What has Rivendell Bicycle works to do with DSLR Exchange?

[dpetrzelka]

Ira,

I wasn't around the first time the Dynaco ST-70 was out, but one of my next projects is to modify one to run single ended EL34s (a friend gave me some old Dynaco transformers)--

I guess it fits the theme; my rangefinder camera was born about the same year I was, and tubes have been heading south even before then. (though there seems to be a resurgence in interest in both)

-D

 

[amateriat]

- Barrett

Way Off Topic....

I just happen to also build a tube amp now and then-- My stereo is all DIY; a little 6DJ8 based phono preamp, 12au7 based preamp, and a pair of 2A3 monoblocks into single drivers on the back end. Some are from Bottlehead kits, others scratch built to match.

Here is a little 6DN7 headphone amp I use at work.
single ended headphone amp

There's something about a 35mm rangefinder and some single ended mojo that makes life great.

-D

A 21st-Century Renaissance man, I see. 😉

Tubes, lugs, adjustable framelines..."six degrees of separation" doesn't begin to describe it.


- Barrett

 

[eric]

Nice Rivendal bike. I prefer my late 70's, early 80's Gios

 

[visiondr]

I think this kind of thing has been said before, but I think we "Rangefinder heads" are all about quality and the beauty of the process and the end result.

I am appreciating this thread on a number of levels. I too used to be into high end audio gear, mostly British kit. Alas, all was lost in the divorce. I'd also love to ride a Rivendell. Actually came close to buying a Rambouillet from them. But, I had to retreat (at least temporarily) due to the cost of my other hobbies.

Ron

 

[KoNickon]

Barrett -- lovely Moulton! I've never seen one in the flesh.

My bikes are all pre-index-shifting (with the exception of the Bridgestone MB-2, hence my connection to Grant on the bike side of things). It seems like a good idea, kind of like autofocus, but I'm basically content since the derailleurs are Super Record and Chorus.

 

[Nick R.]

Okay this is weird. This morning, I get the bike page and my friend gets the camera page. I get the bike page even if I use Curl.

EDIT:
Found it. Bad entry in the University's cache. I don't have admin access to fix it. So it looks like I can't get to DSLRexchange at work. I did find the bike page interesting, though.

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

I just happen to also build a tube amp now and then-- My stereo is all DIY; a little 6DJ8 based phono preamp, 12au7 based preamp, and a pair of 2A3 monoblocks into single drivers on the back end. Some are from Bottlehead kits, others scratch built to match.

Holy Jeebuz...how I long for those days, when you could find the time to build stuff like this. That thing is a beauty. My ear's been dumbed down with CDs.

It's hard to find speakers and headphones with a wide range, too. The salespeople always say "your won't be able to hear those frequencies"; just because they can't it doesn't mean that I can't. And the sampling cut-off. :shudder:

But if I start acquiring this sort of "stuff" my gf will put her foot down 🙁

::sigh:: back to my mini player...

 

[markinlondon]

It's hard to find speakers and headphones with a wide range, too. The salespeople always say "your won't be able to hear those frequencies"; just because they can't it doesn't mean that I can't. And the sampling cut-off. :shudder:

You might hear them, Gabriel. My ears are quite blunted by 30+ years of standing in front of much cruder tube amps with names like Vox, Marshall or Fender so I can't any more 🙁 . I quite agree about sampling cut-off though.

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

You might hear them, Gabriel. My ears are quite blunted by 30+ years of standing in front of much cruder tube amps with names like Vox, Marshall or Fender so I can't any more 🙁 . I quite agree about sampling cut-off though.

After hearing my mom complain about my dad's "mummy sarcophagae" when referring to the speakers at home, I decided that if I wanted good relations with my better half, it'd be best to have discreet, small speakers. So I discovered Bose. 🙂

But for headphones, I still have some Aiwa headphones that aren't made anymore, and sound spectacular, still after 14+ years, and have a range of about 7dB to I don't remember how high, but it's high. Crisp sounds, rich bass; I can tell the difference right away. Good thing I bought two back then, because one of them got a cable chewed off by a pet.

I am still suffering from having used my headphones a little too loud for too long too many nights. I think this is why they make crappy headphones and speakers readily accessible now.

 

[tmessenger]

I've also had a go at bike building. My silver brazed cyclocross bike with Richared Sachs fork, built without a jig.

Tim

 

[Nick R.]

Nicely done, Tim!

 

[dpetrzelka]

Tim, Very nice!
Those Richard Sachs lugs are a dream
-D