Recently I became intrigued with single driver loudspeakers. Where many, if not most HiFi loudspeakers have multiple drivers…woofer, midrange, tweeter, and sometimes multiples of each, there is a following for a simple design using a single, high quality, full range driver. There are real advantages to this Single Driver design: #1) Single sound source. All
A few years ago I decided that sleeping on the ground was no longer fun. Having spent some time in Australia a few years ago, I became aware of Roof Top Tents (RTT). Seemed every other car and truck had one on top! Once I returned home I did some research and found a “Used
Recently I was perusing the classified section on the diyAudio forum (https://www.diyaudio.com/) and a fellow was offering a small, four tube, amplifier kit for a very reasonable amount. I contacted him and he assured me that all the parts and instructions were there. Seems he had bought this kit years ago and simply never built
Stereo HiFi amplifiers come in many different flavors. Class A, Class AB, and recently Class D has entered the fray. You can do a Google search to understand Class A and Class AB……. Class D is best described here: (From Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class-D_amplifier A class-D amplifier or switching amplifier is an electronic amplifier in which the amplifying devices (transistors, usually MOSFETs) operate as
The Roofnest Falcon is a great Roof Top Tent (RTT). When you purchase it, they include one handle. And it is a VERY nice handle. If you want or need more handles they are $40 each. Don’t get me wrong, they are worth $40 each as they are extruded or cast aluminum, anodized and beautifully
Recently I aquired a PASS LABS First Watt F5v2 stereo amplifier to add to one of my systems You can read all about that experience here: http://rvbprecision.com/stereo/nelson-pass-first-watt-f5-turbo-v2.html Although I cleaned it up and installed a front mounted power switch and an LED indicator light, I wanted to modify it a bit more by adding VU
A few days ago I purchased a very lightly used Chinese tube preamplifier to use with a PassLabs First Watt F5v2 power amplifier. I had been looking at these very inexpensive :clone” preamplifiers for some time. When this one popped up in the classifieds for $200, I couldn’t resist. Like all HiFi equipment I acquire,
This is a quick article about my path to obtaining a Nelson Pass class A amplifier to add to my ever increasing stereo HiFi collection. First, who is this Nelson Pass fellow. Nelson is a designer of HiFi equipment. Along with David Haffler of Dynaco, no one has done more for the DIY, Kit Build
Well, it only took three years to get this rifle where I want it! It started it’s life as a model 112, stainless single shot in 300 Win Mag. I was building it for 300 and 500 yd Egg Shoots we hold at my local club, plus I’d take it out to Montana for 1000yd
Last night I had some time and the inclination to audition various methods of listening to streaming music on my system. What is Streaming Music……This is a way of listening to millions of songs on a HiFi that is somehow connected to the internet, usually through your WiFi at home or on a cellular connected
