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Highlights from the 1970 AES Convention, Los Angeles, CA

above: the GRT 500 audio-tape evaluator c. 1970 Just in case you were too-young/too-hypothetical to have attended, we are pleased…

11 years ago

Boozhound Labs Phono Preamp Kit

I know.  The grey box above ain't much to look at in the abstract.  But, it's what's inside the box…

11 years ago

Kinda Miss My Camaro

About 10 years ago I had a dark purple 1986 Camaro Berlinetta with a 305 and the digital 'knight rider'…

11 years ago

Tonight: 3.12.14: Live DJ set at Firehouse 12, Neu Haven CT

How y'all doing out there in internet land//// Tonight I will be taking a dip into the murky waters of…

11 years ago

The Quad-Eight RV10 outboard spring reverb unit of 1972

Just about a year ago I published an article entitled "Obscure Mechanical Reverbs of the 70s."  Included in this this…

11 years ago

Federal AM-864 Limiter Clone: Build Notes: update 1

Note: I performed extensive frequency, level, and actual studio tests on the 864 clone today, and several interesting details were…

11 years ago

Sammy Davis Jr had a crazy fkkn life and he wants you to buy an SM-56

"Samuel George Davis, Jr. was born in the Harlem section of Manhattan in New York City, as an only child,…

11 years ago

Reeves Sound Studios NYC (1933 – 197X)

Above: Reeves studio A during music scoring for "Louisiana Story," a 1949 Oscar nominee for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story.…

11 years ago

Suzanne Ciani profile in TECHNOLOGY magazine, 1982

Suzanne Ciani is a name that should be familiar to many of you.  Considered to be one of the true…

11 years ago

The Farfisa 233 electric organ of 1972

In '06 or '07 I found a Farfisa VIP 233 organ at the flea market.  It languished at the market…

11 years ago