So, again long time no see, but let me be brief anyway...

.: Personal Stuff :.
Dragarta is still with me - a huge YAY & HUGS & APPLAUSE fore her!!
anything else is meaningless...

.: Tech Stuff :.
DIY 'new' speakers done (CZ, reconstruction of old ones from friend) ~> [link]
DIY Aureal recording head done ~> [link]
DIY PIC programmer done, expect funny stuff in near future (Class-D amp etc...) ;D
DIY Super-LED flashlight done, looking forward to some night walks outdoor with friends (3W, 24+ hours on full power) ^.^

New camera -> DSLR instead of compact one, so I must unlearn what I have learned as Yoda would say...

And that`s all - see ya next time!

As always - with the end of the school year, when final exams are near, there is always a huge load of work to do. I don`t have time to write anything specific right now, so more detailed update is coming soon...

The only important thing right now: it seems my love Dragarta is going to be OK afterall, a big hug & YAY for her!

PS: Some of you wanted to see my 'rototype' in the last journal. Unfortunately it is still not completed and quite far from it, but at least for now - few shots of my 2nd generation amp working 'rototype': [link] , [link] , [link]

_{Finnaly, school exams are over - lets just leave it at that.}

Now some more important & interesting stuff!

1.] Now for all of you technical fetishists - I have completed prototype of my first 2 channel completely discreete amplifier. For years I have heard, that integrated amplifiers aren`t bad... for their price, but that complete discreete solutions are often better by far. So, after nearly six years, I have decided that it is time for me to construct a new hell-machine. And this time, absolutelly without any compromises! So I went to the web and searched how are power aplifiers designed today, I have red thousands of discussions and opinions and come to only one conclusion - it is just a matter of opinion. Where power is so high & distortion so low, it really just comes down to your own taste - mosfets? bjts? tubes? pure class a? So I have decided to build something great, high-quality but well known and tried - the modified Leach Amp. Now at last, built from scratch with over-rated high quality components & connected to temporary power source, it just blew my mind.

The sound is completely out of this world, I have never heard anything even close to this - even our H/K AV reciever can`t play this precise, the stereo field & imaging of instruments is perfect. Hearing piano or guitar is totally different experience, even on my small 10W test-speakers. This said - I won`t let all of this 2x250W/4ohm [with literally no distortion, <0,02%] monster drive only my old sluggish 10W speakers. So I have decided to build a new pair of speakers - again, from scratch with high quality components. These will be probably the biggest speakers I have ever owned or constructed - but frequency range from 30Hz to 35kHz with sensitivity of 91dB+ will surely make all the money & time spent with this project worth my while ;>

_{Rant-PS: I have olso fixed some old amplifier for my friend - it is good to see, that even if this very old PA can`t compete with the modern professional ones, it is still by far better then all of those PC speakers no matter the price. The way I see it, home audio has been going downhill for some years now - we have maybe modern components, we maybe have new digital audio formats, but that does not mean that it sounds better, right?...}

My Dragoness is probably going to kill me for this x.x! But can someone be blamed for their dreams? I am sure they can be btw ^.^...

2.] That said, I have also began work on a new version of web for our Dragon comunity. I can`t give you any details right now, but it will be totally different experience for the members - hopefully, at least some of our ideas will make it into the final version and deliver new user experience for all of the members, but we will have to see...

And last but not least, Cardhalia 2 is back on the track with more advanced graphics and finally some sounds, music & environments. Pack #3 will be a huge step into the right direction and hopefully, new packs will follow soon!

3.] And finally, I wish to thank my dear Dragones for her neverending support, great hollidays and also for the inspiration to do all of this - because to be honest, without her, everything would be just... so empty, so meaningless. *gives her a BIG HUG & KISS* You know I love you Dragarta, right? ^.^

So as you can see, I was quite bussy past few months and I intend to keep the water flowing while I still can - life is beautiful when you are having a good time, right? ^.^...

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