• I will post my results - 1973shovel 06:57:00 07/03/20 (4)
  In Reply to: RE: That's a good question posted by petercapo on July 02, 2020 at 14:17:35

  
  
  

  
  But it's not going to be anytime soon. I have a few other projects ahead of the ST-70, most notably, a ST-35 clone on a ST-70 sized chassis.
  
  I'm going to build it using a 12AX7 and a 12AU7, instead of the single envelope 7247/12DW7. The new production 7247 doesn't sound nearly as good as old stock, according to my source. And NOS are scarce and expensive, so it doesn't make sense to build a new amp around it.
  
  And until winter, when motorcycle season slows down, all the Hi-Fi projects are on hold.
  
  Happy Independence Day!
  
  
  
  
  

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  • Looks Great! (nt) - petercapo 13:18:23 07/03/20 (3)
    In Reply to: RE: I will post my results posted by 1973shovel on July 03, 2020 at 06:57:00

    nt
    

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    • I hope mine turns out as well - 1973shovel 17:32:13 07/04/20 (2)
      In Reply to: RE: Looks Great! (nt) posted by petercapo on July 03, 2020 at 13:18:23

      I should have added that I lifted the picture, just to show the general set-up I'll be using. Mine won't have the wood sides, although I suppose I could add them if I got ambitious.
      
      One thing I know won't look as good as that picture is my power transformer, which is from an SCA-35. Every original one I've ever seen, including the two I own, look like they were plucked from the depths of the La Brea tar pits.
      
      

      
      
      

      
      
      

      
      
      

      
      
      
      
      
      

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      • Jed Clampett's property? - petercapo 18:32:52 07/04/20 (1)
        In Reply to: RE: I hope mine turns out as well posted by 1973shovel on July 04, 2020 at 17:32:13

        Isn't that the spot on the ground where Uncle Jed was shootin' for some food, and up through the ground come a bubbling crude?
        

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        • Uncle Jed's Black Gold is the only oil I will use in my capacitors - 1973shovel 07:36:10 07/06/20 (0)
          In Reply to: RE: Jed Clampett's property? posted by petercapo on July 04, 2020 at 18:32:52

          But the transformer tar comes straight from La Brea. Apparently David Hafler felt it was the best sounding tar, after extensive testing.
          
          
          

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