[sdiy] Weird old logic chips & transistors

[Travis Shire]

 >When analyzing the design
> (with my dad) he said I should 'remove the diodes' because they would
'clip the
> shit'
> out of the signal. When I told him that was my intention, he went
ballistic... "get
> out
> of here you little bastard, I work all day trying to get RID of distortion
and here
> you are trying to make it on PURPOSE ???
>

HA! That's great. Sounds *just* like my high school electronics instructor.
I would always intentionally work ahead of the required course outline
(digital logic) so I could "create" freetime to design with vacuum tubes.
Once my instructor was looking over my shoulder while I was sketching out a
3 stage cascaded preamp for guitar. He says something like "that's no good
for audio with all those voltage amplifiers coupled in series like
that.....it'll distort like crazy". My reply: "I know, that's what I want".
He looks at me like I just completely lost my mind and walks away muttering
about amplifier technology capable of a fraction of a percent THD and "damn
kids" striving to contradict advancement. He had no idea what it would be
used for, and I didn't feel like arguing to get my point across. Good times!