audio-talk

Cressy Snr wrote: Fri Jul 18, 2025 8:25 pm I wasn't going to risk Simon's 6EM7s being destroyed either.

Easy come easy go

Paul Barker wrote: Sat Jul 05, 2025 10:09 am Unfortunately the AE interstages are limited to 50mA dc and the 300b at 50mA is not any more linear than the EL36 triode connected which is 4.2%.

Is that a hard DC limit, or would it just reduce inductance if current was more than 50mA?

I tried my old Fostex horns in the large bay window at my old house once - it was awful, didn't last there long.

I can't make it this year unfortunately, hopefully those that do will give their impressions .

So I seem to be in one of my phases of doing very little audio stuff. I thought I'd just update on the latest MC front end though, now it's got a few hours on it.

It's sweet as a nut :-), the best of the 3. There's low level detail I've never heard before, and it really does sound sweet. It's got a ...

I don't think it'll embarrass me at Owston in September.

You mean you're not going to try something else between now and September? ;-)

If you can use 12V heaters Billington has nos US 12SN7 for £11. Or 7N7 which is the same as 6SN7 with a loctal base, also nos US, for £10. The only problem ...

If 1 o'clock is your loudest volume Steve it might be worth trying without one of the cathode bypass caps? Might not sound better though.

Hmmm,
I found Apple Music on the Google Play store. I had no idea A.M. was available on Android phones.
That's me sorted for music then. :)
Also managed to pair the phone with the car. A complete PITA but I got there in the end.


Welcome to the dark side Steve :lol:. Now you're Android you're ...

Just curious Nick, does the forum software record how many times the link's been clicked?

That was in response to DQ Phil. I'd already suggested people might not want to click on the link.

As some don't seem to be able to do nuance it's a link to escorts, and not of the Ford variety. I don't think anyone genuinely interested in audio is going to include a link like this. But each to ...

Help yourself and click on the link

I don't recommend anyone clicking the link in the OP's post but I wonder if they're not really that interested in audio.

The price escalation of decent nos 5V rectifiers is painful alright. :-(

If you can bear the compromises there are a lot of decent damper diodes available for cheap still. For instance 6AX4 - I bought them for $1 each, last time I looked they were $4 each I think. They're 6.3V rather than 5V, 1.2A ...

That is where youre problem lies. Wtf are you doing discussing youre gm70 amp with cats?

I appreciate you were being humorous but it wasn't much fun. I was trying not to refer by name, no wish to stir things up, but it wasn't a lot of fun. He came with an agenda, beyond the GM70 thread, which ...

Problem solved. The posts in question have invalid unicode in them which causes the forum software to have a fit. Its sometimes the case with old posts from before the database shifted to UTF8. Not deleted, just hiding :-)

Yep, a salutary reminder that not everything on t'internet is always as ...