Thanks DQ.

I have been thinking (dangerous).

All this talk about steel lining wooden enclosures - would it be a good idea to fabricate some steel enclosures and forget about the timber altogether ? I have a welder, can weld and have some mild steel of 6mm thickness laying around somewhere.

Stu

What is it ? Is there a general consensus from people on HFS about which products are designed for the music and not the measurements and silly graphs ? Naturally, NVA products would be the top of the list but what about others. Royd, direct drive turntables, old Japanese amps............ I have bui...

Ok, will do . Thanks Doc.

I am just concerned that i will make a complete arse of the doping .

Stu

I think i will use the mordaunt short standmounters i already have and purchase some of Doc's drivers.

Thanks for all the good advice.

Stu

Hello,

I am interested in Doc modding some speakers.

What type of speaker is best suited to this ?

Small standmounted or floorstander
ported or sealed

I have a small pair of mordaunt short budget stand mounts but i think they are rear ported.

Thanks, Stu

I wouldn't put an EI on the output stage of a class AB power amp but preamps, phono stage, dac, clock, cdp anologue stage are all fair game for a bit of experimenting i feel. Hey even the regulated front end of my power amps can benefit from an EI transformer i am lead to believe.

Stu

So Doc, what makes you like toroids more than EI ?

Lower hum field ? Lower winding resistance ?

Stu

Hope you enjoy your purchase.

I build my own or modify stuff now, well the things within my ability.

I have a lot of Avondale audio DIY modules and other diy kits which have given me hours of enjoyment building and listening. Saved a heap of cash too.

Stu

Oh

Most of the gear i have owned has come with a torid. I have just acquired four lovely EI transformers to try instead of toroids. Can't wait to see what effect these will have on SQ. A year or two ago i used very small (5VA) pcb mount EI transformers for dac and clock supplies in my Naim CD player. W...