In article , ~misfit~
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Somewhere on teh intarwebs Jim Lesurf wrote:


I'll comment in more detail later if I get a chance. But you should be
able to find various freeware around. If you use Linux (or RISC OS)
you can use some of the programs on
http://www.audiomisc.co.uk/software/index.html to do things like
create test files/audio CDs and analyse the results in various ways.

Alas, I use Windows, and 32-bit XP Pro at that!

In case it helps, the programs on my website all come with the full source
code in 'C'. So if you can use GCC on your windows box you could tweak and
recompile the Linux code and make your own versions. I'm quite happy for
people to do that. The programs and code are provided for anyone who wants
to make (non commercial) use of them.

[snip]

If you can suggest any sites that might help me in my quest to learn
(but basically from the start) I'd love to have the URLs. Reading
forums like DIYAudio makes me wish I could build my own amplifier....
;-)

Can't suggest websites for speaker building, I'm afraid. What little I know
about that is from collected ages of mags, journals, etc. But if you can
solder and bend metal I'd suspect you find making a decent amp far easier
than making a speaker that sounds good. People seem to have drawn to
speaker making because it seems 'easy' in terms of electronics. But there
are lots of decent amp designs around.

And if you want something like a DIY preamp there are tricks you can
employ. My favourite is to buy a second-hand Quad 34 and then modify it to
your heart's content. With the manual they are easy to fiddle about.
Everything is neatly laid out and labelled. No need to even bend metal or
make boards.

IIRC someone also used to sell upgraded boards for the venerable 303. So
there are all kinds of options.

Slainte,

Jim

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