I finished this build a few weeks ago but had some international travel that turned into chaos with the current virus situation. Finally made it back and thought I'd post a few of the build pics.
I was able to find a few of the older shiny NTE MFs and they certainly make a pretty big difference, more musical and clearer on the top-end.
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Very neat and clean. Do you have a pic that shows the entire guts?
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Thanks Phil. I don't have the chops or a decent recording setup to do it any justice.
Sluckey, that's all I have other than pics in various stages of the build process. I can pop it on the bench later and snap a few. Is there anything particular you want to see?
Sluckey, that's all I have other than pics in various stages of the build process. I can pop it on the bench later and snap a few. Is there anything particular you want to see?
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Looks beautiful ! Congrats! Now its time to start building all the different flavors.
Glad you made it back safe from your travels.
Cheers
Guy
Glad you made it back safe from your travels.
Cheers
Guy
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Thanks Guy. I built a 124 and a 102. This was actually a rebuild and I'm currently tearing down the 124 to rebuild it. You learn so much while building these and when you look back at your first builds they just don't cut it anymore.
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Very tidy!
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Looks great! Very clean build! Which one do you like best? 102, 124, 183?
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COOL! You even nailed the older 100k Piher trimmer and 1200v 715 
Nicely Done!
CLIPS!!
BTW.Do you notice a big difference in sound going with Dumble's resistor ingredients?
Tony
Nicely Done!
CLIPS!!
BTW.Do you notice a big difference in sound going with Dumble's resistor ingredients?
Tony
" The psychics on my bench is the same as Dumble'"
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Re: 183 Build pics
Thanks guys.
Colossal, so far i prefer the 183. I found some correct parts for the 124 and before I tore it down it was also sounding pretty good. Didn't like the 102 at all...but maybe I didn't build it correctly
Tony, there is a pretty big difference with the older NTEs. The newer ones have a duller sound and are not as musical. I wasn't able to find any for the PI so I used the MK3s...not sure how big a difference that will be. The Q-lines also made a big difference even though i couldn't get the exact values. I experimented with Draloric and Piher in the PS and although I'm not sure I can tell a difference (too many things changed at once) it definitely makes a difference in my head
The older NTE caps (silver writing) also make a big difference...I AB'd the PI cap and it was night and day to the new production 0.1 NTE.
Colossal, so far i prefer the 183. I found some correct parts for the 124 and before I tore it down it was also sounding pretty good. Didn't like the 102 at all...but maybe I didn't build it correctly
Tony, there is a pretty big difference with the older NTEs. The newer ones have a duller sound and are not as musical. I wasn't able to find any for the PI so I used the MK3s...not sure how big a difference that will be. The Q-lines also made a big difference even though i couldn't get the exact values. I experimented with Draloric and Piher in the PS and although I'm not sure I can tell a difference (too many things changed at once) it definitely makes a difference in my head
The older NTE caps (silver writing) also make a big difference...I AB'd the PI cap and it was night and day to the new production 0.1 NTE.Ian