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« on: July 23, 2011, 05:18:47 PM » |
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Great big sound
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Tom Jones
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« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2011, 07:27:04 AM » |
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Beautiful job keto. Are you using it with speakers, headphones or both?
I just built the crack over the weekend and I have to agree. Really big sound.
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« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2011, 05:29:28 AM » |
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I'm really digging the "tone" of the sound, through some modded JBL 4320's
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Tom Jones
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« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2011, 10:41:35 AM » |
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Keto, I just noticed how you painted the power transformer to match the output TFs. It is a real step in the opposite direction. Most builds I see (and my own) try to black everything out.
I really like it.
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Randall Massey
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keto
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« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2011, 12:18:11 PM » |
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Thanks. In truth it was an accident, caused by an error. I waited several days for the yellow paint to dry on the bell-end, instead of several weeks, and when I assembled the amp a bunch of paint peeled away. Rats! So I grabbed a spare metal bell-end and went with that. I've got a couple more S.E.X. amps to put together and I figure I might as well follow suit.
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« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2011, 06:06:11 PM » |
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I did the exact same thing when I started to build my FP. Had the bell painted nice and black and then ended up with paint chips all over the place. I ended up stripping all the paint off, polishing it with steel wool, and then using a chemical kit to blue the bell.
It wasn't what I had planned but I liked the result better in the end.
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Randall Massey
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keto
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« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2011, 06:30:18 PM » |
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On my FP3 build the paint had several weeks to dry, and survived assembly okay...
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« Reply #7 on: October 27, 2011, 01:40:05 AM » |
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The red really jumps out at you. I like it. Red is the fastest color (my S2000 is red).
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Grainger Morrison,
Mozzie quote: Sacred cows make the best hamburgers!
Remember, YOU are the only one who needs to be happy with the sound of your system.
Eros (Mods Have Begun!)/FP-2/Paramour 1/upgrades to all - PS Audio Regenerator, Triangle Zerius Speakers, BA Sub
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« Reply #8 on: October 27, 2011, 06:23:00 PM » |
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The FP looks great. The color really makes the TF stand out.
How many weeks is "Several"? I may want to try paint again someday.
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keto
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« Reply #9 on: October 27, 2011, 07:07:52 PM » |
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Oh, probably about a month. Several light coats of red-oxide primer and then the red paint. My favorite-looking paint-job (pic) is one I would not repeat, since even after extensive baking of the primer/red/clear finish in the hot Mexican sun, the washers ended up squishing into position. I'll be leaving the lams red on these, but stripping the ends back down to bare metal.
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