[Bret L]

I listened to one of these today built by an acquaintence who
maintained that "he could never build an amplifier", but after I
convinced him that he was a pussy and a failure if he didn't,

Have Steve Sailer and Revilo P. Oliver built amplifiers? If not, they
are pussies and failures. That has to be one of the dumbest things
I've ever heard.



They did not claim to be electronics people who graduated from tech
school, and they had not successfully proved they had basic skills.
This guy understood electronics but wanted to spend a wad on a new
high end saloon amp and I made fun of him because he was going to
spend montsh' of pay on something with poor resale value. By building
his own he gained invaluable confidence and skill and better sound to
boot. Also I kept a couple of thousand dollars out of the high end
saloon's hands.

People need to learn self reliance and logic and clear thinking in
troubleshooting. That carries over to the rest of their life.