Technical

Marantz 7 RIAA Phonograph Preamp

For my non-technical readers: a phono preamp is a device which does two basic things:  1) it equalizes the program…

13 years ago

Multi-use vacuum-tube audio mixer circa 1960

Download a three-page article from Electronics World "Hi Fi Annual & Audio Handbook 1960" which details the construction of a…

13 years ago

RCA OP-6/BA-2 Hybrid Mic Pre Amp: Listening Test/Shootout

Alright!  So earlier this week I described the successful completion of the RCA OP-6/BA-2 microphone preamp.  Check out this previous…

13 years ago

UPDATE: Vacuum Tube Program EQ project – Part 2

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

13 years ago

Building an (almost) RCA OP6 Mic Preamp

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

13 years ago

A Few Interesting DIY Audio Projects c. 1955

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

13 years ago

A DIY tube mixing console; plans, schematics, methods

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

13 years ago

Altec 436 Compressor: Taming the output level: part 2

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

13 years ago

Hi Fi Amplifier Schematics c. 1954

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

13 years ago

Audio Engineering Magazine Pt 4: Schematics

Today we'll look at some of the more interesting audio-circuit plans and schematics from the first two years of Audio…

13 years ago