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UPDATED: The Very Early Magnecord SD-1 Wire Recorder

Courtesy of PS dot com reader H. Layer come these images of his Magnecord SD-1 wire recorder.  Magnecord ran a…

13 years ago

Low-Budget Ribbon Mic Listening Session

In several of my previous posts I have expressed my love for the humble Ribbon Microphone.  Ribbon mics were invented…

13 years ago

VALVE Magazine 1994-1999 Archived Online

Image Source (n.b.: clicking link will initiate PDF download) The Bottlehead Company is a long-running fixture of the DIY tube…

13 years ago

Christmas 2011

Despite the hectic nature of the holiday-season, I am inevitably able to produce one piece each year as a gift…

13 years ago

Sound Practices Zine Archive Available on CDR

I was checking out this bro's blog (or bros' blog? lots of chick pics) recently and I came across an…

13 years ago

Original EMI-modified Altec compressor on eBay: UPDATE

image source NOTE: the above unit eventually did sell on eBay for $35,000.  See below for scan... Here's something that…

13 years ago

The BRDCSTR

Above: The BRDCSTR, a two-stage vacuum-tube microphone preamp inspired by classic 1940s broadcast audio preamps.  Single-ended design with a 6SJ7…

13 years ago

New Live Radio Show Available to Stream Now: WPKN 89.5 FM 12.8.11

Last Thursday I put together an impromptu 200-minute, all-vinyl drive-time set for WPKN.  No real theme for this set; just…

13 years ago

Astatic Microphones 1964

Download the complete eight-page 1964 ASTATIC microphone and phono cartridge catalog: DOWNLOAD: Astatic_1964_catalog Models covered, with text, specs, and photos,…

13 years ago

Live DJ set this Thursday December 8

This Thursday 12.8.11 I'll be doing a live set at The Outer Space in Hamden CT.  The Outer Space is…

13 years ago