service is only a small charge. Only my wife gets that now.

BTW I don't get it, you NEED to wash cars in CA (there's no salt)?

You don't "need" to, but bird droppings etc. still will etch the clear.

I was always of the opposite mind, I would never let their guys touch my car, unless you fancy swirl marks on a black car.

 

[john curl]

Bird droppings are the big thing. Actually a leaf blower is why my Porsche (red) is always dusty. Some guy does the back lot and covers my car with dust! I can't even see out the windshield after he is done with the leaf blower.

 

[31697B]

No, this is a very good technique, won't put swirls in the clear.

Not sure what you use to wash, but if you want to save water I have had very good experiences with Optimum No Rinse.

I use two brands..... Eagle One and Meguiar's.

For those who have no sense of esthetics and beauty and cleanliness, can close your eyes on this ---- For interior and exterior care products.... try CREWE out of England. Order direct... don't go thru Bentley dealer. Cheap and best stuff for leather and paint.

And, for oil, air and gas filters, CREWE is as cheap as parts for a Chevy or Ford. But ONLY if you do not buy from dealer.

CREWE makes original parts for Bentley. So the stuff for cleaning and washing and polishing are the best.


Tip of the day.



-RNM

 

[scott wurcer]

For those who have no sense of esthetics and beauty and cleanliness, can close your eyes on this.
Tip of the day.

Is this our POE moment for today?

 

[ammel68]

Is this our POE moment for today?

LOL...LOL!

 

[chris719]

I use two brands..... Eagle One and Meguiar's.

For those who have no sense of esthetics and beauty and cleanliness, can close your eyes on this ---- For interior and exterior care products.... try CREWE out of England. Order direct... don't go thru Bentley dealer. Cheap and best stuff for leather and paint.

And, for oil, air and gas filters, CREWE is as cheap as parts for a Chevy or Ford. But ONLY if you do not buy from dealer.

CREWE makes original parts for Bentley. So the stuff for cleaning and washing and polishing are the best.


Tip of the day.



-RNM

You should check out the Autopia forums, a lot of pro detailers hang out there. There are a lot of good new products out there, recent advances in paint coatings etc. Some of the coatings like OptiCoat, Modesta, etc. basically give you the equivalent of a wax job that lasts a few years. I think they are some kind of SiC or SiO2 based coating.

Meguiars pro stuff is decent, no idea about the CREWE but it sounds like it's made by someone else and rebranded. For washing though if you really do it yourself a lot, try the Optimum stuff, it's basically magic in a bottle.

I largely gave up on all this after the 9000th door ding from random public parking.

Anyway, back to audio.

How is it that some high-end manufacturers can now garner amazing reviews with op-amps galore in their products, despite the detractors of their sound in this thread?

Same thing goes for sigma delta DACs. It's funny, I remember there being a large group of people speaking ill of them for audio, and yet now that the precious PCM1704 is discontinued, all the manufacturers seem to be pumping out the "best stuff ever" that have sigma delta converters; some even with switched cap filters and voltage outputs. This was the sort of stuff that was derided as "low-end" around here for a long time.

 

[31697B]

OMG ! ... random public parking? a big No-No. There seems to be interest from consumers for better sound, HD et al.... but they do not know anthing about audio and don't seem to want to know, either. Just give them better sound for lowest price.

Not much effort on anyone's part to educate... the magazine don't do much either in educating.

Looks like we are IT... the last ones who care and want the know-how. When we are gone, that's the end of the era for highest quality design and build.



-Richard


BTW -- I found this on LinkedIn....... answere it quickly and be branded a genius.... or The King.



You have 15 seconds to beat me. How many Kings out there?