hey dave!
yeah i've still got your 'superbal' drawing somewhere, and i've breadboarded it and it works very well, but i have no (good) place to put it yet ;] i like it especially because it can be powered on single ended or bipolar... handy tool.
I was thinking about a good way to cheap out on a vu meter, but man, i've learned my lesson about cheaping out. rarely worth it for me.....
i did see some nice backlit sifam vu's on ebay for 11$ (!!) the other day. should've bought some. probably still there, actually.
good to see you around again dave!