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David Manley, in his "Vacuum Tube Logic Book", boasts of the quality of his bifilar wound OTL's. The OTL is the Achilles Heel of a...

It's true that what speakers you like and what amp you like to power them with is ultimately a subjective thing. But they are governed...

I have never heard a Sanders amp, but I've never heard anyone say they were disappointed with one and wanted to get rid of it. I think...

Only you can answer the question. Me, no question, tubes for sure. You, maybe not. I have 15a's and use Manley 100/200 monoblocks. I...

Welcome Klaus. Those should drive the Summits beautifully.

Yes it is a fine piece of "art" such an R2R. By reels you mean the Akai alu 10" reels that went along with the player. But I also have...

It will be interesting to see if the front spars are bonded to the diaphragm in your Sequel panels. There is no compelling reason why...

Yes, I get the tapes from McMaster-Carr. At the end of my write-up for the Theater panel is a parts list for all of the materials...

Do you have a source for adhesive copper tape? Pretty sure I'll roll the dice and move forward. In the worst case, I tear the film and...

Yep. Sequel II panels (from 1995) have a continuous charge coating. SL3 panels (from 1999) have coating islands. Am assuming the...

I got ORC for free because it was given to early buyers of BACCH. I believe it now costs $1,000 to add it. I don't know how it compares...

Yeah I see Bob every year at CarverFest. He's a smart guy who thinks outside the box. We affectionately refer to him as the Bobfather...

Yeah I see Bob every year at CarverFest. He's a smart guy who thinks outside the box. We affectionately refer to him as the Bobfather...

The sketch shows how the diaphragm was coated in the Theater panel. I understand why ML did it this way, and I would guess most panels...

Yes, you would have coated islands connecting to the charge ring on both sides, as shown in the sketch below. Note that the spars...