Those in the vacuum tube\/valve amplifier game, particularly in Australia, will probably have heard of Patrick Turner. His site turneraudio.com.au was full of information and an often-cited reference for many, written in a style and with a humour that was uniquely Patrick’s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many projects were presented, with background information, theory and construction information all tightly jammed in together. The man was a goldmine of information and his knowledge was guru-level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I had some conversations with Patrick in 2018\/19. During that time, he implored me to take a copy of his site, as he was not sure how long he had left, being elderly and in poor health. This was a subject he wrote about on his site as lucidly as though it was a broken radio that needed diagnosing and fixing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Patrick died in May 2021; his site is offline now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In tribute to Patrick and his rich legacy of work, I’ve put up the scrape I did of his site with no changes whatsoever<\/p>\n\n\n\n
turneraudio.com.au tribute mirror site<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Note, As time passes, links on Patrick’s site may go stale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Those in the vacuum tube\/valve amplifier game, particularly in Australia, will probably have heard of Patrick Turner. His site turneraudio.com.au was full of information and an often-cited reference for many, written in a style and with a humour that was uniquely Patrick’s. Many projects were presented, with background information, theory and construction information all tightly … Continue reading Patrick Turner Tribute<\/span>