[sdiy] Another new hard to find part....

[The Peasant]

Quoting jbv <jbv.silences at club-internet.fr>:

> Is nostalgia of analog sound really necessary ? ...
> I've the feeling it's just nostalgia for the pleasure of it... Nostalgia of
> the thrill and
> difficulty to find parts & schemos in the 70's, when today everything is
> only
> a
> mouseclick away on the net... and 5 to 10 times cheaper...

Well, for me, thru-hole or point-to-point analogue electronics have always been 
my hobby, not digital or SMD. It's not nostalgia, it's what I LIKE TO DO. I 
have all the tools and equipment that I need that I have slowly gathered up 
over the years at minimal cost. I would much prefer that all parts stay 
available forever, I get no thrill from trying to source a rare or obsolete 
part.

For digital or surface mount work I would have to almost start over again, new 
test gear and totally new construction tools/techniques and parts. And I don't 
enjoy writing code, I'd rather be building something that I can actually see 
and feel.

So for me, it's a matter of longstanding preference. I do try and adapt to new 
techniques like SMD and digital stuff as well, but as a grumpy old fart, I 
still prefer tubes and discrete parts.

Take care,
Doug
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