[AUDFILE74]

Hello Hugh!, i was wondering when there would be a link on www.aksaonline.com for the new maya amps? also , for some reason, i never get the soraya link to work. thanks

[AKSA]

I have renamed the Maya the Soraya Mk II, so that I don't have to remachine very expensive front panels!

The Soraya webpage does not work because it's not yet done.  I spent an entire day last week doing the Lifeforce 100 and the Hologram III power supply, tidying up the pricelist, and will need to take a deep breath next week to do the Soraya.

The amp is certainly available, no question, but I'm involved in so many things at present including a new Class A hybrid that I've paced myself out a little....  forgive me.....

Cheers,

Hugh

[whubbard]

Hugh,

I'm not sure if you still have it, but the HTML code I sent you a while ago should help you fix up all the links for the time being. I think you only have to add the links for the Hologram III.

-West

[AKSA]

West,

Your intentions are clearly altruistic, for which I thank you profusely, but that vestigial reptilian part of my brain which should have developed along digital lines has, sadly, regressed.  I now spend most of my nights roaming the streets eating rats, dreaming of a fully analog world, sad but true......   

I have about as much idea of how to use your code as a garden snail has about painting a Monet......

I spent the afternoon yesterday at a small factory which specialises in surface mount repair and manufacture.  I came away very impressed.  This is brilliant, clever technology, and I will be using it to assist with the drudgery of hand assembly of my modules.  My top quality modules I will continue to make myself in my workshop, but starting with some lower power modules I hope to use for a HT amp, I will increasingly use smd.  After set up costs are paid, it's cheap, so cheap, and highly reliable if design is well done.  I tried my hand at some smd pcb design recently, and the EE at the factory was very impressed, and said it was commercial quality, and well designed from a layout standpoint.  So there's a skill I've picked up OK, a good sign....

The website issue doesn't worry me, I will fix the links soon anyway, I spent a day last week updating the SB3 power supply and Lifeforce 100 links, and remarkably, they are now up and running perfectly.

Cheers,

Hugh

[whubbard]

Hugh,

Inserting the code wouldn't be difficult in theory, but since you have never worked with the bare HTML, I very much understand. If you were to look at the code from your website it would probably be a bit daunting.

Also, do you feel that the SMD resistors will sound as good as the ones you use now? Do you think it could affect performance?

-West

[AKSA]

West,

I reckon smds, particularly the 1210 half watt version I use, will sound just as good and arguably, because of lower inductance, they might even sound better.

Cheers,

Hugh

[AUDFILE74]

THANKS FOR GETTING THE SORAYA PORTION OF THE SITE WORKING HUGH!

[AKSA]

AF74,

It was a pleasure, I almost enjoyed it, and it all went very smoothly!!

I was surprised.....  my reptilian brain must be evolving.....

Hugh

[AUDFILE74]

you and your unique humility hugh. i don't know (and don't want to know) what we'd do without you. noew off i go to see if i can make my back remember happier times night all