Recent content by J!m

I like how you use the snow plow in the photo for scale...

Nothing to say that hasn't already been said. No words can replace a loss. I've been reflecting myself lately, as I am now the age my mother was when she passed (51). That was rough. I feel for you.

Sort of like “professional” on a divers watch dial...

You never have enough clamps...

I prefer AKG to Sennheiser.

We always had spare bearings on hand because we used acrylic templates for pickup openings and rear control cavities, and a seized bearing would melt them and make a mess... Leave the bearing in oil when not in use; wipe it dry it just before to keep the excess oil off the wood. Run the rpm as...

I always liked the white dial on the black face look of these.

We experimented quite a bit with waterborne clear finishes and never really got the "pool of water" depth of shine to it. Perhaps 20- years on they are better, but there were various problems with clouding of the clear (poor clarity), grain raising and full-on delamination (incompatible with the...

If we know the primary and secondary, wouldn’t it be possible to get an off the shelf torroid to replace the original? Maybe some output voltage tweaking with regulators? How “unique” is this transformer?

Not arguing!

If I get the opportunity to hear a WOPL I will. I don’t know anyone near me with one.

I still haven't received my first check!!

The only thing to add is a second amp and run full dual mono. That made a huge improvement for me, plus having the amps right next to each speaker with the shortest possible speaker cable, to help the amp control the cones (increased damping factor). All good! (But I don't use Phase Linear...

But it watches you...

Re shipping: I just received a watch I ordered two months ago. The postman was very tired after that walk.