Xing Baohua shrugged like a foreigner and asked, "And then?"
"And then it was fixed. I remember the components inside the amplifier were different from the ones you have. They were definitely different." Su Ya tilted her head slightly as if recalling something.
"So what if they're different? They're all amplifiers anyway, and the end result is the same: powering the speakers and amplifying the sound." Xing Baohua was quite helpless. This girl was acting a bit strange; something just didn't feel right. He didn't have time to explain the structure of the amplifier to her in detail.
My stomach is rumbling with hunger, and I just want to grab a bite to eat right away. I was too modest earlier; I should have grabbed a quick bite first.
To prevent Su Ya from asking any more questions, he quickly said, "I've finished the sound system. Please come over and listen to it. If there are any songs you like, let me know and I'll have someone find them. Well, I'll be going now. I'll try to finish this today."
He left after saying that, without giving Su Ya a chance to speak.
Hou Liwei stood by the window, a cigarette in his hand, silently watching Xing Baohua walk out of the factory gate, his face very unpleasant.
He stood there for a while before turning around, his expression becoming natural as he walked to his desk and sat down as if nothing had happened.
A short while later, Lao Liu, who had gone to Director Xue's office, returned and went to Hou Liwei's desk first, saying, "Come out with me in a bit. Don't ride your bicycle; call the car service team to send a car."
"Director, where are we going?" Hou Liwei asked, standing up.
"We need to go to the factory's residential compound next door; there are a few workers we want to recruit. We need to go over and talk to each of them individually," Director Liu said.
"It's so close, is it necessary to send a car?" Hou Liwei asked cautiously.
“It’s necessary. This is work, and we need to be assertive.” After saying that, Director Liu returned to his desk and gathered his materials into his briefcase.
Humming a little tune, he returned to the repair shop and immediately asked Xu Shuai as soon as he entered, "Did you leave me some food?"
"I was worried you'd be back late. Luckily it's not too cold. Hurry up and eat!" Liu Quan replied, pointing to a large porcelain jar in the corner of the workbench, on which were two steamed buns.
"Thanks, I'll eat first and try to make this today." Xing Baohua said, patting the bag slung across his shoulder before striding toward the workbench.
He finished his meal in a few bites and immediately turned back to his work.
Liu Quan held a small sheet of metal, occasionally glancing at the blueprints and drawing lines on it. Xu Shuai faced a piece of plexiglass, holding an electric drill and preparing to drill holes according to the points Xing Baohua had drawn earlier.
"Hua Zi, this thing is very expensive. I'm afraid I'll break it," Xu Shuai said to Xing Baohua.
"What are you afraid of if I make a hole? Just keep hitting it. These things usually won't break. Just add some water when you hit the ground and be careful with the force," Xing Baohua reassured him.
He was busy installing the chip. Even though the chip was soldered onto the motherboard, there were still many capacitors, resistors, diodes, and transistors to be soldered.
The metal casing is the amplifier's outer shell, while the acrylic glass is a decorative material on which the tubes are housed. When the amplifier is powered on, the tubes emit a soft yellow glow, which is quite beautiful when reflected on the acrylic glass.
The higher the power, the brighter the light emitted by the tube. Why is there a filament inside the tube? It's not a lighting filament; it's used to heat the cathode, from which current flows from the cathode to the anode.
This is what allows the tube-equipped machine to truly shine. The sound is warm, pleasant, and atmospheric. The reproduced sound quality is sweet, mellow, natural, and caring, especially its wide dynamic range and excellent linearity, which are difficult for other components to replicate.
This has led many audiophiles to follow suit. Those with strong hands-on skills build their own systems and adjust the sound to their liking.
In her previous life, Xing Baohua didn't have time to DIY; she opted for the original factory-made version.
You can have the manufacturer assemble and debug your system using your preferred chips and electronic components, but of course, the price will be extremely high.
The three of them divided the work, and the production proceeded quickly. All the materials had been prepared in advance. The resonator box for the loudspeaker was also assembled from wooden planks. Xu Shuai did a beautiful and efficient job.
Xing Baohua also disassembled Liu Quan's tape recorder. The built-in speaker was faulty, so he desoldered the wires on the motherboard and replaced them with two thicker wires.
The audio cable was pulled out and connected to the simple amplifier.
Everything is ready; we're just waiting to plug it in and test it.
The three of them looked at their masterpiece with very happy smiles on their faces.
Xu Shuai took out a cassette tape and put it into the cassette case. He plugged it in, the indicator light lit up, and he pressed the play button.
The sound slowly emanated from the speaker, instantly sending a shiver down my spine.
"The bright sunshine of the ninth day of the ninth lunar month is here..."
The soft, gentle tone tugs at the heartstrings, like an invisible static electricity pattern that tingles from the scalp, making the whole body feel like it's being electrocuted, and raising goosebumps.
Suddenly, a noise appeared, causing Xing Baohua to raise her eyebrows and turn her head angrily to glare at Xu Shuai.
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