Steven, From your description, it sounds like your meters are proper VU meters, with the appropriate rectification and ballistics already built in. It is true that such meters vary in quality. Bach-Simpson is a good name though, used in some Neve desks. Such a meter does not need special...

Quote: Originally posted by Mr_Happy Hi, Whenever I'm assembling a DIY amp, I'm always worried about having a cold solder joint somewhere. If you're soldering properly, and taking care over each joint, then the chance of producing a bad joint becomes extremely small. The...

Quote: Originally posted by aos I don't know if a full size bench drill can accomodate tiny drillbits we use. I have a normal drill as well and I had to wrap drillbits in something to get them big enough for drill fasteners to hold on to. If you can find one that can accepts small ones...

Quote: Originally posted by hsnam oh no, i had used a dremel to drill all the holes, i took about 10-15 min to drill that board, as you point out. the only problem was that drilling ruined all my drill bits ($$$) (pcb was fiberglass or somethng and the drill was steel something from...