Search results

Dining room update. DIY Nelson Pass Korg B1 pre with DIY 2A3 amp pushing Opera Audio Consonance M12 Barque speakers.

Upgraded the Auralic Altair music server/streamer

It has always been important to me for my gear to not only function well but to be pleasing to the eyes. What you see: On the floor (left to right) A very heavily modified Bottlehead Foreplay II preamp using 12AU7 tubes. DIY power supply for the amplifier next to it. DIY stereo amplifier using...

Some night listening while I clean some gear not in use.

Swapped the Tercel phono pre for a Cambridge Audio, when the Tercel started having an issue with popping. Most likely just a tube, but the Cambridge was handy.

White oak with a red dye and Deft lacquer.

Not really modified. Just made electrically safe and added the wood bases and modern connectors.

FYI - out of my price range. $46,000

Went to a demo of this over the top reel to reel. From their website: In horology, a tourbillon ( French: “whirlwind”) is an addition to the mechanics of a watch lever escapement to increase accuracy. It was developed around 1795 and patented by the French-Swiss watchmaker Abraham-Louis...

and finally paint. Still need to hang the knick knacks.

Finish with the primer.

Then a lot of prep, taping, and cutting in the primer.

Lots of time on my hands, so the honey do's are starting to get done. My wife wanted to remodel the guest bathroom. First a tongue and groove ceiling.

I customized the amps some.

Those are the heat sinks. This is a class A amplifier, so it does generate some heat.

Completed build

My latest DIY build is the kit from the Nelson Pass Amp Camp. In reality, this is a 1.6 amp and not the ACA Mini circuit. I liked that is isn't another black box.

I did add a WiiM streamer to the sunroom system. Great bang for your buck.

The AR speakers I gave away, as a door prize, at a recent meet here.