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In the Forum: Horn-Loaded Speakers
In the Thread: Jessie Dazzle Project

Post Subject: A certain amount of ballastPosted by jessie.dazzle on: 12/10/2010

Romy,

Selling the heavy stuff would be smart... Wait a minute; its all heavy. The ULF modules would be fairly easy to recreate; in any case, I want to redo the enclosures using different materials, so this part of it makes sense to me.

I'm not entirely sure that moving the system will be so expensive; I once built a fully functional street-going spaceship, complete with its own custom trailer; total cost to move the lot from Paris to Miami using a 40-foot container in 1997 was around $3500 (anybody want to buy a spaceship? Currently sitting in storage...)

With regard to the horn part of my system, I don't see my priorities changing. For my own purposes, there are a few minor things I'd do differently if starting again from scratch, but they alone do not warrant doing it all again (most are related to simplifying and adding precission to the "manufacturing process"). I feel no sentimental attachment to the products of my labor; I just don't want to go months without a system.

Its another subject, but with S2 and AK drivers once again available (at least in theory), it would now be possible to offer a refined version of the system for sale; I have exactly the right contacts for this sort of work (machining molds and parts for the chassis, which I'd give a simple aesthetic, more appropriate for a domestic environment... Industrial design is my day-job). This might be a reason to do it all again, but I'd rather make more spaceships.

As for demands on real estate, there were only two; that it be within a short stagger of my preferred bars and restaurants (the area has ridiculously draconian DUI laws), and that it be priced so that I could afford it without a mortgage. I say were because this summer I found and bought such a house (yes well ahead of schedule; my backward way of giving myself a kick in the ass). Its a small-ish place, which should be just about right once I remove all interior walls. Anyway, having a one-room house is a long-time fantasy of mine.

I'm pre-resigned to renting more than a single 40-footer; apart from the horns and audio gear, the only things worth keeping are an old car, an old motorcycle and a handful of Metrix U61s (big old tube testers).

Rakesh,

Thanks for the offer. Before leaving the US, a friend told me how to deal with my "collection" of cars; "just buy a storage facility out in the sticks where its cheap, stuff it full of cars, then tell yourself you'll be coming back; whether you really do come back or not is of course entirely optional". I followed his advice and currently rent four storage facilities; two on either side of the Atlantic. I think its time to consolidate, but I'll definitely let you know if I need to add a fifth.

jd*

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