JLM AUDIO 500 series modules

[JLM Audio]

We will be at the AES booth 1221 please drop by, say hello and have a listen.

[jonboyrock]

Nic e work Joe!

[matta]

So THIS is what has been keeping ya busy ;-)

Looking great my friend, I'm sure they sound even better!

Cheers

Matt

[dlmorley]

They look great!

[Brad McGowan]

Is there going to be a DIY lunchbox available? If so then I'm in!

Brad

[gm5k]

i have 4 pre's that use the JLM Audio 99v opamps and these preamps are INSANE!! just love em

im sure these pres are going to sound fantastic thumbsup

holy sh*t i just noticed the equalizer

Joe, im curious...what kind of transformers are being used in the mic pre?

[Coyoteous]

Killer! - not horribly wild about the chicken beaks, but I can live with that if the price is right.

[Silver Sonya]

looks amazing to me. i'm way into the style.

- c

[pan60]

cool!

[indie]

Anyone know what type of design the preamps are...transformers used etc. (I mean the TG 500) VERY cool looking!

[pan60]

and i like the chicken beaks
every-one has different taste and thats cool as well!

[prismtheory]

love the functions of the EQ...looking forward to hearing that.


How much map for these beauties?

[TEMAS]

Holy Slutz Batman!!!

I Love the design. I also Love the chicken beaks. Looking forward to reading the specs.

Any chance of a compressor!?

[SoundUniverse]

what's that on the very right end? Some sort of mixer!!!???

[jeronimo]

looking great!!!
seems like a 6ch mixes w/ headphone outs... great!

[TAVD]

Originally Posted by SoundUniverse

what's that on the very right end? Some sort of mixer!!!???

Looks like a headphone amp/mixer/power supply to monitor any of the 6 modules in the lunch box. Very slick!

Incidentally, that lunch box looks exactly like the one in the al.so thread, notice the fat lip on the edge closest to slot 1. I'd love to know where to get these.

[Coyoteous]

Originally Posted by prismtheory

love the functions of the EQ...looking forward to hearing that.

How much map for these beauties?

- someone want to take a shot at the EQ functions, kind of a baby Pultec, right? Okay, I think I get it now, the HI cut band is a switchable shelf and the HI boost is parametric? - LOW boost and cut at the same sweepable frequency?

[Isle of Weight]

mmmmm looks nice

AA

[PlugHead]

OMFG!!!

Words cannot express how cool it is to see so many options coming down the pipe in 500 format. The look/style of the JLM units is very slick - kinda like a classic black Chevy Nova SS - could be grandma's car, but could also burn some serious rubber!

Cripes, I'm gonna go bankrupt!

Keep up the good work all 500 developers!!!

[rectifier]

classy designs thumbsup

[bent sounds]

wow joe - you've outdone yourself!

for anyone who hasn't used jlm audio gear before, do yourself a favour and check it out sometime. i own the 99v/tg pre's and they're DEADLY pre's! i used the 99v to record acoustic guitars on the new alanis morissette record and they sounded gorgeously open, fast and warm. for those who have been around this forum a while, you'll know the reputation of the emi tg pre's - fat, creamy & dark. joe's peq's are wicked on the mix bus too - very punchy and tight bottoms and smooth highs.

see ya at aes joe!

cheerio,
bent

[indie]

WE NEED PRICES!!

[gm5k]

Originally Posted by bent sounds

i used the 99v to record acoustic guitars on the new alanis morissette record and they sounded gorgeously open, fast and warm.

yes, yes, and YES. i think a ton of people are really going to freak out with these preamps. lots of people just have no idea...in a good way because they will, so awesome that JLM has jumped into this great format.

[Rob King]

I have been waiting for someone to do a simple filter set. This EQ looks exactly what I am looking for! I hope they sound nice.. What is the price?

[pan60]

Originally Posted by gm5k

so awesome that JLM has jumped into this great format.

[desol]

These look great, almost reminds me of a Helios type...

Nice job Joe. Wonder what they look like inside!

D.

[JLM Audio]

Thanks everyone for the kind comments.

Will there be DIY versions of these like the BA pres?

I am planning a simple single 99v 500 series pre like the BA which we will probably make into a kit as well.

Is there going to be a DIY lunchbox available? If so then I'm in!

The lunchbox shown is a standard API 6B just with our mixer fitted into the spare space beside the normal power supply. But we do have some racks in the works at the moment.

Joe, im curious...what kind of transformers are being used in the mic pre?

JLM14 & OEP for inputs and JLM111DC (Yes it is three times the size of a API 2503 output. And Yes it does just fit.)

Anyone know what type of design the preamps are...transformers used etc. (I mean the TG 500) VERY cool looking!

Dual99v500 mic pre uses 2 of our discrete 99v opamps (New +/-16v version) as a 2 stage gain path to provide 75dB of gain with ease. It is aimed at getting big but realistic vocals and acoustic instruments. With the impedance control 200 to 3k it goes from dark and slow to airy and fast tone wise. A centre detent at Z is the best starting point.

TG500 mic pre is a 2 FET 6 transistor Class A design giving 75dB of gain. It is based on early NEVE, BBC, EMI gear simple transistor gain stages fully redesigned to includes heaps of extra useful features and to run on API+/-16v rails (run fully symmetrically so output head room is not lost and no DC to DC inverters are needed) Uses modern easy to get transistors and our custom audio transformers. It is NOT a EMI TG clone but to compare the tone to a EMI it is fatter, smoother sounding and has more clarity in the low mids than a Neve 1073. It is the go to pre for Electric Guitars. And if you want old school tone all over your recording that will gel it together without turning everything to mud this is the one.

Feature list of both Dual99v500 and TG500 in signal path order.
Balanced in Rack XLR which is switched to 1meg Fet DI input when jack plugged in.
48v phantom power switch with red LED indicator for rack XLR in.
(All below features work for XLR and DI input.)
Phase switch
20dB pad switch
Input transformer inline
Variable Impedance 200ohm to 3k with centre detent at starting Z point.
80Hz HPF switch with orange Led indicator
Gain switch in 12 x 5dB steps from 20dB to 75dB
Output trim pot with -5dB to 0dB range (with pot knob pulled out -90dB to 0dB range)
Huge output transformer
Internal jumper for output ground lift
Internal JLM 8 buss connector with jumper settings
And of course the DI jack is backlit soft blue so you can find it in the dark

Any chance of a compressor!?

Yes it is my pride and joy and was hoping to have it finished for the AES but didn't want to rush it and not have it 100% (Matt has been gunning for this one to be finished as we have had a normal rack proto going now for about a year that he has been using) (Anyone who has been to the workshop and has heard it please don't give away what it is as I want this one to be a real surprise)

what's that on the very right end? Some sort of mixer!!!???

HPM500 6PAK Balanced input mixer with switched panning and level control per input. Has ribbon cable input that plugs into the JLM Buss connector mic pre EQ and compressor modules. or you can wire the ribbon cable to the back plane to the 6 XLR output pins 2 and 3 if not using JLM modules. plugs into 10 IDC power ribbon cable for power. High power modified hybrid output amps can drive even the most difficult headphones to clean maximum output level. Also HP output is perfect for sending a mix be recorded. (The extra knob to the far right is part of the listening setup in our test lunchbox. Not part of the normal mixer)

- someone want to take a shot at the EQ functions, kind of a baby Pultec, right? Okay, I think I get it now, the HI cut band is a switchable shelf and the HI boost is parametric? - LOW boost and cut at the same sweep able frequency?

The PEQ500 is a full EQP-1A type circuit but with 8 extra low frequencies and 5 extra high frequencies. The Q (bandwidth) control for the high boost bell curve can go twice as wide as a normal Pultec and it can also do one thing I have never seen on any other Pultec or clone do. Pushing on the Q control will switch the high boost to a shelf with the Q control still varying the slope going into the shelf.

Nice job Joe. Wonder what they look like inside!

We also just finished a custom order for some Dual99v pres to fit Sony MXP-3000 desks which will be a new product as well. Also the New SAM1 Monitors will be on show at the AES as well. (Photo before logos were fitted.)

[pan60]

oh so sweet!

[TEMAS]

I'm quite excited now.

[Realtugs]

Stunning!

Fantastic feature on the EQ!!!
Congrats!