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   XPost: sci.electronics.design   
   From: theslipperman@thebarattheendoftheuniverse.org   
      
   On Thu, 3 Mar 2011 18:37:42 -0800 (PST), Bill Sloman   
    wrote:   
      
   >On Mar 4, 3:31 am, Chieftain of the Carpet Crawlers   
   > wrote:   
   >> On Thu, 3 Mar 2011 14:42:40 -0800 (PST), "langw...@fonz.dk"   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>  wrote:   
   >> >On 2 Mar., 17:40, John Larkin   
   >> > wrote:   
   >> >> I've always sort of liked the classic "GE" tape head/mic preamp   
   >> >> circuit:   
   >>   
   >> >>ftp://jjlarkin.lmi.net/GEcircuit.jpg   
   >>   
   >> >> but it occurred to me that it might also make a nice headphone amp...   
   >>   
   >> >>ftp://jjlarkin.lmi.net/GE_headphone_amp.JPG   
   >>   
   >> >> Audio tends to be nonsense, but at least the audio guys have fun   
   >> >> playing with circuits, whether they make a lot of sense or not.   
   >>   
   >> >> John   
   >>   
   >> >speaking of bizarre :http://tubetime.us/?p=85   
   >> >I'm sure someone here will love it ;)   
   >>   
   >> >-Lasse   
   >>   
   >>   Pretty good stuff.   
   >>   
   >>   It will go way over Sloman's head.   
   >   
   >Along with the hundred other things a boy can do with a 555.   
   >   
   >So someone has used a 555 to make a less than impressive radio-   
   >receiver. Why would anybody be interested, if they hadn't fixated on   
   >the device early in their career and never moved on?   
      
     Oh, sorry, oh guru.   
      
     You are right, that is what 90% of the rest of the world has done.  Not   
   moved on.   
      
     Or could it be that it is *you* that has the problem?   
      
     You are the one that is not impressive.   
      
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