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Lowered the price to $1100 for the core system (the HD192, the PCI card, the cables) plus I'll throw in the two DB25 to XLRm breakout cables for free!

Thanks for looking
Tim

OK, cool, thank you so much. I had wondered about wire-linking...I supposed since the shell provides so much protection, the extra cable length doesn't matter...though...sigh, ok, something just clicked...none of it is shielded or balanced on the PCB itself - the shell provides the shield, so there ...

Yeah, dude, thanks... A few short questions to clarify - though I'll probably re-read this without the whiskey tomorrow and understand :) I'm afraid I don't have the slightest clue if I'm "going back to the original plate" circuit. Here's what I've done so far... 1. Replaced the capsule with a Pelus...

OK, neat. I swapped out the capsule (huge difference!) the transformer (big difference) and the tube (difference) last night, but decided to hold off on the capacitors for now. The Wima is WAY too large, not a chance in hell it'll fit. I dunno what I'm going to do, but the mic is already vastly impr...

They're definitely better - teh 24io is a step down for me in that regard, but frankly, the converters weren't the weak point in my signal path!

The HD192 converters are a bit more airy than the 24io - the highs on the 24io seem a little more muffled.

Tim

Keep bumpin, keep bumpin...

I'll throw the breakout cables (input only) for free now.

Tim

If you have the time, would you mind explaining why it's not suitable? I assume the ratio, right?

For that matter, what's a cathode follower do? Removing it sounds simple enough, but I dunno what that accomplishes.

Thanks
Tim

Right, I'm still at that step - trying to understand! I haven't actually done any modifications yet. I'm planning on keeping the cathode follower for the time being, if only because I don't yet understand why I'd want to change it. The plan: Replace the capsule with the Peluso CEK-12 Replace the tub...

It's very likely I have them backwards! I've been looking over this crap for weeks now, my head is spinning and my notes are elsewhere. I have the Peluso CEK-12 capsule. That's neat about the proximity effect. Is there a book for audio electronics that you can recommend? It's been a long time since ...

Beh. Sorry to be such a noob. I'm working on modding an Apex 460. Everyone talks about what brand to change to - I chose Black Gate - but I have potentially been lead astray regarding the actual values. Boo. I want to replace C6 and C8, since they're the ones in the audio path. Someone mentioned the...

Cool, thanks. I actually already sourced some Black Gate caps for the project. I'll have to look into the Nichicon - I know the BG are on the way out since they stopped making them. I will confess to having not searched TapeOp specifically - I've been googling with no luck, and already had a convers...

Yeah, we'll see how this goes...there's a definite combination of impatience and curiosity going on here...I want to do this right, and understand what/why I'm doing things, but also want to have the mic operational before a session in mid March! I wound up getting a NOS 12AY7 - I had ordered a 6072...

So, are 6072a just extremely rare? I'm having a hell of a time finding them...the place I ordered from just emailed offering to substitute a 12AY7 instead...similar, but not the same.

The audiotubes.com site doesn't have information on them, and show zero in stock...bleh.

Suggestions?

Thanks
Tim

Oh crap, there goes my weekend

Thank you so much! That website is awesome, as was your explanation.

Tim

Bumpity bump!

I'll sell just the breakout (with the cable and power cable) for $1000.

Tim