Nice job, Andy. Testing caps can be problematic. I have tested NOS caps that test fine on 4!! different cap testers (Even my military LCR bridge and still were bad. El menco made ones were the worst. Sometimes just replacement is best.
Ta. Aye , your right, testing any component can be challenging. If your stripping a bit of gear right down, you may as well change components whilst your at it. TFW.
I've found the same occasional surprises with valve stuff - not all - where for example a quad ii and passive pre-amp are essentially silent with no audible hiss. However others aren't?! Even a Leak TL25 and mono preamp (which is notoriously noisy). Anyway a good video and thanks for making the effort to film these. Finally 40th anniversary of the beanfield next year - have any lessons been learned I wonder?
Noise as you say is a many headed beast, there on one setup, gone on the next & a nightmare to trace. The "thanks for filming" comment is much appreciated. The Beanfield, aye, 40 years ago, nuts. No one was sacked or held accountable for that & more laws have been introduced since then that restrict or punish "alternative" lifestyles & protest, so, in answer to your question no lesson's learned just more of the same old same old. Only a few owd buggers like you & me remember & care. Oh well, ce la vie. TFW.
You put lipstick on a pig - it is still a pig ! Have to be honest everyone thinks the old valve stuff is amazing - but it is not the case as you can see with this.
True, but there will always be folks who think pigs with makeup, & maybe a touch of Channel #5 are quite dishy : ) In the end, the chap I did this for was happy & uses it more for tone shaping than crystal clear audio. TFW.
Sade sounded great! Well done, finishing it up!
Glad some of the sound survived the processing. Thanks.
great job Andy
Thanks me duck.
Nice job, Andy. Testing caps can be problematic. I have tested NOS caps that test fine on 4!! different cap testers (Even my military LCR bridge and still were bad. El menco made ones were the worst. Sometimes just replacement is best.
Ta. Aye , your right, testing any component can be challenging. If your stripping a bit of gear right down, you may as well change components whilst your at it. TFW.
I've found the same occasional surprises with valve stuff - not all - where for example a quad ii and passive pre-amp are essentially silent with no audible hiss. However others aren't?! Even a Leak TL25 and mono preamp (which is notoriously noisy). Anyway a good video and thanks for making the effort to film these. Finally 40th anniversary of the beanfield next year - have any lessons been learned I wonder?
Noise as you say is a many headed beast, there on one setup, gone on the next & a nightmare to trace.
The "thanks for filming" comment is much appreciated. The Beanfield, aye, 40 years ago, nuts. No one was sacked or held accountable for that & more laws have been introduced since then that restrict or punish "alternative" lifestyles & protest, so, in answer to your question no lesson's learned just more of the same old same old. Only a few owd buggers like you & me remember & care. Oh well, ce la vie. TFW.
You put lipstick on a pig - it is still a pig ! Have to be honest everyone thinks the old valve stuff is amazing - but it is not the case as you can see with this.
True, but there will always be folks who think pigs with makeup, & maybe a touch of Channel #5 are quite dishy : ) In the end, the chap I did this for was happy & uses it more for tone shaping than crystal clear audio. TFW.