Wayne J was a great resource before forums were popular, but at some point, he moved on to other stuff. Its a shame, as he was super helpful
The name sounds familiar, but I can't place it. Was that a design published by P.E.?
Wayne J was a great resource before forums were popular, but at some point, he moved on to other stuff. Its a shame, as he was super helpful
Parts Express, like Madisound, Old Colony, Speaker Builder magazine, etc., had regular design contributors for DIY projects. I’m thinking he was one of them.
I had a subscription to Speaker Builder magazine for many years, but they didn't survive one of the moves.Parts Express, like Madisound, Old Colony, Speaker Builder magazine, etc., had regular design contributors for DIY projects. I’m thinking he was one of them.
What are those hideous looking things?
I have no idea. Almost like everything else, as everything has been done that you can think of, and this person wanted to try to come up with something unique.What are those hideous looking things?
Someone spent a TON of money to make those things look like that... just say'nI have no idea. Almost like everything else, as everything has been done that you can think of, and this person wanted to try to come up with something unique.
vertical tracking turntable
highly collectibleI'm new around here, been been playing catch-up on some threads/posts. This one even turned out to be sort of rocketry related, to me anyway. Back in school one of my best friends, a fellow audio geek and rocketeer, had one of these.
In a life of dorm rooms and tiny apartments, finding surface area for a standard turntable was always a bit of an issue. Not a problem for the Mitsubishi. Last time I saw it in action he had it on the mantle over his fireplace.
I'd like to see thatI have a Sharp vertical turntable. Must fire it up and see if it still works. Linear tracking, and even has track search (forward/reverse) using light bouncing of the flat area between tracks. Lift the stylus, find the gap, back up a bit, lower the stylus, listen for the end of the track, unmute...
Oh, it even plays both sides without flipping the vinyl.
Not bad for something from the early '80s.
Altec VOTT, great effeciency, shy on bass for their size.
Me thinks you bass freaks would hate speakers that are flat down to 20Hz.Altec VOTT, great effeciency, shy on bass for their size.
I have a pair of self-built clones of the Klipsch LaScala's, also horn-loaded, like the Altec VOTT. Mine get down to about 30-35 Hz with an 15" woofer, which is good enough, and are very efficient. The woofer can go down further, but the cabinet shape would need to be bigger. The VOTT and some of the horn-loaded speakers from the 60's were developed when most amplifiers were tube amps, and put out maximum 20-30 watts per channel. My LaScala's are so efficient I can drive them with just the pre-amp with a 1W signal, at listenable volumes. If I were to turn them up to the 150w per channel I have on mono-block amps, I'd blow down the walls.Me thinks you bass freaks would hate speakers that are flat down to 20Hz.
I've got Orchard Audio's RCA-to-XLR converter to feed my Mani 2 into balanced inputs on my Freya S. They make good stuff.View attachment 582513
These are the mono-block amps that I use, but have mounted the circuit board and a 230v power supply inside my LaScala's, making them powered speakers, with SLR inputs, and a switch to run thick speaker cables from an external amp if I should want.
you sure have lots of gearI've got Orchard Audio's RCA-to-XLR converter to feed my Mani 2 into balanced inputs on my Freya S. They make good stuff.
Some of us have lots of rockets, or lots of tools. I walked in this afternoon with a small (used) air compressor to paint rockets with, and my wife was like "what's that?" and "what is it good for?" The only saving grace was that I got it for free, as a friend of mine just bought a bigger, better compressor.you sure have lots of gear
Not really. I'm just close to my end-game with audio:you sure have lots of gear
having to sell my Magnepan 3.7 speakers was one of the most sad days of my life.Not really. I'm just close to my end-game with audio:
A pair of Magnepan 1.6
Schiit Freya S
A pair of Schiit Vidars
Schiit Modi DAC
Schiit Mani 2 phono stage
Orchard Audio RCA-to-XLR converter
Schiit Sol turntable
Audio Technica VM95EN (came with Sol, mounted on arm)
VAS Audio Ebony DL-103 (not yet mounted on second tonearm)
Goldring E3 (mounted on a third Sol tonearm, currently most-used)
Want list:
A decent CD transport to feed the Modi
Replace the Modi with a Bifrost
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