Today I have mainly been

Trust you to be an objectivist

Having a clean install definitely helps - the main thing you’ll be noticing is the performance boost from having an SSD. If the hp wasn’t literally held together with tape I’d have recommended ordering an SSD etc - blergh.

The \ key is in the wrong place on some hp ā€œconvertiblesā€ we have at work - I cannot type on them because of it.

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fixt :+1:

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Getting completely wankered in true AA style.

None of this AA bollocks :slight_smile:

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We have them, they are shit.

Don’t by any chance do London call outs do you Craig…:tired_face:

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Today we’re off to Aberdeen RI for Lou to have an angiogram and other tests. We also get to discuss the op with the surgeon.

There will be a positive outcome to all of this!

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Hear ! Hear !

VB

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If I prayed, I’d pray for you both. But as I don’t then you have nothing but my most positive thoughts.

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Funny, at last weekend’s bakeoff the one thing everyone agreed on was that ā€œyou can’t be 100% sure something’s any good until Tuffbob’s said it’s shit.ā€

Then we all laughed.

larfta

Cheers Bob :+1:

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I hope so Paul. Stay positive mate.

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Without doubt mate. It’ll get sorted :+1:

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getting my first listen to Audio Note Non-Magnetic Silver Tantalum resistors and Dueland Hybrid capacitors in one of the copper cased Model 2 preamps back in for some tlc

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Those hybrid caps are massive :flushed: hope Pete can find enough room for them in the 9000S…

ā€˜Coke can size’ spec :heart_eyes:

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Hope it goes well Paul.

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My best wishes guys!

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I’ve got half a dozen of these

Stacked three high they’ll be 730uF at 1350V which should be a pretty effective smoother for an SET amp based on an Eimac 304TL. Here’s someone else’s

VB

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Definitely on the chunky side for a 0.47uF

The caps for the new SIT amp will be insane - about the size of a 500ml can of beer. And there’s 10 of them!

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