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Super Rad Headphones Circa 1980

Post author By chris
Post date 05/28/2013
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K Download the original catalogs for the Kenwood KH-71, KH-51, KH-31; the Sansui SS-35; the Pioneer SEQ-4 quad headphone; the Superex Pro-B VI; and the entire Koss line, including the ESP-9, ESP-6, K 2+2, Pro 4AA, KO-747, KO-727B, K-6LC, K-6, SP-3XC.

DOWNLOAD: Headphones

I have not owned any of these other than the Superex (which were fkkn terrible), but damn these things had style… which is interesting when one considers that this was all pre-walkman, IE., these were not fashion items; no one other than yr S.O. would have seen you wearing them. Any opinions, L U K…

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Synthesizers

The Conbrio ADS 200, Most Ambitious Synth Ever Made

Post author By chris
Post date 05/27/2013
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Wanna talk about rare? How about a keyboard synth of which only two were ever made, and only one has survived; the price was $30K (in today’s bread: $85,000). The only person to buy it? Beck‘s old man. The guy who currently owns it? This dude. I ended up with two copies of the original sales lit for this thing; I offer to you all here as a HQ scan:

DOWNLOAD: ConBrio_ADS_200

You can read the story of the Conbrio ADS 200 at this Wiki page. I really don’t need two copies of the catalog, so Kehew, if yr reading this… drop me a line and its yrs.

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Holy Moly

Post author By chris
Post date 05/23/2013
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I think I may need a bigger scanner

How y’all doin. I’m happy to announce that we have just received a massive archive of literature, catalogs, manuals, ETC., from a storied studio/post-facility originating circa 1980. I don’t even know exactly what’s in these boxes yet, but get ready for some odd + interesting curious from audio-land-past. More to come…

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Live DJ Set Tonight 5.22.13: Unspun @ Firehouse 12 : New Haven CT

Post author By chris
Post date 05/22/2013
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Hey y’all… once again i will be at Firehouse 12 in New Haven CT, sweatin to the oldies with my good old buddy Jay AKA Sway. Both my sets tonight: all rare psych and freakbeat.

Firehouse 12 – 45 Crown St – New Haven CT – 9P -1A 5.22.13

Things have been a lil hectic here in ole BPT town lately, hence the paucity of new PS dot com material… do not fear tho, we have some REALLY exciting new developments coming down the pike for ya… details real soon…

Connecticut Audio History

CBS Volumax and Audimax circa 1964

Post author By chris
Post date 05/16/2013
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CT! CBS labs, Stamford, 1963 – 1965. These CBS units still seem like the ugly ducklings of the vintage limiter market. I have had 3 of the later solid-state audimax 4440’s in the basement for the past 3 years. They work fine. No one wants em! Eventually these will be re-discovered by some hotshot mixer dude and prices will rise. The 4440 is so goddamn complicated inside, its like a fkkn analog computer. Anyone using the Audimax and/or Volumax lately? Drop us a line and let us know…

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Guitar Equipment

1977

Post author By chris
Post date 05/11/2013
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Today: a random display of offbeat bits from 1977 that caught my eye: a tiny homage to the wonder that is The Internet K Hole. IE., draw your own connections/conclusions.

Tags altec, Charvel, Cruman, electro-harmonix, electrovoice, kelsey, marshall, mixers, musicman, mutron, Randall, stage, Travis Bean

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Italo!

Post author By chris
Post date 05/10/2013
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Stumbled upon this today while researching a bizarre 60s electric that fell into our lap (see my TUMBLR for deets)

Fetish Gtrs, a site specializing in Italian (and, awesomely, Argentine) vintage electrics.

That is all.

Microphones

The Fairchild F-22 Condenser Mic c.1965 (aka the Syncron AU7A)

Post author By chris
Post date 05/07/2013
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Alright so this is a little confusing… Above is an advert for the Fairchild F-22 microphone, as published in 1965. This mic is known to be identical to the Syncron AU7A (see previous post)… so why was it advertised earlier, with a higher price, under the Fairchild name? Maybe I am getting my dates mixed up here… anyway, Primal Gear in Nashville had a pair of these things for pretty cheap recently, but I was scared-off by the necessity for updating the internal power supply, as Syncron mics require certain mercury cells that are no longer made (or legal, likely). Anyway… any of y’all using/have used the F22/AU7A? Let us know… living here in central CT, once-home of Syncron labs, I feel fairly certain that I will eventually stumble upon one of these things… no luck yet tho.

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Fairchild Is First! (1964)

Post author By chris
Post date 05/03/2013
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Above: the Fairchild model 673, 663, 662, 661, 668, 664, 665 Modules and 668 power amp. Wow was this kit ahead of its time. And check out that lil INTEGRA sidecar. Amazing. Doubt there are too many of these left intact.

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RCA

RCA BCM-1A Auxiliary Console c.1953

Post author By chris
Post date 05/01/2013
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Earlier this year we ran a piece regarding the c. 1952 RCA BC-2 broadcast console. T.F. has also provided us with a subsequent scan from AE mag, 1953, which highlights the companion BCM-1A “extender” console, designed to add an additional 12 microphone inputs (4 accessible at once) to the 2B.

Click below to DL the article by one George Singer.

DOWNLOAD: RCA-Mixer-AE-April53

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