Re: Durable cheap finish for home built receiver

Sep 27, 2010 3 Replies


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>> > Oddly enough, I was just researching online Heathkit manuals for my
>> > AR-14 receiver which is starting to act flakey. I remember the AR-15
>> > Heathkit as state of the art at the time.
>>
>> There were three versions of it:
>>
>> AJ-15 FM Tuner only.
>>
>> AA-15 Power amp & preamp only
>>
>> AR-15 All of the above in a single chassis.
>>
> I just wanna videotape the results when some body puts an ad in the
> Newspaper: Older AR-15, fully functional, loaded, modified by a
> professional builder.

Heh. I like it. I wonder if any of the electronics wizards could come up with terms that could apply either way, just to confuse them. I bet some audiophools could come up with something that'd make it sound like you're talking about an assault weapon. ;-)


Cheers! Rich



7.1 Channels, DVI-D and HDMI out, optical out, analog out, high s/n. 1080p full HD on both display channels, 8GB RAM, 1TB, GB Enet, and the case has been made properly conductive along its edges, and properly does the EMI/Faraday cage seal-up-the-noise regimen. Takes a week to build and configure with XP Pro, and Ubuntu, and XBMC for both linux and Windows.

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For about $1300 you can haveone too.

BTW, there are hundreds of free "FM" stations online.

This thing integrates EVERYTHING.

XBMC rules.

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Beige Furnace enamel, meant to be baked on, with a little carbon black added to tone it down more toward neutral gray.

Amazing to read about the Heathkits now. I still have a perfectly working AA-15 connected to a United Audio DUAL-1019 turntable which also works just fine. These units both are very heavy compared to some modern versions.

Wilby

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