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#113273 - 11/10/2002 09:23 Re: Home Docking Stations: US$125 [Re: mlord]
sirmanson
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Registered: 06/03/2002
Posts: 70
Loc: Tucson, AZ USA
I am definately interested in one or two of those!
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#113274 - 11/10/2002 11:10 Re: Home Docking Stations: US$125 [Re: mlord]
loren
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Registered: 23/08/2000
Posts: 3826
Loc: SLC, UT, USA
ammo boxes... it's all about ammo boxes. $8 at your local army surplus.
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#113275 - 12/10/2002 16:13 Re: Home Docking Stations: US$125 [Re: loren]
rob
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Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
..or $2 from any Colorado high school student garage sale.

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#113276 - 12/10/2002 23:03 Re: Home Docking Stations: US$125 [Re: mlord]
Neurot
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Registered: 06/01/2002
Posts: 80
Loc: Seattle, WA
I would order one - but wondered about hooking it up to digital audio output...do you have plans to incorporate that (or an easy way to hook it up once it's in place?

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#113277 - 13/10/2002 05:43 Re: Home Docking Stations: US$125 [Re: Neurot]
mlord
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Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14472
Loc: Canada
Stock players don't have digital out, other than ethernet.

If you mean some kind of third party add-on kit, then that part is up to you.

Cheers

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#113278 - 13/10/2002 17:04 Re: Home Docking Stations: US$125 [Re: rob]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31563
Loc: Seattle, WA
..or $2 from any Colorado high school student garage sale.

Oh, come on, that was a cheap shot.

Besides, everyone knows the kids in the South have more ammo boxes.
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#113279 - 13/10/2002 19:42 Re: Home Docking Stations: US$125 [Re: mlord]
cblake
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Registered: 01/10/2002
Posts: 79
Not to rush you because I know your busy but any idea when mass production and order taking will start?

-Calvin
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#113280 - 14/10/2002 08:43 Re: Home Docking Stations: US$125 [Re: tfabris]
JBjorgen
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Registered: 19/01/2002
Posts: 3582
Loc: Columbus, OH
Besides, everyone knows the kids in the South have more ammo boxes.

Yeah...kids don't bother shooting up their schools here because they know that if they start, half the student body will start shooting back.
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#113281 - 17/10/2002 19:11 Re: Home Docking Stations: US$125 [Re: cblake]
mlord
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Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14472
Loc: Canada
>Not to rush you because I know your busy but any idea when mass production and order taking will start?

Late November through December, I expect. Gonna be busy outdoors while it's still above freezing most of the time here. Once the cold dark winter sets in, the workshop shifts into high gear!

Cheers

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#113282 - 18/10/2002 17:38 Re: Home Docking Stations: US$125 [Re: mlord]
DisOrd3R
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Registered: 25/03/2002
Posts: 81
Loc: Cleminton, New Jersey USA
Will U put me on the list 2? Just e-mail me.
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#113283 - 18/10/2002 18:01 Re: Home Docking Stations: US$125 [Re: DisOrd3R]
mlord
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Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14472
Loc: Canada
I'm not yet keeping a list. I will repost here when ready for orders.

Cheers

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#113284 - 15/11/2002 07:33 Re: Home Docking Stations: US$125 [Re: mlord]
revlmwest
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Registered: 05/06/2002
Posts: 497
Loc: Hartsville, South Carolina for...
So... How's the weather? Sure is cold and nasty here....
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#113285 - 20/11/2002 06:45 Re: Home Docking Stations: US$125 [Re: revlmwest]
mlord
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Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14472
Loc: Canada
Mmm.. just got back in last night from Utah (nice weather there..), and dug the 4x4 out from a snow drift so we could drive home from the airport.

'nuff said.

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#113286 - 20/11/2002 09:57 Re: Home Docking Stations: US$125 [Re: mlord]
lockuplever
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Registered: 30/01/2002
Posts: 264
Loc: Tucson, AZ
Hello workshop!
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#113287 - 20/11/2002 19:38 Re: Home Docking Stations: US$125 [Re: lockuplever]
Laura
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Registered: 16/06/2000
Posts: 1682
Loc: Greenhills, Ohio
Hello workshop!

Yeah, it's about time before we spend all of our money on Christmas presents

*waves*

Welcome back Mark!
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#113288 - 20/11/2002 19:54 Re: Home Docking Stations: US$125 [Re: mlord]
Waterman981
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Registered: 14/02/2002
Posts: 804
Loc: Salt Lake City, UT
Awww Man!! I missed out on a chance to meet the "Lord"
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#113289 - 20/11/2002 20:14 Re: Home Docking Stations: US$125 [Re: Waterman981]
mlord
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Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14472
Loc: Canada

>Awww Man!! I missed out on a chance to meet the "Lord"

Huh? My initials aren't "JS" (or "BY").

Cheers

-ml

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#113290 - 21/11/2002 09:44 Re: Home Docking Stations: US$125 [Re: Waterman981]
revlmwest
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Registered: 05/06/2002
Posts: 497
Loc: Hartsville, South Carolina for...
I could arrange something if you like....
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#113291 - 24/11/2002 13:50 Re: Home Docking Stations: US$125 [Re: revlmwest]
canuckInOR
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Registered: 13/02/2002
Posts: 3212
Loc: Portland, OR
Murder is still a punishable offence...

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#113292 - 29/11/2002 17:44 Re: Home Docking Stations: US$125 [Re: Laura]
srhodes
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Registered: 30/01/2000
Posts: 262
Loc: Derbyshire, UK
Yep, I'm looking to spend on a couple of units. Be interested to see any development piccies if there are any available. I mean, my appetite is pretty wetted as it is, but ....
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#113293 - 12/12/2002 17:07 Re: Home Docking Stations: US$125 [Re: srhodes]
jcboeckl
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Registered: 24/03/2002
Posts: 58
So whats the deali-yo!

I'm ready and waiting with money in hand. I'm curious though what will the station look like when the empeg is not docked in it? It would be cool if we could have some sort of flap or something...maybe a cap?

Anyways bttt
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#113294 - 14/12/2002 22:00 Re: Home Docking Stations: US$125 [Re: mlord]
mlord
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Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14472
Loc: Canada
Well, Ugh. Contracts are getting in the way of this work (which would probably be more fun than the contracts, too!).

So it ain't gonna happen in time for Christmas. Right now, This is looking more like a Jan/Feb project, something to bide time in the warm workshop rather than the frigid and dark outdoors up here.

-ml

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#113295 - 15/12/2002 17:01 Re: Home Docking Stations: US$125 [Re: mlord]
justinlarsen
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Registered: 31/12/2001
Posts: 1109
Loc: Petaluma, CA
cool ill be waiting.
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#113296 - 19/12/2002 08:33 Re: Home Docking Stations: US$125 [Re: mlord]
tbussmann
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Registered: 19/12/2002
Posts: 10
If you think fan noise could be an issue, look at the second fan on this page. I have four of them in my computer case, and if you turn the fanspeed relatively low, they are essentially noiseless. I don't know if you'd intended to use computer case fans, but if you did, these things would be a good option. (Maybe even put a small hole in the back of the box and place the fanspeed adjuster there, so someone could adjust the speed of the fan on the back of the box if they knew it was going to get very hot during extended use).

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#113297 - 19/12/2002 09:07 Re: Home Docking Stations: US$125 [Re: tbussmann]
mlord
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Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14472
Loc: Canada
Too big, and noisier than the one's I've already found, thanks.

Silent, for me, means "MUCH quieter than the Empeg's hard disk (single drive box)".

Cheers

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#113298 - 24/12/2002 14:10 Re: Home Docking Stations: US$125 [Re: mlord]
Biscuitsjam
enthusiast

Registered: 22/01/2002
Posts: 355
Panaflow Fans

Look at this: http://2cooltek.safeshopper.com/25/272.htm?629

We bought about 10 of these fans for mine and my father's computer. They are not audible at all inside our computer cases and provide a lot of cooling; they currently cool 1.3 and 1.47 ghz processors just find. We tried about a dozen different fans before finally finding these.

You might also want to consider using a high-quality fan grill for the box to reduce noise.

Grill: http://2cooltek.safeshopper.com/42/52.htm?629

Or if you are particularly anal
Accoustic Foam: http://2cooltek.safeshopper.com/63/288.htm?629
Voltage Reducer: No longer stocked at 2cooltek, but about $3 ea.


I'd recommend you look at 2cooltek. Good prices, excellent service, fast shipping. We've placed half a dozen orders through them.

Note: I have no affiliation with 2cooltek

-Biscuits

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#113299 - 03/01/2003 11:32 Re: Home Docking Stations: US$125 [Re: tfabris]
lopan
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Registered: 28/01/2002
Posts: 970
Loc: Manassas VA
In reply to:

Besides, everyone knows the kids in the South have more ammo boxes.




Nope... we always just used them there black powder rifles, no need for them fancy ammo boxes.
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#113300 - 28/01/2003 09:46 The Prototype.. it exists! [Re: mlord]
mlord
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Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14472
Loc: Canada
Well, the wife is finally out of the workshop, with the new hall closet and drawers completed upstairs.. so there's room for me to sneak in a pre-production run of docks (finally!).

Here is the concept prototype unit for the Empeg Docking Station warts and all!

Description and photos at: http://rtr.ca/dock/

-ml


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Edited by mlord (28/01/2003 10:03)

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#113301 - 28/01/2003 09:52 Re: The Prototype.. it exists! [Re: mlord]
wfaulk
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Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
I would suggest that the docks be standard stereo-unit wide, even if that means having unused space. The problem with it not being that wide is that it then must be the top unit in a stack, which can limit placement.
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#113302 - 28/01/2003 10:02 Re: The Prototype.. it exists! [Re: wfaulk]
mlord
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Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14472
Loc: Canada
There is nothing to prevent enclosing one of these into a larger box, possibly also incorporating a power amplifier as well (as I have done with my own dock).

But larger sized items mean hefty shipping expenses, and they take up a lot of real-estate on desk surfaces at work. I am betting that most of us want one of these for use at work..

Cheers!

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