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by vinylnvalves
Sun Dec 12, 2021 8:12 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Budget DSP Options
Replies: 11
Views: 10167

Re: Budget DSP Options

You could boost the LF by using a bigger capacitor (1000uf). It will give you about 4 db gain.. if that’s enough.
by vinylnvalves
Sun Dec 12, 2021 5:54 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Budget DSP Options
Replies: 11
Views: 10167

Re: Budget DSP Options

Depending on what you mean by budget the Hypex units which are basically a plate amp with a DSP built in are good value. (Cheap compared to a Lake :) ) Troels has been using them for the bass duties on a number of his more recent speakers such as this http://www.troelsgravesen.dk/Ekta-2D.htm. If I w...
by vinylnvalves
Fri Dec 10, 2021 3:49 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Sars-Cov-2 stuff
Replies: 485
Views: 127568

Re: Sars-Cov-2 stuff

For an asthmatic it feels uncomfortable, but not as uncomfortable as wearing a woodworking or spray mask, which I do regularly. When you think that health care people are wearing masks for 12 hrs - you cannot complain. They are wearing fp3 masks to which are even harder to breath in. Again we should...
by vinylnvalves
Fri Dec 10, 2021 2:15 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Sars-Cov-2 stuff
Replies: 485
Views: 127568

Re: Sars-Cov-2 stuff

You also need to consider that the vaccine does work for around 5% of the population, this is why they are developing the alternatives, for this minority, and until you have the antibody test you won’t know. However I agree to some of the sentiment being discussed, this week an overweight person in ...
by vinylnvalves
Tue Dec 07, 2021 8:50 am
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: The Audio-Talk Motorcycling thread.
Replies: 1451
Views: 572259

Re: The Audio-Talk Motorcycling thread.

Don’t forget - India haven’t agreed to any climate change targets before 2050, so maybe the internal market makes economic sense.
by vinylnvalves
Mon Dec 06, 2021 2:27 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Nothing In Particular
Replies: 16428
Views: 4478208

Re: Nothing In Particular

It’s only 6 years- so Kiki fit can sell you a 5 year old tyre, and you can only legally drive it for 1 year.
by vinylnvalves
Mon Dec 06, 2021 2:14 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Nothing In Particular
Replies: 16428
Views: 4478208

Re: Nothing In Particular

There are date stamped, and all tyres after a time have to be changed (8 years?) issue for trailers and low usage vehicles. Interesting the winter tyres I use are classed as secondhand and come from Austria - where it is mandatory to fit snow tyres and they can only be used for a single season, so w...
by vinylnvalves
Mon Dec 06, 2021 1:23 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Nothing In Particular
Replies: 16428
Views: 4478208

Re: Nothing In Particular

I have had pilots in the past which weren’t that good in the wet. I generally went for low rolling resistance, as was putting 15k on them just going into the office. With working from home my mileage is now about 6k, for everything, so maybe I consider an all season tyres and don’t bother about roll...
by vinylnvalves
Mon Dec 06, 2021 10:09 am
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Nothing In Particular
Replies: 16428
Views: 4478208

Re: Nothing In Particular

Spoke to my tyre supplier - it’s normal with circumferential grooved treads to crack... did point out the 2 on the back which are a different batch haven’t cracked as bad. They can send them back to Goodyear .. it’s a lottery whether or not they will pay out, but you don’t get the tyres back if it’s...
by vinylnvalves
Sun Dec 05, 2021 4:08 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Nothing In Particular
Replies: 16428
Views: 4478208

Re: Nothing In Particular

Decided to put my winter tyres on today. Noticed the normal tyres have all got cracks running circumferential around the tyres at the bottom of the treads. Front ones are about 3 years old.. but have had little use over the last 20 months. Doubt there is any point of following it up with the supplie...
by vinylnvalves
Sat Dec 04, 2021 10:04 pm
Forum: Your Fave Artists
Topic: What Are You Listening To Right This Minute?
Replies: 6147
Views: 1852517

Re: What Are You Listening To Right This Minute?

Phil Lynott - story on BBC 2 now
by vinylnvalves
Sat Dec 04, 2021 9:17 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Owston meet 27+28 Nov 21-add your name here
Replies: 189
Views: 40135

Re: Owston meet 27+28 Nov 21-add your name here

This website may be of interest.., claiming benefits of bipole for room effects. Hmmm .. not sure I full buy it,
https://www.rowen.ch/de/fullbipol.php
by vinylnvalves
Sat Dec 04, 2021 6:26 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Owston meet 27+28 Nov 21-add your name here
Replies: 189
Views: 40135

Re: Owston meet 27+28 Nov 21-add your name here

Yes I need to play with a back chamber for the midrange one and see if the magic is lost or not. Alternative is to make some bigger ones to go down to 100 hz, as below the Schröder freq of the room - it doesn’t matter if it’s dipole or sealed.
by vinylnvalves
Sat Dec 04, 2021 11:54 am
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Owston meet 27+28 Nov 21-add your name here
Replies: 189
Views: 40135

Re: Owston meet 27+28 Nov 21-add your name here

The theory behind the AMT would suggest it’s a bipole as it flex’s the corrugations sidewards so the sound waves going forward and backward would be in phase. However I stand to be corrected :D
by vinylnvalves
Fri Dec 03, 2021 4:49 pm
Forum: Your Fave Artists
Topic: What Are You Listening To Right This Minute?
Replies: 6147
Views: 1852517

Re: What Are You Listening To Right This Minute?

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This hasn’t been out of the rack in such a long time.