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  1. Henry

    Reason for being on the forum

    To see the fights between the Jozua and the Anti-Jozua... :BWAHAHAH:
  2. Henry

    whats the world coming too

    Best solution is tech free times.  If there is a family gathering, confiscate all tech devices at the door.  If they do not want to comply, send them back home where they can text to their hearts content since they won't give any positive contribution to the gathering anyway. This seems to be a...
  3. Henry

    How safe is it for speakers to run them with very old amps?

    +1.  The speakers don't give a hoot what age the amp is as long as the signal is fine and don't have too much distortion at high level or DC content.
  4. Henry

    The Cape Town Hi-Fi Club

    Rodney Unfortunately snobbism is rife in the high-end (sic) audio industry.
  5. Henry

    The Cape Town Hi-Fi Club

    At least I have a valid excuse.  I was in Knysna with a school mountain biking tour group.  And O have the scars to prove it.
  6. Henry

    Amplifier build

    The RMS value of a sinusoidal wave is 0.707 * 2 = 1.414.  The AC voltage is measured peak to peak.  Thus when 24V AC is converted from AC to DC we use the RMS value of that wave.
  7. Henry

    Smash that song!!

    Anything by Katy Perry.  But in particular Roar.  When hear that song I just get an instant bowel movement.  What irritates me even more is the fact that cycle race organisers use her stuff liberally.  In every race I have done so far I had been tormented by her voice.
  8. Henry

    Amplifier build

    Follow some basic rules and you will not have issues. 1.  Always start up a new build using a safety lamp. 2.  Solder properly. 3.  Orient the components the same way so you can easily see when something is wrong or out of place.  The resistors must be oriented consistently to read the colour...
  9. Henry

    My 1st post here, the magical XTOs

    The same guys that punts these: http://www.synergisticresearch.com/featured/audiostream-com-review-synergistic-research-ects/.  :please: No thank you.  :flyswat:  I will keep my money safely in my pocket.
  10. Henry

    Any shortcuts I can take to get my parcel quicker?

    Just got my parcel.  The PO where I collected was almost empty.  Only 3 weeks after it arrived from Hong Kong in SA.
  11. Henry

    I am in the mood for another epic speaker build

    Ian Why not just use naturally anodised alu?
  12. Henry

    Who in Capetown can repair an old valve HMV Wireless Radio?

    Talk to Karl Mars in Paarl.
  13. Henry

    KEF R Series...

    Francois Don't this just make you sick in the stomach?  KEF 104/2 for just over a hundred quid...
  14. Henry

    Any shortcuts I can take to get my parcel quicker?

    At last I see some progress: 2014/09/15 03:02 Incomming International JHB INT MAIL CENTRE (HUB) 2014/09/15 03:02 To customs JHB INT MAIL CENTRE (HUB) 2014/09/16 09:59 From customs JHB INT MAIL CENTRE (HUB) 2014/09/17 11:46 In transit JHB INT MAIL CENTRE (HUB) 2014/09/29 12:14 From...
  15. Henry

    Any shortcuts I can take to get my parcel quicker?

    Still no parcel. WTF!  No wonder the R is going South.
  16. Henry

    What names stand for

    B&W : Bells and Whistles.
  17. Henry

    To screw or not? ... building speaker cabs

    Where do one get the proper black chipboard screws?  Not the drywall ones, those aren't good enough.
  18. Henry

    Get Your Monthly Snakeoil Fix

    Fixed my tags.... :moron:
  19. Henry

    Get Your Monthly Snakeoil Fix

    Check out their other snake oil: Time to plan some DOS attacks.
  20. Henry

    Get Your Monthly Snakeoil Fix

    Some people should be hung upside down naked after downing 2 pints of warm beer.
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