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That scares me Ant

Artistically, I quite like the juxtaposition of the vertical legs. The Xes might look a bit like an ale keg . I'm interested to see where you go Ray.

Edit - on reflection 4 legs rather than 3 would be a lot more stable I think.

A tripod type arrangement (3 vertical legs for the bowls to sit on) might be easier than a quad perhaps? Or two Xes, one front and one back, so the speaker finds its level?

Yep that's worth a try.

I can't help thinking though that there's something going on that's not good - very modest vibration increases significantly with the lid in place. The trafo does not seem happy.

Mechanical, there's nothing I could detect through headphones

The SuperReg made a huge difference, it transformed the sound. I've slowly boxed it up, in a similar style to the DAC I boxed recently. . 20231126_181715.jpg . 20231126_183211.jpg . Interestingly though when I put the lid on humming becomes audible and there are vibrations though the chassis. With t...

I'm getting towards the end of my reel and will need some more - is "no clean" solder any good?

I haven't cleaned any of my pcbs after soldering - am I asking for trouble long term?

Mmm tricky. A jointer would probably do the job, but I'm guessing you don't happen to have one of those laying around :lol:. Perhaps 4? sheets of 60 grit (maybe 40 to start) stuck down to a flat surface, then slide the bowls' rim back and forth. But no guarantees, and you have a decent, more reliabl...

How much is too much out of interest Ray?

I have two or three of those TKDs too Ant, seem pretty good without going to silly money.

They're a bit fiddly to wire up as they're small, as you say Ant. I drafted a small PCB with solder pads for wires which is much easier to use than splaying the pins and trying to solder wires to them.

At 75 Robert Plant is a rock god. I can't imagine what he must have been like 50 years ago. Immense tonight.

Right this minute? Well in 25 minutes Robert Plant and Saving Grace

Yeah congratulations Ant, it can't have been easy getting a job after 8 years. What is the job at EA? (professional interest!)

Thanks Ray. I'd forgotten all about it until hearing her on Radio 6 Music earlier and then couldn't remember which track.

(As I'd added your music selection to the photos I should probably have remembered, but my memory's not so good at the moment.)

Someone played a Christine and the Queens track, can anyone remember which?