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Post by electronumpty on Jun 3, 2020 16:09:33 GMT
Gonna check my ebay history out of curiosity.
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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 3, 2020 16:42:22 GMT
Gonna check my ebay history out of curiosity. Any the wiser? either way, stop messing about and get them in your BB3 lol |
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Post by electronumpty on Jun 3, 2020 16:54:50 GMT
No, need to finish some work 1st and they in already🙂
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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 3, 2020 17:08:02 GMT
No, need to finish some work 1st and they in already🙂 Sweet. |
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Post by electronumpty on Jun 3, 2020 17:41:32 GMT
Ha mysteries are solved , bought these back in March 2019 from a guy in Germany for £50 on the bay. I was collecting parts for my mk1 build. Seems I got a cheap pair of Mullards which I used after and completely forgot about these. 🙄
Numpty by name etc.
Still a nice surprise after all this time lol, Look like yours ate still awol Oli.
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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 3, 2020 17:58:12 GMT
Ha mysteries are solved , bought these back in March 2019 from a guy in Germany for £50 on the bay. I was collecting parts for my mk1 build. Seems I got a cheap pair of Mullards which I used after and completely forgot about these. 🙄 Numpty by name etc. Still a nice surprise after all this time lol, Look like yours ate still awol Oli. Well that's a great find. So what did I do with mine lol |
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Post by electronumpty on Jun 3, 2020 18:10:39 GMT
Tidy up your shizzle, look what happened when I did mine lol
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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 3, 2020 18:11:50 GMT
Tidy up your shizzle, look what happened when I did mine lol I did a few weeks back....no idea whatbive done with them....never mind, I bought more since. |
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Post by electronumpty on Jun 5, 2020 19:45:33 GMT
Ok so listing to a few albums tonight and some of the etchyness (is that a word! lol) has gone from the detail in the sound and it's starting to have a very natural sound. With no loss of detail if you see what I mean.
Might be the telefunkens burning in but listening to Physical Graffiti now and it's sounding delicate, powerful and intricate. Big soundstage and depth to it too. Ffing great! Very pleased with how it's coming on!
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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 5, 2020 20:05:09 GMT
Ok so listing to a few albums tonight and some of the etchyness (is that a word! lol) has gone from the detail in the sound and it's starting to have a very natural sound. With no loss of detail if you see what I mean. Might be the telefunkens burning in but listening to Physical Graffiti now and it's sounding delicate, powerful and intricate. Big soundstage and depth to it too. Ffing great! Very pleased with how it's coming on! Glad its starting to open up.. good ay! |
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Post by electronumpty on Jun 6, 2020 16:29:37 GMT
Ok fitted some badges and a spare made in UK sticker I found. Going to put the MK1 board back in to play in.   |
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Post by antonio on Jun 6, 2020 17:16:31 GMT
Nice one.
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Post by electronumpty on Jun 6, 2020 18:23:23 GMT
Ok so fitted the MK1 board back in and this is how it looks with the valves exposed which is what I envisaged the build would look like in the 1st place. Very pleased with how its worked out and while waiting for the pcb to be sorted (thanks Alan) knocked up a MK3. 🤣 I'll now play this in until the multifet boards arrive and then swap the pcb over for the fettled MK3. At that point I'll be able to judge properly the performance gains when all the improvements have been taken into account. Should be a great comparison🙂 Inalso have a soft start mute board from Alan for the MK3 so I'll fit that at the same time and tidy up some of the wiring. Really enjoyable project, even with the hitches (on the MK1).      |
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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 6, 2020 18:38:25 GMT
Fantastic stuff mate. Seriously, well done for all your efforts. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the BB3 once you've done the comparison
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Post by electronumpty on Jun 6, 2020 19:09:23 GMT
Fantastic stuff mate. Seriously, well done for all your efforts. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the BB3 once you've done the comparison Thanks , its a nice feeling to have an idea in your head actually look as good as you thought it would in the flesh. Gonna have a listen and glass of vino tonight. 🙂 |
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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 6, 2020 19:23:23 GMT
Fantastic stuff mate. Seriously, well done for all your efforts. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the BB3 once you've done the comparison Thanks , its a nice feeling to have an idea in your head actually look as good as you thought it would in the flesh. Gonna have a listen and glass of vino tonight. 🙂 Good man. The PCB's are on the way so i am hoping to start pushing these through the post office window at the end of the week |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2020 12:36:47 GMT
Nice job, well made and end result looks good....just don't drop it on your bare toe!
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Post by electronumpty on Jun 7, 2020 15:30:49 GMT
Nice job, well made and end result looks good....just don't drop it on your bare toe! Thanks Paul, your comments are much appreciated, so far the toe is ok as I have managed to get it to the shelf without dropping it!  It's very heavy, the result of using 4mm Aluminium plate for the base and sides, 18 mm ply for the case, some hefty aluminum feet plus traffo! I've not weighed it but I reckon it's north of 10kgs, so I hope the house isn't susceptible to subsidence  |
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Post by electronumpty on Jun 10, 2020 22:41:44 GMT
Had a meganumpty moment today 🤣 Sat down to listen to the MK1 and thought
"Hmm sounds a bit thin where's the bass gone? I'm sure the MK3 sounded a lot fuller than that."
Cue head scratching and wondering if the board was still burning in, I haven't played it that much.
2 albums later still the same and I have concluded the MK3 is a much better iteration of this stage due to the more powerful bass presence.
Got up to draw the curtains and realised I'd forgotten to turn the sub on! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Sounds a smidge better now 😉
Moral of the story - I don't have a Danny Larue.
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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 10, 2020 23:28:22 GMT
Had a meganumpty moment today 🤣 Sat down to listen to the MK1 and thought "Hmm sounds a bit thin where's the bass gone? I'm sure the MK3 sounded a lot fuller than that." Cue head scratching and wondering if the board was still burning in, I haven't played it that much. 2 albums later still the same and I have concluded the MK3 is a much better iteration of this stage due to the more powerful bass presence. Got up to draw the curtains and realised I'd forgotten to turn the sub on! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Sounds a smidge better now 😉 Moral of the story - I don't have a Danny Larue. Hahaha it happens. Any initial thoughts? |
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Post by electronumpty on Jun 10, 2020 23:42:07 GMT
Yeah, I'm a fuckwit!
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Post by electronumpty on Jun 10, 2020 23:45:57 GMT
Seriously, and bearing in mind I've been living with the MK3 for a few weeks now I noticed a difference in clarity when I swapped it over. The MK1 has less "definition" to the sound. It needs a bit more running in really but that was an immediate impression on switch on.
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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 11, 2020 7:35:05 GMT
Seriously, and bearing in mind I've been living with the MK3 for a few weeks now I noticed a difference in clarity when I swapped it over. The MK1 has less "definition" to the sound. It needs a bit more running in really but that was an immediate impression on switch on. Cool. The multifet boards will increase that definition and if you want to get even more, an EI transformer will add to that again. |
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Post by electronumpty on Jun 11, 2020 8:45:20 GMT
Well I'll put the boards in but not sure I want to buy another traffo, never say never though. 🙂
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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 11, 2020 9:00:42 GMT
Well I'll put the boards in but not sure I want to buy another traffo, never say never though. 🙂 You mean you don't want to build a second box to put an EI transformer in??? Outrageous lol |
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Post by electronumpty on Jun 11, 2020 9:08:42 GMT
Well I'll put the boards in but not sure I want to buy another traffo, never say never though. 🙂 You mean you don't want to build a second box to put an EI transformer in??? Outrageous lol I have considered it🙂 If I do then I'll buy a small case for the traffo. But once the boards are in I think I will invest my time and money into finishing my tannoys off. it's only been 3 years + tinkering with them lol. |
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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 11, 2020 9:11:03 GMT
You mean you don't want to build a second box to put an EI transformer in??? Outrageous lol I have considered it🙂 If I do then I'll buy a small case for the traffo. But once the boards are in I think I will invest my time and money into finishing my tannoys off. it's only been 3 years + tinkering with them lol. Ah, yes...get them done matey |
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Post by electronumpty on Jun 23, 2020 11:36:10 GMT
Today I had a visitation from the god of small things! 🙂  |
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Post by firebottle on Jun 23, 2020 11:56:26 GMT
Make sure you are earthed when you install them.
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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 23, 2020 12:24:28 GMT
Today I had a visitation from the god of small things! 🙂 Look how tidy they are!! Sexy things....wait till you hear them lol |
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