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Post by Bigman80 on Jan 17, 2020 8:39:52 GMT
Absolutely! As you know, this has been a long time coming so I am really eager to get this done. Hopefully, the result is as expected and I will let you know what I think when it's done 🙂 cheers, im waiting on a date from angus to visit,id like him to give my tt bearings the once over whilst im doing the plinth and its still in bits. hopefully i can hear the arm as well .
Thats not a bad idea. May be able to make a day of it. I should be going down there some time in February but it's likely to be a week day. |
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Post by firebottle on Jan 17, 2020 10:09:05 GMT
Good news on the smaller diameter PC-OCC cable!
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Post by Bigman80 on Jan 17, 2020 10:38:45 GMT
Good news on the smaller diameter PC-OCC cable! Yes, absolutely excited by the prospect of what it can bring. If its anything like the differences we have experienced whilst trying different cables, I will be delighted. |
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Post by Bigman80 on Feb 8, 2020 16:16:04 GMT
Few bits stacking up on the to do list. New aly back plate for the preamp. I'm going to redo it as I dont like the pcb mount xlr sockets. EIZZ will be providing the new sockets, made from 24kt gold plated copper contacts. I also decided that the Bigbottle needed a new front panel. A 10mm thick piece of acrylic should provide a nice finish. And to go with it, an oversized led push button power switch. Now, just need my hand to work and I can get cracking    |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2020 15:41:13 GMT
Really tempted to change the front panel on my Firebottle Mono blocks. A black panel, preferably in alu, with a discrete logo using the same font would be nicer in my opinion.
Any suggestions of where I can get a suitable bit of 10mm brushed anodised with a power button hole?
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Post by Bigman80 on Feb 9, 2020 15:56:21 GMT
Really tempted to change the front panel on my Firebottle Mono blocks. A black panel, preferably in alu, with a discrete logo using the same font would be nicer in my opinion. Any suggestions of where I can get a suitable bit of 10mm brushed anodised with a power button hole? Youd need to get a piece of aluminium from Ebay. Get it drilled, engraved and then get it anodized yourself. You wont get a like for like piece |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2020 16:43:04 GMT
I was hoping I could find a faceplate from a chassis manufacturer.
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Post by Bigman80 on Feb 9, 2020 16:49:23 GMT
I was hoping I could find a faceplate from a chassis manufacturer. I'd be surprised Have a browse through Aliexpress. I've never seen a faceplate for sale though |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2020 17:02:17 GMT
Modushop sell spares for their chassis.
Unfortunately, I can’t find one for the monos.
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Post by Bigman80 on Feb 9, 2020 17:36:22 GMT
Modushop sell spares for their chassis. Unfortunately, I can’t find one for the monos. Wasnt a modushop chassis I dont think Will be from china |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2020 18:10:45 GMT
It certainly is. I may not have to worry about it though.
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Post by Bigman80 on Feb 9, 2020 18:36:38 GMT
It certainly is. I may not have to worry about it though. Ha! Fingers crossed |
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Post by Bigman80 on Feb 10, 2020 14:00:20 GMT
Finally got round to buying a sheet metal hole punch. Perfect for XLR sized holes in aluminium  |
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Post by Bigman80 on Feb 10, 2020 15:29:14 GMT
Looking tasty. Now the hard work begins.  |
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Post by firebottle on Feb 10, 2020 18:49:05 GMT
Good man on the hole punch. So much easier.
Scar looks tidy, hope the progress is swift.
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Post by Bigman80 on Feb 10, 2020 19:25:59 GMT
Good man on the hole punch. So much easier. Scar looks tidy, hope the progress is swift. Yep, easier and far tidier than drilling. Scar is pretty good. Just need to get the thumb working as it was at least. Pretty much a dead limb at the minute |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2020 5:12:47 GMT
Well, it sounds like you have plenty of time to sit around twiddling your thumbs.  I went through that when I broke my arm at the shoulder joint and they could not plaster it. I don’t remember it being a lot of fun. |
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Post by Bigman80 on Feb 11, 2020 7:46:46 GMT
Well, it sounds like you have plenty of time to sit around twiddling your thumbs. I went through that when I broke my arm at the shoulder joint and they could not plaster it. I don’t remember it being a lot of fun. Yep, it's no fun at all The joint is very painfull. 10x worse than the recovery after it was broken. Didn't think it would be as brutal as it is |
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Post by brian2957 on Feb 11, 2020 8:21:15 GMT
Looks sore buddy  Hope it doesn't take too long to heal up . |
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Post by Bigman80 on Feb 11, 2020 9:15:48 GMT
Looks sore buddy Hope it doesn't take too long to heal up . The scar/cut is numb. One of the benefits of them cutting through the nerves but the tendons and ligaments are murder. They have stiffened, massively, due to the procedure and trying to get them mobile requires some hefty painkillers. I'll start the exercise they gave me today, and start banging in the pills |
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Post by raygun on Feb 11, 2020 9:39:18 GMT
Yes, getting joints mobile again is a sore one. My right leg was in plaster up to the thigh for about two months after I had ab argument with a Cortina (that dates me!) and lost (badly compounded fracture). Didn't help that it was set wrong the first time & the bones weren't meeting up to mend. Part of the physio involved sitting with my foot in a bucket of water between two electrodes while an electric current was passed through it to re-tone the muscles.
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Post by Bigman80 on Feb 11, 2020 10:08:14 GMT
Yes, getting joints mobile again is a sore one. My right leg was in plaster up to the thigh for about two months after I had ab argument with a Cortina (that dates me!) and lost (badly compounded fracture). Didn't help that it was set wrong the first time & the bones weren't meeting up to mend. Part of the physio involved sitting with my foot in a bucket of water between two electrodes while an electric current was passed through it to re-tone the muscles. Oh man, that sounds grim I am mentally putting the exercises off as I cant face it yet Such a wimp lol |
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Post by Bigman80 on Feb 11, 2020 13:55:42 GMT
Latest addition to the digital rig is this Samsung SSD 1TB Tony of Coherent Systems suggested an improvement could be gained from moving from my HHD to SSD. I tried with a 120GB SSD I had knocking about and low and behold, there was a definite amount of solidity now added to the sound. I felt there was genuinely enough of an improvement to go for a decent unit. The Samsung was reasonably priced (£94) on ebay and the specs are pretty decent too. Should he here this week, so I'm looking forward to getting this up and running. Talking of Tony, he also suggested that the RPI and PecanPi may perform better if there was some space between them, rather than screwed together. I have bought a GPIO cable to experiment with and see if there is any improvement. If there is, I may even try and put a bit of shielding between the two and case them up.   |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2020 20:26:58 GMT
I run a 1Tb Samsung 860 Evo SSD on my music PC, which is a passive cooled build and has no moving parts inside, apart from if the PSU gets a bit too hot, and then a fan will kick in.
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Post by Bigman80 on Feb 12, 2020 20:37:20 GMT
I run a 1Tb Samsung 860 Evo SSD on my music PC, which is a passive cooled build and has no moving parts inside, apart from if the PSU gets a bit too hot, and then a fan will kick in. It should be here tomorrow so I'll be doing some testing between that and the old HDD. The little experiment I did yesterday certainly suggested it was a worthwhile spend |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2020 20:40:13 GMT
I was told that mechanical noise of a fast spinning HDD was no good.
I fitted a 500 Gb Evo 860 as a system drive. Probably totally wasted with my low power CPU, but it sounds pretty good.
Only other thing I could do is a linear PSU, but when mine measures so well, I doubt it will bring a worthwhile improvement.
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Post by Bigman80 on Feb 12, 2020 20:50:08 GMT
I was told that mechanical noise of a fast spinning HDD was no good. I fitted a 500 Gb Evo 860 as a system drive. Probably totally wasted with my low power CPU, but it sounds pretty good. Only other thing I could do is a linear PSU, but when mine measures so well, I doubt it will bring a worthwhile improvement. Well the ssd here will be powered by the Pi This is only for now. I am pretty much convinced that I'll be getting a D90 in the coming weeks so I'll be rejigging again and possibly adding a Digione or a Tinkerboard to feed it. I'll worry about power supplies then. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2020 21:03:20 GMT
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Post by Bigman80 on Feb 12, 2020 22:23:31 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2020 7:19:49 GMT
Hence me wondering why people spend so much for a Linear PSU.
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Hope it doesn't take too long to heal up .
