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    Quote Originally Posted by Arkless Electronics View Post
    All sorted Avoid Dubilier type 700 paper capacitors like the plague!! Every one tested was faulty!
    Hunts capacitors are even worse!
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    Quote Originally Posted by sq225917 View Post


    She's a corker Jez. Make sure you save all that vintage 60's dust from inside. it'll be perfect for putting inside reconditioned mixing desks and the like for that authentic sound.
    Ha - we used loads of test gearlike that. Not surprising really, as I worked at the Marconi Research Centre. Lovely stuff - built like a brick outhouse, extremely reliable, and intuitive to use.

    Happy days!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Arkless Electronics View Post
    So it was you hanging around the east wing of Castle Arkless the other night eh? If it wasn't for you meddling kids I would have gotten away with it!
    Dang, rumbled agin!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arkless Electronics View Post
    So it was you hanging around the east wing of Castle Arkless the other night eh? If it wasn't for you meddling kids I would have gotten away with it!
    I have visions of what "Castle Arkless" may be like!


    (those could be entirely wrong of course )
    It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!

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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    I have visions of what "Castle Arkless" may be like!


    (those could be entirely wrong of course )
    imagine more ashtrays and a cat and you'll be on the money.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sq225917 View Post
    imagine more ashtrays and a cat and you'll be on the money.
    It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry View Post
    Hunts capacitors are even worse!
    Hunts smoothing bombs
    Spendorman

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    Quote Originally Posted by spendorman View Post
    Hunts smoothing bombs
    Nah the electrolytics are usually ok....
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