Howdy-
Apparently I'm not allowed to post anything until I introduce myself, so here goes.
I'm wparks from Lewiston, northern Idaho. Lewiston is a small town at the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater rivers, an actual ocean-going sea port way over here in the Idaho panhandle. We're at 700 feet elevation and deep down in a large valley so the weather is extremely mild. I'm a retired electrical engineer who specialized in microprocessor design and validation for HP and Intel until I burned out, sold everything, and ran to the off-grid lifestyle in the rural countryside. Best move =ever=.
Now that I know what I want to be when I grow up I'm moving into more discrete electronics. I cut my teeth on monochrome monitors before the internet was even a thing, so getting to learn about all of the newest technologies available now to the amateur hobbyist has been very empowering. I have a growing passion for high quality audio, and have begun learning, assembling and experimenting with my hi-fi gear. I am limiting myself to a low budget, building for myself as much as possible, and maximizing fun and experience rather than making some blind jump right at "end game" equipment- crawling before running and all that.
Music that is flowing in my veins: mainlining Portishead, freebasing Tool and more Tool, snorting Black Sabbath, smoking Pink Floyd, and popping Gorillaz
Some gear I own and am learning/having fun with:
Sony SSCS5 speakers - my favorite starter speakers and best sounding I have ever owned (so far . . .)
Philips SHP-9500 Headphones - Inherited from my father and discovered on my own just how sweet they are- Thanks Pop!
1961 Magnavox 9302 15Watt 6BQ5 tube amp - A $40 console pull I reworked into an audiophile contender with Dave Gillespie's mods from Audiokarma
1978 Magnavox R344 12W white trash transistor chassis from a $20 console I turned into a pretty stand-alone wooden cabinet integrated reciever
Denon DCD-1500ii CD player - my only piece of audiophile pedigree bought for $10 from an estate sale that just needed new tray belts (knowledge =IS= power)
Recent projects I have built or are building:
"Combat Audio" +/- 15V 1.5A regulated power supply in an army surplus ammo can for powering all of my diy audio gear
Phono Preamp based upon Rod Elliott's ESP project 06 Hi-Fi Phono Preamp that is the best sounding I have heard (comparing across 4 others)
Most excellent headphone amplifier based upon Rod Elliott's ESP Project 113 that drives my 32 Ohm cans to tantric ecstasy. Oh so good!
Modifying a several crappy Fisher "Studio Standard" 🤣 (B.P.C. era) amplifiers into something somewhat respectable
Repairing and cleaning junked stereos and boom-boxes for dontation to local charities
Crappy Acoustic Monitor PSM-1250 12" 3-way retro design tower speakers I am gutting and redesigning into something respectable.
I have learned an incredible amount about electronics design as supported by my education, and a lot about what makes good audio. I have a voratious appetite for new knowledge, and I love to teach what I have learned. I'm here to listen, learn, and teach when I can. Looks like a fun group.
-Warren
Apparently I'm not allowed to post anything until I introduce myself, so here goes.
I'm wparks from Lewiston, northern Idaho. Lewiston is a small town at the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater rivers, an actual ocean-going sea port way over here in the Idaho panhandle. We're at 700 feet elevation and deep down in a large valley so the weather is extremely mild. I'm a retired electrical engineer who specialized in microprocessor design and validation for HP and Intel until I burned out, sold everything, and ran to the off-grid lifestyle in the rural countryside. Best move =ever=.
Now that I know what I want to be when I grow up I'm moving into more discrete electronics. I cut my teeth on monochrome monitors before the internet was even a thing, so getting to learn about all of the newest technologies available now to the amateur hobbyist has been very empowering. I have a growing passion for high quality audio, and have begun learning, assembling and experimenting with my hi-fi gear. I am limiting myself to a low budget, building for myself as much as possible, and maximizing fun and experience rather than making some blind jump right at "end game" equipment- crawling before running and all that.
Music that is flowing in my veins: mainlining Portishead, freebasing Tool and more Tool, snorting Black Sabbath, smoking Pink Floyd, and popping Gorillaz
Some gear I own and am learning/having fun with:
Sony SSCS5 speakers - my favorite starter speakers and best sounding I have ever owned (so far . . .)
Philips SHP-9500 Headphones - Inherited from my father and discovered on my own just how sweet they are- Thanks Pop!
1961 Magnavox 9302 15Watt 6BQ5 tube amp - A $40 console pull I reworked into an audiophile contender with Dave Gillespie's mods from Audiokarma
1978 Magnavox R344 12W white trash transistor chassis from a $20 console I turned into a pretty stand-alone wooden cabinet integrated reciever
Denon DCD-1500ii CD player - my only piece of audiophile pedigree bought for $10 from an estate sale that just needed new tray belts (knowledge =IS= power)
Recent projects I have built or are building:
"Combat Audio" +/- 15V 1.5A regulated power supply in an army surplus ammo can for powering all of my diy audio gear
Phono Preamp based upon Rod Elliott's ESP project 06 Hi-Fi Phono Preamp that is the best sounding I have heard (comparing across 4 others)
Most excellent headphone amplifier based upon Rod Elliott's ESP Project 113 that drives my 32 Ohm cans to tantric ecstasy. Oh so good!
Modifying a several crappy Fisher "Studio Standard" 🤣 (B.P.C. era) amplifiers into something somewhat respectable
Repairing and cleaning junked stereos and boom-boxes for dontation to local charities
Crappy Acoustic Monitor PSM-1250 12" 3-way retro design tower speakers I am gutting and redesigning into something respectable.
I have learned an incredible amount about electronics design as supported by my education, and a lot about what makes good audio. I have a voratious appetite for new knowledge, and I love to teach what I have learned. I'm here to listen, learn, and teach when I can. Looks like a fun group.
-Warren
Welcome, sounds like you're ready for "The Art of Electronics" third edition, available used or new.
Also available on the Internet Archive.
The third edition is much more advanced than the second edition.
Also available on the Internet Archive.
The third edition is much more advanced than the second edition.
I would LOVE to have that! I actually have had for years the "Student Manual" for the first edition, with all of the worked laboratory exercises- I have learned a great deal from that, and really appreciated the intuitive, non-intimidating presentation that enabled a visceral "visualization" of how circuits were functioning.
GOOD STUFF!!
GOOD STUFF!!