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Sorry, gentlemen, but the fact is that, in Reply #66, Tommy posted TWO pictures. it seemed clear to me that he was asking for "comments" about each one of them (inviting to some constructive comparison, I gather). jtwrace's "nice and succinct comment" was a categorical "ugly" without referring in particular to any of the two pictures posted by Tommy and without offering any constructive comment--unlike everybody else contributing to the thread. So, it appeared to me that jtwrace was condemning both of Tommy's efforts as simply "ugly" with no further comments...my sincere apologies if that wasn't the case and I failed by not giving jtwrace's extremely succinct comment the benefit of the doubt. Ironically, Mike, I though you were part of Tommy's "esthetics committee In any event, as Mike says, the condition of ugliness is a judgment based on a general consensus of the totality of respondents disliking something because it totally offends their aesthetic sensitivities....but now, a consensus of respondents may dislike something compared to something else, but that does not imply, at all, that the relatively disliked something belongs into the "ugly" category (as previously defined)--the consensus, in this case is one of relative preference, not of offended aesthetic sensitivities...I, for one, do not feel offended by the wood rendition, I prefer the plain red metal with finer screw work and with that massive base...what material is that black looking base? Marble, granite?
The base is granite and it weighs about 8 lbs. Thanks for your kind post.
Hi Tommy,I too prefer the all metal (red) enclosure, and I hope you will stick to one enclosure and make it very polished rather than trying to do two enclosures with both having an unrefined finish.Is it possible to fasten the red cover from underneath the base so that there are no screws at all? That would be tops IMO Overall, looking awesome so congrats!
Thanks! The top screws are necessary because they aren't holding the enclosure to the base (those ARE hidden). I agree that it would look slick without any screws on top, but I do like the look using the black screws/washers.
What are the screws holding then? If it costs a bit more to have some studs spot welded on the interior of the case so you can screw from the inside, I think it would be worth it
Thanks, Tommy. Besides adding weight so unit stays in intended resting place, does the granite base serve any anti resonance /vibration control purpose? If yes, I guess, a provision to attach decoupling spikes to the granite base could also be offered as an option.
Holding the board.... Intersting idea! Thanks.
Tommy, What is the level of gain, and also how quiet is the amp (S/N)?
Those look really nice Tommy, hope you do well with them.Take Care,Greg
