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- Sun Feb 24, 2008 4:46 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: rack mount chassis supply?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1634
Par-Metal
I use Par-Metal cases, at www.par-metal.com.
- Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:54 pm
- Forum: People/Places/Things
- Topic: DC TapeOp Group
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6722
Trying to Get the Group Started
Where are you located, and where would you like to meet?
I live in Bethesda, and we could meet at my place initially; we also have a small community clubhouse if we outgrown my small living room. We could also decide to round-robin host the meetings.
Would once a month be too much?
I live in Bethesda, and we could meet at my place initially; we also have a small community clubhouse if we outgrown my small living room. We could also decide to round-robin host the meetings.
Would once a month be too much?
- Wed Feb 06, 2008 6:46 pm
- Forum: People/Places/Things
- Topic: DC TapeOp Group
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6722
DC TapeOp Group
Any amateurs and projects studio people interested in meeting once a month to talk shop, build equipment, and invite manufacturers' reps to speak/demo gear? Maybe even do our own version of "charitable recording?"
Geary S. Mizuno
Bethesda MD
geary.mizuno@verizon.net
Geary S. Mizuno
Bethesda MD
geary.mizuno@verizon.net
- Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:49 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Help fix my awesome old school record player
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2629
Turntable
Any turntable with a changer mechanism will be powered by a capstan wheel, not a belt. Based upon my memory rolling against the inside lip of the rim of the platter. The first thing I would do is to vacumm all dust and dirt from the mechanism. Then, dab a little solvent on the axle of the capstan wh...
- Sun Dec 23, 2007 8:47 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: the NEW MXL Royer mod thread...
- Replies: 243
- Views: 148357
Power cord metalworking
Ah, thanks again Brad. What sort of tool did you use for the Power cord receptacle? An alternative suggestion: 1. Instead of IEC power cord receptacle, use a Neutrik "Powercon" chassis receptacle and matching cord plug. There are two types , one for incoming AC power (the one you want), and another...
- Sun Dec 23, 2007 8:38 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: audioXpress and DiY mags
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4432
Mic versus other pres
I imagine there is a difference between building a pre for stereo and one for a mic? Yes there is. for one thing, there are different kinds of pres in the audio world- pres that work at phono level, pres (called pre-pres) for mvoing coil cartridges, and line level pres. Mike pres are more like phon...
- Sun Dec 23, 2007 12:38 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: audioXpress and DiY mags
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4432
hard to say if you would get value
Most of the articles are related to home stereo playback - construction of amps, preamps, mods of products, etc, Here and there will be articles of direct relevance to the DIY studio constructor. To give you an idea what is in the current issue, there is an article on building a line array speaker (...
- Fri Dec 21, 2007 9:16 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: audioXpress and DiY mags
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4432
AudioXpress
I have been a subscriber since the early 1980s (when it was called The Audio Amateur), and I have copies from the mid 1970s. I have kept all my back issues, and it the greatest! They also published a magazine on tubes, called "Glass Audio," and on speakers, called "Speaker Builder." The market could...
- Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:50 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Resistors?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6366
My experience
Resistors can make a significant improvement on sonics if the rest of the circuit is up to snuff. If you are already using top notch opamps (not the 4558 stuff these were made with) resistors can add that extra bit of detail. Since all audio runs through them they do affect the sound. Once you have...
- Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:38 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Fully balanced tube mic pre schematic
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2530
Fully balanced tube mic pre schematic
Over the course of the years, I have collected many schematics for tube mic pres, e.g., Cilletti "Electric Crayon," "Paul Stamler (in Audio Amateur ), Tape Op , Ampex 300/350, Pultec MB-1. all use unbalanced topology after the input transformer and before the output transformer. However, I have neve...
- Fri Nov 02, 2007 5:59 pm
- Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade
- Topic: Stereo tube pre-amp
- Replies: 0
- Views: 853
Stereo tube pre-amp
I have an Audio Research SP-3 tube preamp which includes phono inputs. It is NOT a collector's item, since the cosmetic condition is only fair. However, when I boxed it 15 years ago, it was working well. I replaced the original volume control with an Alps audiophile pot (another reasaon why this is ...
- Fri Nov 02, 2007 5:49 pm
- Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade
- Topic: FREE: Turntable
- Replies: 0
- Views: 860
FREE: Turntable
I have a belt-drive Sony turntable, that has no arm (you were supposed to add your own arm), FREE for pick-up in DC area - Bethesda Maryland. Sony made a few audiophile equipment models over the years, and this was one of them. Considered better than the Thorens turntables of the early to mid 1970s....
- Sat Jul 07, 2007 2:15 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Looking for the Shure SM57 Modification
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6429
- Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:26 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Mic stand Parts?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2553
Black Audio
Black audio went out of business a couple of years ago, i remember seeing the web site announcement.
- Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:46 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Michael Percy Audio?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2441