I just finished sanding and polishing them last night. They shine like crazy but my crappy painting skills show through with mottling in the black under the many coats of clear. They look great in the normal/dim lighting in my listening room but don't look so great under bright light and close inspection.
I'm afraid I'll lose points from the judges but it is what it is. One of these days I'll veneer them.
It was my first DDIY event, and I had a blast! Great camaraderie
and a relaxed atmosphere made it a very enjoyable experience. My thanks to
Johnny, Brian, Jason, and of course Amanda for all your efforts. It takes a
tremendous amount of effort to pull off such a seamless event. Much
appreciated!
He may be able to provide some information on the Yellow
drivers that were used on the Helios. He indicated they have a pretty high MOQ,
but I'm guessing if enough interest was there, perhaps a group purchase could be arraigned. The
current exchange rate is about $1 USD = $1.34 CAD
BTW you heard the Polar Caps in the Helios
Tweeter circuit. The ones I used were made in Germany, and I was quite enamored with them.
Jim, in the picture of your buffed out Bordeaux's I think I saw a little orange peel in
the upper corner of one…
Thanks, Jason & Bryan! Just for reference, the color temperature was fairly consistent in this room as I panned around with my color checker x-rite chart. In Lightroom, most pictures corrected in the range of 5050 to 5300 degrees kelvin with +8 on the tint (green to purple). What this means is that, for the most part, I overpowered the overhead florescent lights with my flash to give the pictures more of a daylight balanced look. As a result, the colors tend to look more like what you would see outdoors on a bright, sunny day.
Craig, be glad to shoot something like this at a future event, preferably off to the side of the room during a break. Here is the secret to getting great golden glow tube pics:
1) Put the camera on a tripod 2) Turn off the flash 3) Stop the camera down to f22 and use a very slow shutter speed (1/5th second or more). 4) Set ISO to 100 and color temperature to 2500 degrees kelvin
This will give you that nice golden & blue glow with a fading dark background.
I as dinking around with the nikon D60 when I took this one . I dont recall the settings , but I do remember it was at night with the lights off and using a tripod .
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Jim
I just finished sanding and polishing them last night. They shine like crazy but my crappy painting skills show through with mottling in the black under the many coats of clear. They look great in the normal/dim lighting in my listening room but don't look so great under bright light and close inspection.
I'm afraid I'll lose points from the judges but it is what it is. One of these days I'll veneer them.
Jim
It was my first DDIY event, and I had a blast! Great camaraderie and a relaxed atmosphere made it a very enjoyable experience. My thanks to Johnny, Brian, Jason, and of course Amanda for all your efforts. It takes a tremendous amount of effort to pull off such a seamless event. Much appreciated!
Here’s the link to Leon’s website: https://rhythmaudiodesign.com/
He may be able to provide some information on the Yellow drivers that were used on the Helios. He indicated they have a pretty high MOQ, but I'm guessing if enough interest was there, perhaps a group purchase could be arraigned. The current exchange rate is about $1 USD = $1.34 CAD
BTW you heard the Polar Caps in the Helios Tweeter circuit. The ones I used were made in Germany, and I was quite enamored with them.Jim, in the picture of your buffed out Bordeaux's I think I saw a little orange peel in the upper corner of one…
JUST KIDDING! They look great!
Curt
1) Put the camera on a tripod
2) Turn off the flash
3) Stop the camera down to f22 and use a very slow shutter speed (1/5th second or more).
4) Set ISO to 100 and color temperature to 2500 degrees kelvin
This will give you that nice golden & blue glow with a fading dark background.