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Very nicely designed and put together.

I would happily pay for one of those. It almost looks as if it should have Tektronix stamped on the front panel. :)

If it were mine I would probably add...

There is always Fablon! :)

It would be a moderately easy DIY project.

If paying somebody else, it might not cost any more than painting, as there is only one coat involved, rather than several if painting.

The real...

A tin of black gelcoat doesn't cost much more than a tin of black paint.

Gelcoat can be applied by brush or spray. Once applied and cured it would need to be sanded smooth with progressively fine...

No other finish is required, but that doesn't mean that nobody will try!

PVC wraps usually have a dull, satin finish which may not have been to the Owner's liking.

As an example they could...

The cabinets are likely to be MDF rather than chipboard, but either way they should be well stuck together.

I would suggest veneering them. I did this with a pair of Celestion DL8 II loudspeakers...

Sorry, found it now! :)

Thanks James. But what is PFM?

I have done a couple of searches but there is nothing obvious.

Should I try the Analogue Art here?

Nigel.

Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but I thought I would see if there are any updates/new ideas on this subject?

I have a late model Quad 34 preamp that I bought from the devil's own internet...

How would they be 'stored' in a loudspeaker cabinet?

Magnet down makes most sense as the driver will be most stable that way, but I would put something strong (plywood) over the face to protect...

Presumably the Americans have fewer earth related problems than we do in Europe as their supply voltage is much lower, (117 volts nominal), and I believe is centre-tapped to earth? Hence their...

For what its worth, my Quad II monoblocks cost £27 17/6d each in 1955. How much would that be today given that petrol cost about 3/- (15p) a gallon in 1955! Oh, and a three bedroom house within...

Maybe it is good to use a 'lesser' system for a while, or even to be without a working system altogether, so you appreciate what you have when you get it back?

I seem to have acquired one or two...

I think the previous administration was keen to get DAB going as it allowed a greater number of local, community and minority interest stations, all of which could be charged a fee for broadcasting...

I'm pleased to hear that your health is improving.

However, if you haven't changed anything in your system then I would suspect the 'improvements' you are hearing are entirely psychological,...

Whenever I am looking for speakers (especially cheap/small ones) I find that tapping on their sides or tops with my knuckles soon tells me whether the sound is likely to be coloured or not. If it...

Tim: I have to agree with you about 'Audio Paranoia'.

However, you have missed out the most important group of all: those of us who actually make and experience live music on a regular basis and...

I was simply trying to provide an insight into the different types of products available from a paint technology point of view.

Paint coatings are considerably more complex than most people...

I am used to working with yacht finishes so that is how I would protect my loudspeakers.

I have to say I'm not a great fan of most water borne coatings. The polyurethanes that you are using are...

It depends on the veneer, but basically keep oiling it with Danish Oil until the veneer is filled with oil and allow to dry for at least two weeks. Some people are happy to leave it at that. (You can...

All very true. Far too many devices cannot be repaired nowadays even if you can locate the fault. It's just a case of replacing 'this unit or that', or scrapping the whole thing. No wonder the earth...

There are plenty of good books to help you understand electronic circuits and electronic theory, but some of the best in my view were the old books from the 1930's onwards, which explain how simple...

I would hope that you have learnt quite a lot, but you didn't take the different grid bias voltages of the two valves into account!

Thermionic valves, just like transistors, perform basic...

I heard about that. I believe it was also a blue LED that stopped Oscar Pistorius from sleeping!

Presumably the blue light is only a health hazard during the hours of darkness when we should be...

The ECC82 specifies a lower grid bias voltage than the ECC83 (-8.5 volts Vs. -2.0 volts), so you would actually need a higher value cathode load resistor. You have a very low effective HT voltage in...