UPDATE: Vacuum Tube Program EQ project – Part 2

13 years ago

The vacuum-tube powered program EQ that I described in this previous post is nearly complete.  This thing has sat on…

The Pilot ‘Pilotrol’ Hi Fi Preamp of the early 1950s

13 years ago

Pilot was one of the classic NYC Golden-Age Hi-Fi makers (see here for earlier coverage on PS dot com).  Although…

Building an (almost) RCA OP6 Mic Preamp

13 years ago

(image source) The RCA OP-6 'Portable Amplifier' is one of a handful of truly visually-iconic vintage mic preamps.   The OP-6…

A Few Interesting DIY Audio Projects c. 1955

13 years ago

Circuit for a simple bass/treble parametric equalizer that uses no inductors.  Could be  a useful piece.  Not sure if 250k/500k…

A DIY tube mixing console; plans, schematics, methods

13 years ago

Some more interesting bits from AUDIO magazine c 1955:  plans and schematics for a radio station mixing console.   Very little…

Altec 436 Compressor: Taming the output level: part 2

13 years ago

In a previous post, we looked at the Altec 436 vari-mu tube compressor.  I built one of these a few…

Hi-Fi in Mexico 1955

13 years ago

A two page article from AUDIO magazine circa 1955.  Consider this article in comparison to "Japan Goes Hi Fi."  How…

Hi Fi Amplifier Schematics c. 1954

13 years ago

The Craftsmen C-500 power amplifier Today we have some hi-fi amplifiers from the mid 1950s to look at.  Many of…

1955: Japan Goes Hi-Fi

13 years ago

Download a three-page 1955 article entitled "Japan Goes Hi-Fi" as originally published in AUDIO magazine. DOWNLOAD: Japan_Goes_hifi_1955 The article concerns…

RCA Mixing setup at the Hollywood Bowl arena c.1955

13 years ago

You gotta wonder where this thing ended up.   Consider the history that passed through these faders.