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Wavebourn · 18th May 2007

How do you like this color? (Studio monitor amp)

http://wavebourn.com/images/audio/gu50red_2.gif

pan60 · 18th May 2007

cool!

Wavebourn · 18th May 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by pan60

cool!

Thank you! It is 2x100W monster, 20Hz - 20 KHz

tINY · 18th May 2007

Nice, but couldn't you get bigger transformers?

-tINY

pan60 · 18th May 2007

size dose not matter

how many slots are should a 500 form card be?

Wavebourn · 18th May 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by tINY

Nice, but couldn't you get bigger transformers?

-tINY

300W power transformer, 100W output trafos from 20 Hz full power, why bigger?

tINY · 18th May 2007

So they are stressed less.

They'd look cool too.....

-tINY

Wavebourn · 18th May 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by tINY

So they are stressed less.

They'd look cool too.....

-tINY

Do you need more than 100W per channel for a studio monitoring?

I use such vocal amps for concerts with 1000 people audience.

Wavebourn · 19th May 2007

Here it is with a front panel:

http://wavebourn.com/images/audio/gu...frontpanel.gif

max cooper · 19th May 2007

Very Howard Johnsons!

Wavebourn · 20th May 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by max cooper

Very Howard Johnsons!

Who is Howard Johnson?

It is my own design! tutt

tINY · 20th May 2007

HoJo's was a restuarant and hotel chain that used orange and light blue in the decor.....

-tINY

Recycled_Brains · 21st May 2007

Hamptone HVTP2 (assembled by Scott Hampton):

gevermil · 21st May 2007

nice ,I like the black and white photos

**Tim Farrant** · 21st May 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wavebourn

Here it is with a front panel:

http://wavebourn.com/images/audio/gu...frontpanel.gif

Is that a key switch on the front panel?

jdg · 22nd May 2007

doing some cleanup and maintainance today... snapped some pics

1. maselec mea-2
2. api 2500
3. nseq-1 (solid state) (the FF op-amps are on a breadboard!)

Wavebourn · 22nd May 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim Farrant

Is that a key switch on the front panel?

Yes, it is a safety switch. The amp contains high voltage so I want it to be lockable by owner so no kids or other careless people can't switch it on.

pan60 · 22nd May 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wavebourn

Yes, it is a safety switch. The amp contains high voltage so I want it to be lockable by owner so no kids or other careless people can't switch it on.

:(
i was hoping to feel the power.

Wavebourn · 22nd May 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by pan60

:(
i was hoping to feel the power.

No doubt you can feel 750V on anodes plus 700V swing (1450V total on peaks). tutt

**Tim Farrant** · 22nd May 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdg

doing some cleanup and maintainance today... snapped some pics

1. maselec mea-2

Empty box! Why ship air around the world?

Quote:

2. api 2500

Now that's more like it - no spare space!

Quote:

3. nseq-1 (solid state) (the FF op-amps are on a breadboard!)

Is this a prototype?

jdg · 22nd May 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim Farrant

Is this a prototype?

must be!?!
i owned a nseq-2 for a long while, had to sell it.. this one came up.. bought it on a lark.. it sounds nothing like the solid state side of the nseq-2... this sounds very very sweet and very very colored.. i rarely use more then 1 or 2db.

i'll email fred, see if he cares to share any history

Wavebourn · 22nd May 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim Farrant

Empty box! Why ship air around the world?

Rack mount form factors, rear and front panels are well occupied. Designed by somebody with good drawing art skills,

...though a heatsink is not properly oriented.

jdg · 22nd May 2007

also, anyone know why there is a battery holder in the 2500 (without a battery?)

**Tim Farrant** · 22nd May 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wavebourn

Rack mount form factors, rear and front panels are well occupied. Designed by somebody with good drawing art skills,

...though a heatsink is not properly oriented.

It's nicely designed for sure, but they could have made the box less deep, saves material costs, packing and shipping costs, which reduces price for the end user which makes sense to any manufacturer IMHO.

Wavebourn · 23rd May 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim Farrant

It's nicely designed for sure, but they could have made the box less deep, saves material costs, packing and shipping costs, which reduces price for the end user which makes sense to any manufacturer IMHO.

If it is a prototype they could use surplus boxes available. You know, since manufacturing went abroad prototyping went to be very costly...

ulysses · 23rd May 2007

But the customer wouldn't feel so good about paying through the nose for some rinky-dink little box 3" deep that only weighs half a pound. Empty space is cheap, from a marketing perspective.

Terry McInturff · 2nd June 2007

The track can only sound as good as the source, right?

Perhaps there is value in wiring an electric guitar with a bit of attention to detail, as follows:

1) All cavities coated with Electrodag shielding paint
2) Custom-taper pots from CTS that feature a really robust construction and a THICK conductive track
3) Low-pass filter caps specifically spec'd for the guitar, made by Hoveland
4) 12 gauge solid copper ground link prevents any loose pot from spinning and breaking connections .

Simple stuff that helps to make a better tool for the rest of the recording chain to capture.

Pictured...a typical TCM Carolina control cavity.

pan60 · 2nd June 2007

cool is cool!
nice Terry

phaqu · 4th June 2007

Heres one.

TAVD · 4th June 2007

Nice work, Terry. I guess it doesn't matter that the ground wires don't all terminate to one pot?
FWIW, I like to replace the standard pickup leads with Mogami W2944.

18th May 2007	#121
Wavebourn Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Walnut Creek, CA Posts: 2,061	How do you like this color? (Studio monitor amp) http://wavebourn.com/images/audio/gu50red_2.gif __________________ Most wires and parts do in fact sound exactly the same. --Ethan But sounds of 1 meter and 1 kilometer of the same wire are totally different --Wavebourn Can I add that many bands sound better when they are 1Km away compared to 1 Metre! --Matt Syson

18th May 2007	#125
pan60 500 series nutjob Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: 500 series Guru SKANK! ; ) Posts: 10,749	size dose not matter how many slots are should a 500 form card be? __________________ www.pan60.com Facebook BLAST PAD Inventor just one invention among others. A CHARTER MEMBER OF THE 500 FORMAT, MAFIA Never EVER let the quality of your tools dictate what you do and don't get done, that's irresponsible and disrespectful to yourself as well as the muse. Gregory Scott - ubk it is easy to sound as though one was endowed with great intelligence, whilst speaking amongst a crowd of total morons

21st May 2007	#133
Recycled_Brains Gear addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 471	Hamptone HVTP2 (assembled by Scott Hampton): Attached Thumbnails

22nd May 2007	#136
jdg Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: seattle, WA Posts: 2,524	doing some cleanup and maintainance today... snapped some pics 1. maselec mea-2 2. api 2500 3. nseq-1 (solid state) (the FF op-amps are on a breadboard!) Attached Thumbnails __________________ nothing helps "suck", not even analog panicStudios - mastering in seattle

22nd May 2007	#143
jdg Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: seattle, WA Posts: 2,524	also, anyone know why there is a battery holder in the 2500 (without a battery?) Attached Thumbnails

18th May 2007	#122
pan60 500 series nutjob Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: 500 series Guru SKANK! ; ) Posts: 10,749	cool!

18th May 2007	#124
tINY Gear Guru Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 10,202	Nice, but couldn't you get bigger transformers? -tINY

18th May 2007	#127
tINY Gear Guru Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 10,202	So they are stressed less. They'd look cool too..... -tINY

19th May 2007	#129
Wavebourn Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Walnut Creek, CA Posts: 2,061	Here it is with a front panel: http://wavebourn.com/images/audio/gu...frontpanel.gif

19th May 2007	#130
max cooper Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: tx Posts: 8,802	Very Howard Johnsons!

20th May 2007	#132
tINY Gear Guru Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 10,202	HoJo's was a restuarant and hotel chain that used orange and light blue in the decor..... -tINY

21st May 2007	#134
gevermil Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: chicago Posts: 547	nice ,I like the black and white photos

23rd May 2007	#146
ulysses Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Minneapolis and Wiesbaden Posts: 1,429	But the customer wouldn't feel so good about paying through the nose for some rinky-dink little box 3" deep that only weighs half a pound. Empty space is cheap, from a marketing perspective. __________________ Justin Ulysses Morse Roll Music Systems Minneapolis, MN Put a bottle of juice in your Lunchbox.

2nd June 2007	#147
Terry McInturff Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pittsboro NC Posts: 543	Guitar wiring counts, too! The track can only sound as good as the source, right? Perhaps there is value in wiring an electric guitar with a bit of attention to detail, as follows: 1) All cavities coated with Electrodag shielding paint 2) Custom-taper pots from CTS that feature a really robust construction and a THICK conductive track 3) Low-pass filter caps specifically spec'd for the guitar, made by Hoveland 4) 12 gauge solid copper ground link prevents any loose pot from spinning and breaking connections . Simple stuff that helps to make a better tool for the rest of the recording chain to capture. Pictured...a typical TCM Carolina control cavity. __________________ Terry McInturff President, Terry C. McInturff Guitars, Inc. www.mcinturffguitars.com www.thetcmforum.org tcmzodiac@yahoo.com 919-742-2958

2nd June 2007	#148
pan60 500 series nutjob Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: 500 series Guru SKANK! ; ) Posts: 10,749	cool is cool! nice Terry

4th June 2007	#149
phaqu Gear addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Atl GA Posts: 430	Heres one. Attached Thumbnails

4th June 2007	#150
TAVD Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,368	Nice work, Terry. I guess it doesn't matter that the ground wires don't all terminate to one pot? FWIW, I like to replace the standard pickup leads with Mogami W2944. __________________ Tom Denyle Custom Guitars

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