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Yep, just be aware of the trap if you start earning again while receiving it.

Cool. Can you now apply for carers allowance?

Or just introduce the big blue variac.

Or just make a fixed stepdown autoformer out of a toroid.

Well done.

What did surprise me when switching to 45SET was more detail in the mid and treble compared to the coppers. May not be the case, but what I have found you can't ignore is how much simpler it is to make a good transformer for a 45 than it is a gm70. And one of the things I find a good rather than an...

You should try and get away for the day and come over to the North West Audio Show (22nd/23rd June, Chester area). There normally are some systems that are a cut above what you might expect from commercial kit. Not trying to convert you or sell to you, but it just would be interesting to maybe re-ca...

Thats not the WD one.

Well, I may be wrong, but ceramic is generally used for RF as they have lower impedance than film for a given capacitance so better for HF.

Hmm, I think we may also have different definitions of what firm means. Though having adjustable dampers helps a lot.

Thanks Nick. The MX has a very good rep for handling on the road from what I read (As does the Boxster of course). Would love a Boxster but I think it would become wearing as a daily driver, the MX would be better in that respect. Maybe about the wearing side. Depends on age. Later one with pasm wo...

How does steering feel compare between them? The Mx is a bit faster to turn in, but the standard soft springs let it down as once its started turning it leans a lot (and I guess the extra weight up front adds to that). The Porsche is a lot more composed. They both let you know whats going on well e...

A layer of hash has been removed as it was last time. I have to ask. Did the layer of hash come back when you put the electrolytics back in last time? Yes, it was just a slight bit of fuzz around the treble. It's not a night and day difference with the motor runs in place but it's there nonetheless...

Well, the Boxster is faster overall, but the mx5 is higher geared, and the throttle response via the ME ECU is a lot more instant. I can see that the Boxster has some filtering in the system somewhere. The Boxster seems to encourage a more "smooth" driving style, while the mx5 seems to pre...