The TPU UK Clubhouse

[MightyMission]

is that a cambridge audio amp under the monitor?
i gave an old sempron a haircut the other day so i would have some pins to solder onto a couple of damaged chips i bought,
Once i had scalped the sempron i begun to wonder if people made keyrings of old chips,like the 478 chips in front of me,i think the little hole in the corner of the chip was the inspiration.

 

[cheesy999]

Way ahead of you (hanging on the wall):

they've still got the pakaging on

 

[Bo$$]

they've still got the pakaging on

packaging*


however are you gonna get an A* in GCSE english with that kind of spelling?

 

[Techtu]

they've still got the pakaging on

Or he has OCD and everything has to be exactly as he found it

 

[scaminatrix]

is that a cambridge audio amp under the monitor?

Na, just a Technics one. Nice though. I prefer my Harman Kardon HK6100 w/ Mission 730's though. If you're into high-end gear, or valve amps, my Dad's been getting hold of loads of decent bits recently...

they've still got the pakaging on

I like to think of it as my shop

Or he has OCD and everything has to be exactly as he found it

He knows me that's me all over!

 

[cheesy999]

packaging*


however are you gonna get an A* in GCSE english with that kind of spelling?

was typing with one hand, an A*'s never gonna happen unless they make the entire exam speaking

 

[Bo$$]

was typing with one hand, an A*'s never gonna happen unless they make the entire exam speaking

hence why everyone i know only got an A

 

[cheesy999]

hence why everyone i know only got an A

they all typed with one hand?

waste of time anyway, in real life extracting the authors hidden intentions when reading a poem will be next to useless, i've always thought they should do English like they do a foreign language

spellings like 10% now, writing in paragraphs is worth more

 

[Millennium]

I actually have a nice stereo valve amp but after 8 years or more of enjoyable listening I am thinking of getting rid. It is a Harman Kardon A500 amp which has a valve based preamp too. Where would be a good place to sell and more importantly get a price check for it? If it is going to go cheap I would rather keep it

 

[cheesy999]

I actually have a nice stereo valve amp but after 8 years or more of enjoyable listening I am thinking of getting rid. It is a Harman Kardon A500 amp which has a valve based preamp too. Where would be a good place to sell and more importantly get a price check for it? If it is going to go cheap I would rather keep it

when i have the choice i always use this http://www.thevintageknob.org/sony-TA-1130.html

110db S/N ratio - 200w output - but that was serverly underrated, it can do aobut +33%-50% more then that, glass breaking power - i generally connect it to my ipod - makes me laugh that theres 40 years between them and the things still compatible

EDIT:Still thats not on my computer and i would love an amp for my computer so i've you feel like selling the a500 give me a pm and i'll see if we can work something out (serisley my current speakers were £20 from pc world and although their suprisngly good there not at that level (i've got some speakers already for a real speaker set up but no amp)

DOUBLE EDIT:INFACT AN AMP IS ALL I'M MISSING

 

[MightyMission]

I used to build valve amps for myself and friends,my home sets were anything from 10 x KT88 (500w) to 40 x KT88/6550 (2.4kw) for the sound systems-nothing beats the 3rd order harmonics '88s let off when there all warmed up!
my friend still builds valve amps using Huge radio transmission tubes,4 of these badboys(813's i think) would let off a kw and destroy the local youth centre's/town halls foundations in short order...
ofcourse the input/output trannys on any of those high power amps will break your back if you even looked at them.
i don't even have a stereo anymore,just the EV monitors i use when messing with cubase on the computer.
cheesy that amp is solid state right? i had an old crown amp that looked the same,the bass was really warm as the huge caps in it flooded the circuits

 

[cheesy999]

I used to build valve amps for myself and friends,my home sets were anything from 10 x KT88 (500w) to 40 x KT88/6550 (2.4kw) for the sound systems-nothing beats the 3rd order harmonics '88s let off when there all warmed up!
my friend still builds valve amps using Huge radio transmission tubes,4 of these badboys(813's i think) would let off a kw and destroy the local youth centre's/town halls foundations in short order...
ofcourse the input/output trannys on any of those high power amps will break your back if you even looked at them.
i don't even have a stereo anymore,just the EV monitors i use when messing with cubase on the computer.
cheesy that amp is solid state right? i had an old crown amp that looked the same,the bass was really warm as the huge caps in it flooded the circuits

think so, its actually my dad's but he doesn't use it anymore as he prefers the stereo in his car, so i'm the only one that uses it, unfortunately due to the neighbours it doesn't go over a quarter-1/3 most of the time, i use it most of the time for my headphones as it works brilliantly as an equalizer due to how high the base will go, i remember once someone accidencedtly started it playing at full volume (on only 2 of the output channels) and it caused the entire house to vibrate (seriously i was on the other side of the house and it was downright scary

if you know so much about these things can you suggest a way to repair the brakes on a http://www.obsoletemedia.com/tapedecks/sonytc645.htm

i no its not a large budget (i have no job) but what would you be able to get me for £40-£50 as digital amplifiers and just expensive and not very good in comparison (it doesn't need to be anything special just better then my current one)(the advent one on my pc not the sony))

seriously though your right when it comes to base the sony is fantastic

 

[MightyMission]

i have still got a couple of old reel to reels but i never repaired one,
from mermory they have furry buffers or rubber wheels that double up as drive wheel and physical brake.
Probably the easiest way would be to wrap the rubber in sellotape to increase the diameter of the drive/brake wheel.
If it has the furry type stoppers then canibalising some old cassette tapes might work.

why are you entertaining fixing it?i had one of my old tascams on ebay for months and not even a nibble...

i havent got a job either cheesy,there is absolutely nothing this end of the uk,i should have stayed in london!

anyways £40-50 would get a sensible older style solid state(amcron/fisher et al)or a wanky jap reproduction tube amp that sounds terrible and makes you regret parting with the paper.
have you checked richer sounds?

I personally rate the yamaha ax500,
which can be picked up cheaply but its got a very nice sound.
i couldnt qoute specs but whatever the source,they always seem to sound slightly warm,and they have a great phono stage too but its down to personal preference.

 

[Spectrum]

Way ahead of you (hanging on the wall):

i like your case but you want to sort yourself out with a decent cpu cooler!!!

 

[Spectrum]

by the way is anybody interested in fixing really really damaged hardware?

 

[cheesy999]

by the way is anybody interested in fixing really really damaged hardware?

just how damaged is this?

i think i could use it to beat my 3d mark score of 1 million

 

[Bo$$]

no this one has actual brake pads i think, we tried replacing them with some sort of felt but it didn't last long, i'll have to try the cassette tape things

i havn't got a job due to age related stuff (boss's GCSE english hints a lot)

can't get to richersounds and most of their deals are instore-only

can't even find a yamaha on google

my current problem is the recently broke ns 1000's which i'll have to try and get play.com to replace

i had a job while i was 15, try getting a paper round or even working in a small shop or something....
in london it is fucking hard for a graduate to find a job forget about a student

 

[MightyMission]

i cant really help you with the reel to reel then fella,sorry.
as for the amp i will get back to you on it
fixing stuff makes you feel good
i never dropped a days work in 15 years ,then moved to eastbourne and it went bad,really bad
i will get my license back eventually then have to commute every day-theres no other way if the kids are to have what they should.

 

[Bo$$]

by the way is anybody interested in fixing really really damaged hardware?

gtx 285???

 

[scaminatrix]

i like your case but you want to sort yourself out with a decent cpu cooler!!!

Don't need one I don't OC these days. I wouldn't mind a slightly better looking one though...

by the way is anybody interested in fixing really really damaged hardware?

Me and HUSKIE... What is it?

 

[MightyMission]

i'm interested too.
cheesy check ebay for the ax500 and ignore 430w that the input lol

 

[Bo$$]

guess who has 2 weeks work experience hear http://www.adm-computing.co.uk/ and YOU DON'T GET PAID FOR IT!!!

thats shit, but then again i have done 1100hrs of volunteering at British heart foundation for nothing but UCAS experience. Im gonning to try and apply at a computer builder's shop... that seems more like my thing

 

[cheesy999]

i'm interested too.
cheesy check ebay for the ax500 and ignore 430w that the input lol

99p but you know thats gonna go up, i'll keep an eye on it though

 

[MightyMission]

might be lucky mate!
i use a courier for all the heavy stuff,its only £7.99 ish for up to 32kg,they use hdnl and send a text with a 2 hour window of there ETA.
i bought a portable a/c for £10 without thinking about logistics then stumbled across the hdnl site.Result!

 

[cheesy999]

thats shit, but then again i have done 1100hrs of volunteering at British heart foundation for nothing but UCAS experience. Im gonning to try and apply at a computer builder's shop... that seems more like my thing

that's probably what i'll end up doing, i know its not as well paid as some job in a programming company or something but building and fixing things is just intresting