[Whazzzup]

Mine is already gone…to the cats

 

[Minoguez]

A circle back again!

In 1988 I worked for said UK computer comapny. My brother can down for this concert: https://www.jeanmicheljarre.com/live/destination-docklands

All the local roads were closed and the weather was abysmal so that the huge crowds could walk from the station to the venue. I was s sailor then and we both were dressed in foul-weather gear and took some ribbing from otehrs in the crowd as we walked in and socilaized at the venue.

They went quieted down when it pi$$ed it down. One person towards the front decided to put up a huge umbrella. Have you ever heard many thousands of folks build a chant directed at one person?

Fun times. I just sent my brother the link.

That is awesome. I feel very fortunate that I got to see him about 5 years ago. He toured North America and managed to play the Paramount in Seattle.

If you haven't listened to it in a while, put on Equinoxe. Great for Headphones and our Schiitty stuff!

 

[bcowen]

That must be an old photo, you obviously have upgrades now. I am starting to know your setup better than my own.
Upgrades:


Naturally Finnegan was involved.

Yes, an old picture. And when I moved I was shocked to find out there was wood under there. Cool, huh?

 

[corndog71]

The office stack (CAL Delta to Modi to Sys) thence to Superphone DM220 (under desk, natch) and Paradigm Ref Studio 20’s, plus sub in back corner.

Ain’t the big rig, but great to work to… No room for Yggy’s here, nor am I completely convinced is it needed given rest of chain. Not neat, but heck I actually WORK here all day… (if a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, then what is an empty desk the sign of?)

Now that my Schiit journey has entered the Yggy phase, I need to be careful, or things could get expensive fast. So many possibilities, Lokius Max? Tyr’s? Urd?

Reminds me, I need to see what the CAL into Yggy is like…

Never ends

Ooh! I wanted that Cal transport and tube dac back in the day but they just weren’t in my budget.
Now I just want Urd.

 

[Paladin79]

Yes, an old picture. And when I moved I was shocked to find out there was wood under there. Cool, huh?

Quartered oak very nice! 4756543[/ATTACH]

I used a lot of it to give the appearance of age.

 

[Bowmoreman]

Dood. New keyboards are dirt cheap these days!

I get a new one of these (needed due to my arthritis) literally every 18 months… I wear the lettering off at about the same rate as the “faux leather” wrist wrest delaminates…

Clean and dust free is for LP’s and audio gear… Keyboards are just simple tools; use em, abuse em, replace em

 

[Iowan]

HELL. YES.

This is Level 99 effort here.

The cat will get you that coveted Level 100 and the platinum trophy.

Cat picture to level up.
Here she is letting me know that farm work was over for the day.

 

[golfbravobravo]

Quartered oak very nice! 4756543[/ATTACH]

I used a lot of it to give the appearance of age.

Hey Tom, how are you mounting the tube sideways on wood? I have one without the glass (long story) that I want to image at high-res and I need to mount the tube sideways somehow.

Cheers

 

[Bowmoreman]

For our Astro buds here @AstronomerXI … when I spin in the office chair (Titan from SecretLab - highly recommended btw)… this is my view, IYKYK… kinda makes high end audio take a bow…

(Gotta get Astro back on the wave….)

 

[Paladin79]

Hey Tom, how are you mounting the tube sideways on wood? I have one without the glass (long story) that I want to image at high-res and I need to mount the tube sideways somehow.

Cheers

I used a forstner bit to cut an opening for the tube socket then hot glued it in place. I used a long bit inside the solid wood for necessary wiring. I also made sure the tube socket contacts were extremely tight. The large tube does support headphones.

Same bit is used here:


I use them a couple times a week and in your case you can buy the appropriate size.

If you are using an octal socket I could rig something for your application since I have everything at hand.

 

[adydula]

I had my small stash of tubes all over the place...went to Lowes today and saw this small cute tool box for $20.
Hmmm, tubes ? Maybe?

Well:

I use this area for photoshop and printing, matting and framing photos...long story, another money pit.
Now its mostly a headphone listening room

Arrangement changes on a almost daily basis and stuff people and vendors send me to play with..
Off camera are other cans, dacs and amps.

 

[Paladin79]

I have my small stash of tubes all over the place...went to Lowes today and saw this small cute too box for $20.
Hmmm, tubes ? Maybe?

Well:


I use this area for photoshop and printing, matting and framing photos...long story, another money pit.
Now its mostly a headphone listening room

Arrangement changes on a almost daily basis and stuff people and vendors send me to play with..
Off camera are other cans, dacs and amps.

Very nice and a thoughtful way to keep the tubes. When I look at the photo I see a place for a double mini rack including the Soekris that would sit on top of the Pass unit. Perhaps with a couple socket holders built in for adapters. But that is just how I think.

 

[Orange5o]

I have my small stash of tubes all over the place...went to Lowes today and saw this small cute too box for $20.
Hmmm, tubes ? Maybe?

Well:


I use this area for photoshop and printing, matting and framing photos...long story, another money pit.
Now its mostly a headphone listening room

Arrangement changes on a almost daily basis and stuff people and vendors send me to play with..
Off camera are other cans, dacs and amps.

Damn, nice! Now I'm thinking about tube storage...

Edit: phrasing!

 

[Whazzzup]

I just use the amazing takatsuki boxes my 274B came in ta 2a3 and my kr audio first round 2a3, really a beaut case for ok tubes. They sound ok but noisy and microphonic. they, and my stock tubes all are in my closet, to never be seen again, probably

 

[Balthazar B]

Norton Commander was my file manager of choice back in the himem.sys days.

Those were the days. Using debug to format 20 MB SCSI drives to put in IBM PCs. It was always fun entering all the bad sectors provided with the drive by the mfg.

And a Norton Commando was my ride of choice back in 1974.