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Re: My diy stuff...next diy project

Postby karlcastillo » Mon Aug 18, 2014 11:20 pm

Glad you are ok tony.
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Re: My diy stuff...next diy project

Postby Superman » Tue Aug 19, 2014 6:21 am

Welcome back, sir!
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Re: My diy stuff...next diy project

Postby tony » Tue Aug 19, 2014 7:38 am

tukayo, glad to know you are okey now...Larry was here the other day and mentioned about you...take is easy and slow.... :)
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Re: My diy stuff...next diy project

Postby don » Tue Aug 19, 2014 2:50 pm

welcome back sir.
good to know you're ok now.
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Re: My diy stuff...next diy project

Postby quarterback » Tue Aug 19, 2014 8:35 pm

Welcome back, Tony! Pasyal ka any day this long weekend para ma critique mo psvane 300B T2. Bago na pati position nya.
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Re: My diy stuff...next diy project

Postby esi » Tue Sep 23, 2014 2:18 pm

After hibernation...D Acoustic Man strikes again with a sure winner. Even under the close scrutiny of my YODA in hi-end audio, he (Yoda) was all praises and didn't take too long for him to NOD. Bringing out the mids to a tee, precision and air at its peak and taming the low end. The Totem Pole MK 2! Bravo Tony!
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Re: My diy stuff...next diy project

Postby trod93 » Mon Sep 29, 2014 9:22 pm

Sneek peek of my new listening room. Malapit ng matapos.

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This adorns my front wall. Scrap veneer put to good use.

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Omnifusers on my ceiling - need finishing pa. Each pair work on a particular frequency for balance. Putting several diffusers that work on the same frequency will only worsen the sound. Kakapal masyado on those frequencies.

It's a lively room. A few absorbers will tame it a bit. One week and I'm done.

Thanks mga sirs, especially, to you, Doc Angelo for posting my recent projects. Gawin na kitang Marketing Representative ko. :D

Thanks for looking.
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Re: My diy stuff...holiday feast

Postby trod93 » Thu Jan 08, 2015 12:26 pm

Just sharing what kept me busy during the holidays.

THE SOURCE

The plinth of my new toy. It measures 18 in x 20 ins. I didn't want to buy new veneer so I ended up doing a 2-tone (oak/ebony). I used 6 layers of marine plywood on this one.
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This is a vintage Pioneer belt-driven transcription table. The platter weighs a respectable 5 pounds. I had speed problem with this one. I couldn't adjust the speed electronically, so, I just filed the pulley until I got the right speed. Thanks to Doc Angelo for lending me his speed checker. I can imagine the horror getting the speed right by ear. I greased the platter bearing, replaced the old belt and it easily beat my AR XA tt.
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While going through my wood stash, I found an old Dao block. Saan ko kaya pwedeng gamitin ito? It ended replacing the metal speed selector casing. Custom headshell with matching arm stand and a narra ashtray with brass weight as my stabilizer. I also repainted the chassis to metallic grey.
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THE HARDWARE

After a long long time (my fault here), I finally got hold of this EL34 parallel SET from my tukayo Tony Tecson. My Motorola tube amp had to take the backseat for the meantime.
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As usual, I had to do something with the look. This is solid oak. Nice grain.
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THE ROOM

I think I finally got the right combination of acoustic treatment for my room.
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This diffuser made a big difference with the SQ of my system. It is a Stepped Diffractal (stepfractal) designed by Tim Perry. Scattering starts at 125hz, diffuse at 450hz and the high frequency cutoff is 20087hz.
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The micro cells on top of each well is what made this diffuser hit 20khz. I made 5 modules arranged/mounted in different heights. It measures 4 feet x 7 feet. It was complicated to build, but, it's worth the effort.
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All of these made this Xmas holidays the best I've had. :)
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Re: My diy stuff...next diy project

Postby meat_eater » Thu Jan 08, 2015 1:56 pm

Great craftsmanship from the master... as expected. :clap:

Minsan pasial kami uli dian sir!

Cheers :)

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Re: My diy stuff...next diy project

Postby Mamimili » Thu Jan 08, 2015 2:51 pm

Superb :clap:
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Re: My diy stuff...next diy project

Postby narayan » Fri Jan 09, 2015 2:09 pm

Nice new projects Tony :clap: . I should visit you again soon ;) .
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Re: My diy stuff...next diy project

Postby trod93 » Fri Jan 09, 2015 6:54 pm

meat_eater wrote:Great craftsmanship from the master... as expected. :clap:

Minsan pasial kami uli dian sir!

Cheers :)

-Jonathan


Thanks Jonathan. Text ka lang kung kelan kayo pupunta.

Mamimili wrote:Superb :clap:


Thanks.

narayan wrote:Nice new projects Tony :clap: . I should visit you again soon ;) .


Thanks Obet. Daming naiisip kapag walang magawa. Punta ka this weekend kung libre ka.

I still have a few planks of oak, so, I replaced the wood accents on my preamp para terno na sila ng power amp. :)
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Thanks for looking.
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Re: My diy stuff...next diy project

Postby Jon Agner » Fri Jan 09, 2015 10:22 pm

Galing!!!!! :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock:
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Re: My diy stuff...next diy project

Postby BenC » Sat Jan 10, 2015 2:45 pm

Hanep sa galing!!! :bow: :bow: :bow:
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Re: My diy stuff...next diy project

Postby paudmann » Sat Jan 10, 2015 5:45 pm

Astig Sa Ganda Sit Tony... :)
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Re: My diy stuff...next diy project

Postby esi » Sun Jan 11, 2015 11:17 pm

OMG :clap: :clap:
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Re: My diy stuff...next diy project

Postby trod93 » Mon Jan 12, 2015 9:46 am

Jon Agner wrote:Galing!!!!! :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock:

BenC wrote:Hanep sa galing!!! :bow: :bow: :bow:

paudmann wrote:Astig Sa Ganda Sit Tony... :)

esi wrote:OMG :clap: :clap:


Thanks guys. Next proj will be a another AR XA tt. I'm looking at Linn Sondek mods for this one. Got my re-tipped Sumiko Bluepoint Special from Lin Gomez. This will need a nice tt.

BTW, if you have MC carts that need re-tipping, Lin Gomez does a very good job at a very good price. My DL-103R has been resurrected and playing like it used to. Sulit!
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Re: My diy stuff...next diy project

Postby Jon Agner » Mon Jan 12, 2015 7:38 pm

trod93 wrote:
Jon Agner wrote:Galing!!!!! :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock:

BenC wrote:Hanep sa galing!!! :bow: :bow: :bow:

paudmann wrote:Astig Sa Ganda Sit Tony... :)

esi wrote:OMG :clap: :clap:


Thanks guys. Next proj will be a another AR XA tt. I'm looking at Linn Sondek mods for this one. Got my re-tipped Sumiko Bluepoint Special from Lin Gomez. This will need a nice tt.

BTW, if you have MC carts that need re-tipping, Lin Gomez does a very good job at a very good price. My DL-103R has been resurrected and playing like it used to. Sulit!


Uy, Galing, Lin can now do Retipping :) I have two DL 103Rs that need to be retipped :D :D :D
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Re: My diy stuff...next diy project

Postby dieya! » Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:19 pm

Great!!! :rock:
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Re: My diy stuff...next diy project

Postby Nelson de Leon » Sun Jan 25, 2015 8:28 pm

Just been here this past week. No amount of words can describe the performance of the diffractal diffuser. Congrats again Tony on your latest creation. Another tough work of art to beat.

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