Well, you know, groups on the web and forums, etc. seem to have cycles - people come and go, come back, etc. and it's always changing - never static - always dynamic at various speeds - But they're the sum total of the positive that people put into them - hopefully the negative fades away -
On your way to Clemson you probably went within two blocks of my house - I live right off I-85
The Dixie Bottleheads is absolutely one of the nicest groups I've been around - I've seen none of the negativety of which you speak - It's all DIY , or semii pro or Pro one-off type guys - at the September meeting in addition to Phil Seig and his rig (whose house is was at), there were several people who brought homebrew 845's, one of the regulars brought a homebrew made from off the wall salvage types of tubes that sounded great.
This is kick in $5:00 for homebrew beer and chips (the brew meister comes from VA. Truly a nice day.
Send me an e-mail so we can be in touch (yours is disabled on the forum but mine is not)
I've just finished a preamp with RGN1054 mesh rectifier, 12B4's and Sowter 9335's (debugging some noise and hum).
And I've got almost all the parts for a 304TL amp, using 872's for power and the light show
Both are to Jim Dowdy designs - he is in Hendersonville.
BTW, I'm going to be in Columbia Oct 13,14, 15 - I go there pretty often.
If you're open to some further discussion - or getting in touch - send me an e-mail
later
Ken L
