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No. But the chemicals required are restricted items. ie. You can't get them without having a license. Farnel carries the ferric chloride granules... can we just buy it? ASK at SLT sells the ferric chloride granule pack (half a KG) at ard $16.50, Silicon Electronics $17 if my memory serves me right.

both.. i switch off the sound function in ICQ. icq: 137086444 msn: alias_dreamie@msn.com

Get those normal Goot brand. Qutie good and can use for a lifetime. Alternatively can buy the Antex brand one. Don;t think there are much use in the trigger, unless you get soldering stations. I bo lui, so i use Goot brand. Their 25W one with the tip replaced by a finer one has been serving me well.

sry for the inconvenience. btw, what's the difference between open and closed cans? can n00b here thx.

oh ya, i forgot to add this point. i'm wearing specs, will the gardo can cause discomfort? Thanks again. btw, read some stuffs abt open n closed cans.. these gardos are closed? Thx again

ok.. thanks.

Hung Brothers at SLS carry them? Thanks.

Beyer DT931 and DT880 seems nice from your description. May be running tube and solid state altogerther for different genres of music. not sure abt the design of the tube amps i'm building.. no notes, just schematic .. currently running it on a 32ohm can.

Hmmm..... Any cans for rocking? thx again.. maybe run speakers when i'm rocking and can with other music genre..

thx.. but that seems to be for classical.. anything more towards rock? thx

As above. Will use it with tubes amp. Price preferably below $300. Listen mainly to blues, classical, jazz and some rock. Thank you.

I wouldnt play with the DIY method... btw, is it ex.? Have ou doen it before? Is it painful? TIA!

ear syringing? how do u do that? how much does it cost? TIA.

just thought of asking this, since this is an audio forum if so, how frequently. for me, once i feel the itch within

ok.. to clarify some things here. Received some PMs regarding this thread. This was made by raptor from CMF. I acquired it from him at a extreme low price and modified the circuit within, and made another enclosure for it. I'm in the process of building another tube preamp which should soudn alot better (Tube rectifier ) Also building a tube tone control (for bass and treble). The tone control will use ECC83/12AX7.

echoloft too high-class for me liao hehe, i'm getting the LM3875 free.

You can build one too, it is very simple.

would like one with acceptable bass. I sometimes blast punk rock. hehe. Thx for your input.

LM3875? For speakers right? Must be the 20W Gainclone monoblocks. Hehe.... Superbly simple project! But they're said to sound very good. =) One thing to note, it's solid state, not transistor based. The LM3875 is an audio power amplifier; Like an opamp with alot of juice. It's not a transistor like the BD139/ BD140's. yea.. gainclone i always call solid state transistor... easier to differentiate between tube and sand state..

budget unset, but hop-efully below 200. listen to all kinds of music, from MOS to jazz to oldies to rock to classical.

any recommendation? I'm on quite a tight budget now Still got lotsa amps to build...

Hehe.. thanks. Making a transformer shield using aluminium one of these days. Currentnly embarking on a transistor amp project, followed by a tube amp. Transistor one will be based on the LM3875, whereas tube will be based on the EL84 driven by ECC99. May make another tube preamp based on the 5687 and using tube rectifier, but the price of the choke is putting me off

It is based on 6J6. High voltage rail is only 66V at max. It is built by raptor of CMF. I modified the circuit for better sound quality, groundign and ease of use and control. Based on the schematic here: http://www.oatleyelectronics.com/kits/k055.html It is built on a PCB. More pre-modded info can be foudn in this thread: http://forums.natriumtech.com/viewtopic.php?t=17648 I'm using cheapo $20 Audio Spec headphones. .. the Sennheiser MX300's price tag is tempting me though

After struggling with it for 20 hours over 3 days, I have completed it. Made using Aluminium and MDF. Cost: Gold RCA plug - $0.60 each ($2.40 total) Knobs - $1.20 each ($4.80 total) VR - $1 each ($4 total) Switch - $2 Screws - $6 Tube socket - $1.20 each ($2.40 total) O-ring for tube socket - $0.40 each ($0.80 total) 3-pin power plug - $1.50 Fuse holder - $2 Fuse - $1 Satisfaction - Priceless I brushed the aluminium for the brushed look and MDF was mildly sanded. A dim blue LED for indicating power status. (don't wanna blind my eyes) Powered through the mains. Now just requier a good can to complement this