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I though the tree carbon effect wase that when they die and rot they give off the same co2 as burning them... Might be wrong on that, I'm Sat in a hotel for the rest of this week whilst on the most boring 4 day health and safety course you can imagine, the thought of been back home chucking wood on ...

I'm busy with a load of diy at home and elsewhere, had little time for audio, still waiting on the new set of iron wear from Pieter, knowing him i'll be lucky to get them before owsters ,even though they are all paid for and delivery promised 6 weeks ago, it will be one mad rush if i'm lucky..., its...

Hi Michael, you are more than welcome, closer to the time i will add a list of whos attending, we share the costs of the day beween us, to include lunch , tea/coffee throughout the day, it usually works out at around £10 each but it depends on the numbers .. your bar bill is the extra, Saturday runs...

I had a st15 a few years ago, it was one of the best 'bought' amps i've heard, i decided to part with it when i got divorced a few years back... Big mistake looking back.. The amp, not the divorce

Paul Barker wrote:Are the early KT66's the gray glass or is there even an older one?

Anyway I have one pair of gray glass at home.

There is an older one, the pre war st shape, look up vt75 its the same

Hi Stuart, The older ECC81s seem to have thicker micas. There doesn't seem to be a difference in the anode structures between old and newer versions yet the yellow print ones seem to sound bigger with more bones on the sound, if you know what I mean. BUUUT... by far the best sound I have got out of...

Looks a good project paul, i would agree with sticking to the mov valves, There seems little point to me to messing around trying take a step forward better circuit and then tacking too steps backward putting inferior valves in... Although i'm aware many like the sound of these things, and some are ...

simon wrote:Which one are you Nick?

same hair style as bottom right simon...

As the title says, the venue is already booked.. its the Owston Park Lodge, Owston nr doncaster (on the A19)

please post if you are coming, and which days - sat / sunday or both.

I know some of you have aready booked your hotel.. but i cant remember who... sorry

thanks in advance
steve

Greg wrote:That's very impressive but three hours............it's a wonder you are still here to write a report

Good one greg...but I could easily have sat through more.. His best stuff in my view and most of what he played last night was post 1995.

Went last night to see Leonard Cohen, what a fantasic new venue leeds has now in the arena.. ...and leonard was pretty good too, we had a really good night , he played all night with no support act ...must have been 3 hours in all, not bad for a gent of his age...he regularly went down onto his knee...

Can't disagree there.. My beymas are equiverlent to about that

simon wrote:It's funny you say that Greg, but for some reason I have similar but very vague memories also. I think he might even have posted about them on the old WD forum.

Yes i remember he got excited about open baffles too after one of the witham meets

We where caravanning i would have enjoyed it...

Try using the DAC in the receiver against the analog output of the DVD, see if there is a difference. Maybe look at one of the cheap DAC kits off ebay, maybe look at the t-amps and that sort of thing. What I am suggesting is may be able to get more improvements by keeping the DVD as a digital sourc...