The GUTZ

[DirtyMan]

Originally Posted by Yorrrrrr

Amazing thread. But I wish I could find what does an RME Babyface has inside that little blue box.

or in the case of mine that little white box

[Blitenz]

Any pictures of the Latte convertors ?

[Peter Simonsen]

Originally Posted by RFZ DUDE

EAR 660 Limiter, wonderful sounding unit.11K USD right now per piece.
I mean they sound beautiful & magic -no question - but where is that money?
Certainly not in those 69cent rotary switches....
Dont want to bash this but as a customer who actually bought these...at least i am really enjoying the sound - need to switch off the tech in me.

The iron...but mostely you pay for the brain and knowledge behind the design ;-). A most forgotten thing these days of DYI where people dont have to think much themselv..but just copy and build.

Kind regards

/Peter

[Henke]

Ams Neve 8816

[RFZ DUDE]

Originally Posted by Peter Simonsen

The iron...but mostely you pay for the brain and knowledge behind the design ;-). A most forgotten thing these days of DYI where people dont have to think much themselv..but just copy and build.

Kind regards

/Peter

there is something to it but i roughly calculated the cost of these things, if i hire the most expensive custom transformer guy in germany and get the cases done by a professional shop and all im still WELL under 1k each...USING QUALITY PARTS!!

sure you gotta design something like this but honestly there is close to nothing you cant learn about tube circuits thats not been written before 1940.

you cannot reinvent the wheel.

[streetvibes]

Here is the guts of my Audio Developments 145:

[Psychlist1972]

Didn't see this thread earlier or else I would have posted it here. Anyway, here are a few recent teardowns I did, including one repair (the Matrix 6R):

Oberheim Matrix-6R Tear-down and repair - a set on Flickr
MOOG Slim Phatty Analog Synthesizer Teardown - a set on Flickr
Maschine Tear Down - a set on Flickr

The matrix repair involved replacing faulty voltage regulators and also putting in a battery holder to replace the soldered-on dead battery.

Pete

[TheFox04]

Just recently put this in my mastering studio. There are so many mixed reviews on this monitor controller I thought I would crack it open and take a peek.





















~Justin

[Unique]

[Peter Simonsen]

Originally Posted by RFZ DUDE

there is something to it but i roughly calculated the cost of these things, if i hire the most expensive custom transformer guy in germany and get the cases done by a professional shop and all im still WELL under 1k each...USING QUALITY PARTS!!

sure you gotta design something like this but honestly there is close to nothing you cant learn about tube circuits thats not been written before 1940.

you cannot reinvent the wheel.

But then try to start a company...pay the salory..pay the monthly lease of the building..the electricity...the insurances...pay the people working for you..ohh they do not get ill/sick at any time?...women at your factory do not get pregnant?...you gotta hire in stand ins for the ill and sick ones?..maintenances of the buildings..machines..ohh yes remember to buy machines!...customers services/repair/distribution...lawyers both local and international experts for export laws and regulations...remember to make barely enough profit to be able to spend time designing new stuff...taking care of your self..and family ?...you never need to take just a few days of each year to spend alone with your loved ones?.. ?..lots and lots of paper work to be done ohh ..try to pay for travel, hotels, food etc to cover AES and other professional shows around the globe ohh and..you know if you wanna sell world wide and get into distribution chains ..etc etc... hey they want a piece of the money too! and this is just a short list..It all adds up...sure if you are a "hobby builder" at your own house or dont need to take of running a serious business then I can see what you mean...;-).

Kind regards

Peter

[Fishmed]

Originally Posted by Peter Simonsen

But then try to start a company...pay the salory..pay the monthly lease of the building..the electricity...the insurances...pay the people working for you..ohh they do not get ill/sick at any time?...women at your factory do not get pregnant?...you gotta hire in stand ins for the ill and sick ones?..maintenances of the buildings..machines..ohh yes remember to buy machines!...customers services/repair/distribution...lawyers both local and international experts for export laws and regulations...remember to make barely enough profit to be able to spend time designing new stuff...taking care of your self..and family ?...you never need to take just a few days of each year to spend alone with your loved ones?.. ?..lots and lots of paper work to be done ohh ..try to pay for travel, hotels, food etc to cover AES and other professional shows around the globe ohh and..you know if you wanna sell world wide and get into distribution chains ..etc etc... hey they want a piece of the money too! and this is just a short list..It all adds up...sure if you are a "hobby builder" at your own house or dont need to take of running a serious business then I can see what you mean...;-).

Kind regards

Peter

That's a great picture of the gutz of a business... well put!

[Richard Crowley]

Originally Posted by Peter Simonsen

...sure if you are a "hobby builder" at your own house or dont need to take of running a serious business then I can see what you mean...;-).

But there ARE examples of successful "hobby builders in their own house". There are people who make well-known and well-regarded microphone preamp products in their house, and even microphones. The internet and direct sales are what permit this kind of business model to be viable today where it wasn't even in our parents' era. I am thinking of examples in North America as well as in Europe. And ordering parts directly from suppliers in Asia is no big deal anymore. I have frequently seen better delivery times from Hong Kong to Portland, OR USA than from California.

[Peter Simonsen]

Originally Posted by rcrowley

But there ARE examples of successful "hobby builders in their own house". There are people who make well-known and well-regarded microphone preamp products in their house, and even microphones. The internet and direct sales are what permit this kind of business model to be viable today where it wasn't even in our parents' era.

Ohh yes..;-)... Nothing agaist business from homes ..sorry..I quess I put it the wrong way ;-)

Kind regards

Peter

[Casey]

-Casey

[tINY]

Found some old school parts at the surplus store. I need to go back...



-tINY

[Led Music]

Here's a custom XLR Patchbay I built for myself out of Mogami Quad cable.
It's a first time thing for me. Fun, but DAMN it required a lot of wire stripping.

[MicroSonic]

G9.

[Stitch333]

PEV

[DavidHarrelson]

[StringsDirect]

Wow, talk about an awesome thread! It's interesting to see the variation of products across users - Will upload some of our pictures soon!

Didn't realise how popular this forum was!

Cheers,
Strings Direct

[thendara69]

heres my eventide h949

[chipss36]

one of two ez1073s i just finished...

[Category 5]

Originally Posted by chipss36

one of two ez1073s i just finished...

Nice job on the EZ. One of the prettiest boards I have seen. Even the WIMAs are ordered from smaller to larger. Put a clear top on that one!

[chipss36]

collin indeed made one the the best looking boards I have ever seen, all caps, transistors, regulators, face the same way, the gain stages and inverting sections, well everything clearly labeled on the silkscreen, the greyhill switches on resistors on the board, not all that work on the switch, the way the input transformers mount on headers....pretty cool stuff.

suppose my only wish on this pcb would be a few wider cap holes, i followed neves cap choices and could not in a few areas, also the unterminated or 600 holm termination area to have a few holes to run to a switch would be nice, i hacked it in, red and black twisted wires heading aft..
pretty minor stuff ...still the best pcb work I have ever seen..


they sound killer and look great in the rack too....

Originally Posted by Category 5

Nice job on the EZ. One of the prettiest boards I have seen. Even the WIMAs are ordered from smaller to larger. Put a clear top on that one!