Gary's good tunes 700 build

[laatsch55]

Gary--tracking number----771305406067

 

[jbeckva]

Gary--tracking number----771305406067

Hey Lee 'Tanks for the measurements mang! Thought that was a good idear. Still playing with/adjusting this HP 8903 but I made this the other night.. was my 400 FC.. Got an old Navy bud that can cal it, but gotta wait for him to swing by Richmond. Still.. pretty cool!!

 

[laatsch55]

Pretty damn close Bud!!

 

[Northwinds]

Hey Lee 'Tanks for the measurements mang! Thought that was a good idear. Still playing with/adjusting this HP 8903 but I made this the other night.. was my 400 FC.. Got an old Navy bud that can cal it, but gotta wait for him to swing by Richmond. Still.. pretty cool!!

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Pretty nifty Jer!!!

 

[NavLinear]

Pretty nifty Jer!!!

A big plus one on that Ron.

Jer - I'll need to pick your brain later. Those GPIB to USB widgets are cool. What program did you use to plot your results? Cool stuff man.

 

[Northwinds]

Here ya go Nav. I would do naughty things to this one

 

[NavLinear]

Here ya go Nav. I would do naughty things to this one

I bet you would - a man after my own heart. What does her top have written on it?

 

[fitz43]

I bet you would - a man after my own heart. What does her top have written on it?

Advertising the name of the manufacturer of the brand of trowel she uses to apply her makeup?

 

[fitz43]

THD & N IEC "A" Weighted....maybe you can read this one Doug...

yes I can. Thanks.

 

[laatsch55]

Coolness....

 

[62vauxhall]

Jani's done with the book...

Now that is way cool. A birth certificate and a pedigree all official like!

 

[62vauxhall]

I bet you would - a man after my own heart. What does her top have written on it?

This was some time ago but I read about a woman who's used Barbie as a "blueprint" for hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of plastic surgery.

 

[62vauxhall]

Gary--tracking number----771305406067

Going to 115 Garfield St. Sumas WA 98295?

 

[laatsch55]

Now that is way cool. A birth certificate and a pedigree all official like!

As official as we can make it...

 

[laatsch55]

Going to 115 Garfield St. Sumas WA 98295?

Yes Sir, with 20848 on the Garfield line...

 

[62vauxhall]

Well, Lee & Jerry, I got my notification that the amp made it to Sumas today. I have a couple of hours between shifts tomorrow to go and pick it up and I know I'll be connecting it as soon as I get it home but won't be able to give it a really good listen until Saturday morning. Tomorrow will be almost as good as the Saturday in July 2009 that I got my first motorcycle in 35 years. I am really excited to get it back in the state you guys got it into.

This process got me thinking of the term WOPL and that if pronounced as a word, it would be phonetically similar to my grandparents last name Wappl. It's German (Lee take note) and was Anglecized to Wapple. They lived lived in a community called Taghum near Nelson, BC but it's not even a community anymore, just a name on a map. But there is a road in that area called Wapple Road and one of these days I'm going to go there to learn the connection.

I'll post again soon after I've tested the limits of my neigbour's patience.

 

[laatsch55]

Coolness....

 

[62vauxhall]

You guys weren't kidding, that conversion made this 700B the best sounding amp I've ever heard.

Up to 2011 I had a career within the audio industry for 27 years and have heard some really good stuff. Maybe not really, really good stuff like within Bill Gate's budget, but really good stuff. The company I was with the longest was either the largest or second largest multi store dealer in Canada so a lot of distributors tried getting their products in the door and frequently left things for evaluation. Over time, I got to hear a lot of gear but nothing hit the nail on the head as squarely as this converted 700B. Hat's off to all involved.

The interior is beautiful to behold. What a change from the stock configuration.

I got up at 5AM this morning and listened for four hours to a variety if material. Maybe not surprising, is that I am now unhappy with my preamp phono section and/or current cartridge. Reel to reel, and 8 track sound friggin' awsome!! I can't play music at super loud levels where I live so on Sunday I'm taking it somewere where it can gallop with a pair of Wharfedale E90 Pro's for a while.

There must have been an "shipping incident" on the trip back because the amp was not sitting squarely in the box and one heatsink fin was ever so slightly bent. Before I plugged it in, I took off the top cover to take interior pictures and I saw that the big caps shifted and the retainer was knocked out of position. I re-positioned everything and tightened down the retainer.

Unfortunately the impact that shifted the capacitors also knocked out the left VU meter. I removed it for testing and there is no resistance across the terminals but oddly (I thought) the voltage of the multimeter did make the needle move. I had the right meter out too for comparison and it does have a resistance reading.

Are these meters repairable or are they done when they quit working? I don't suppose getting a working meter is likely, is it?

 

[laatsch55]

No CD player?? I think I can find a meter someplace..

 

[62vauxhall]

No CD player?? I think I can find a meter someplace..

Oh yeah, CD's, I forgot about those. About 400 stare me in face when I walk to my bedroom.

And really, you have a meter?