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Ah, thanks Chris! So, it sounds like the new 15" laptops are likely to be out as soon as May? That I can wait for. I see they're making them smaller, and maybe blurring the lines between the MacBooks and the Air. For my needs, I'm more interested in performance and cost-effectiveness than size. Who...

There are postings on the net that go like "star grounding won't work, because..." - a typical example of said behaviour. It's easy, grounding wants it's wires to run like the branches of a tree, at least. Star grounding is recommended. ... except that "star grounding" is a band-aid, and doesn't al...

StandbyCymbalist wrote:That makes sense. I looked at EV's website among other places and couldn't fig it out. At least now I'm not leery of EV's B mics, and like I said I love the sound. (The oversized flattop grille is sweet too)

I use a 967B on the lead vocalist of a band I mix live. Works great!

Also, with new mic cables I use a cable-wrap holder-thing, like a big plastic "H" where the middle bar is thick and the legs short, to wrap the cables. Izzat a good or bad idear with old rubber? Always hand-wrap cables. Always. If you're so concerned, why not just replace the wire? solder the conne...

I just picked up an EV 257B, NOS in the box off ebay. I can't find out what the A vs. B designate. Is it just so you can buy two A(s) or B(s) and have a matched pair?? Are A(s) closer to spec? Thanks folks EV's nomenclature is kinda like what HP used to do with test equipment. The first release has...

Maximum power transfer is something we often want to do between power amps and speakers No, you're not transferring power, you are "transferring" voltage between a "power" amp and speakers. I put the word "power" in quotes because audio amplifiers are not power amplifiers, they are voltage amplifie...

How many times have you used a 175 - 200 millisecond delay while recording or mixing? Turns out that when you apply that delay directly to someone's speech you can really mess with their ability to speak. I remember trying to do a soundcheck at the Hatch Bandshell in Boston. Imagine a football fiel...

snip harange Clearly, you're one of those kids who's got a basement "recording setup" with some junk you bought at Guitar Center, and you read the magazines and GearSlutz and you droll over gear you've never used yet you're got opinions about everything. Who have you recorded? Tell us your resume. ...

Oh well...I still think it's a damn nice paper and again...call it what you want, but their cables sound damn good...better than Mogami by a long shot in my honest opinion. The science behind what they're doing over there...I don't know...I'm not a capital E engineer. But thin solid core is their t...

jhharvest...AudioQuest is not the only audio company who has researched and published information on skin effect and the myriad of other known issues inherent in audio cabling...nor was I implying that they were. The link I posted above is very informative...though I doubt for some reason that you'...

I have an M-Audio Omni boy that I sometimes use if I need an extra pre-amp. It works fine if I connect using a jack plug but if I plug in an XLR lead I get nothing. Wondering if anyone has found that these combo sockets work best with certain brands of XLR plug (some seem to have slightly thinner p...

The Scum wrote: The lead-free alloys are less friendly, melting at much higher temperatures. Getting it to flow without melting/burning the components can be a problem.

Flux is your friend here. Really. Clean well after soldering.

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I use 4 types of solder here. I use Ersyn multiCore 60/40 tin/lead for power supply work when you need to glome it on. I use Ersyn SN 62 2% silver, great sound and wetting. I use Kester 48 3% silver for RoHS work. I also use WBT or Parts Express 4% silver/tin/lead for critical solder joints like mi...

Regarless of "ease of use" and gauge, within a reasonable price, what is the most electrically conductive formula of solder for use on circut boards? Audio signals? Electricity/power wires? Thx! According to the chart here , you don't have to worry about this. Resistivity is on the order of 10E-7 o...

hi gang, I have a pair of Tannoy PBM 6.5 monitors and I've set up the input wires to each with fuse circuits so that I don't blow up my speakers (again). Today I seem to have been saved by the fuse, a little 1A 250V. My question: Is this the correct fuse to be using here? How would I find out what'...