so far the MB1 amplifier (12ax7 & 6aq5) and the small speaker power output stage (6aq5) are built onto an ugly custom stripped out chassis. its chopped up to fit neatly into the lovely old skyqueen cabinet. it sounds great even with it’s very temp/experimental control wiring. just need to drill and letter stamp up…
up underneath the 300-3U
i love this type of point to point construction , where the back of the valve socket extends backwards and tags are riveted to that tube up the length of it so as build that particular valve stage right on the valves base. beautiful and simple. at their age these amps have plenty of leaky…
commando news from jungles of te pahu
bevan has writen back after living commando style. seems he has trouble of the balls in the wifes purse variety tho . .. hes not the only one mate . just goes to show how much trouble a man will go thru to run with the good stuff. ekadek stuff. read on. Hi Greg. Sorry…
ampex 300 oozes dean martin
a client has delivered these ampex machines – ex of capitol studios L.A. – to me – for to reclaim them up and into a new professional life. first thing has been to strip them free of their remote control and varispeed switching wireing. to return their control back to personal only. and to bypass…
philip the MB1 tube mic/di preamp
famous pultec MB1 design two tube mic /di amp. my ekadek clone of it lovingly built into this 1960s philips portable tape deck. i made this one is 2002 and have used it with great success to sell the design and portable concept over and over again. as well as stereo and 4-8-16 channel rack…
scorpion final assemblage
yesterday i picked up the fresh anodized metalwork from tokoroa. marcel from advanced anodizers reckons he and his crew never have any infections from cuts and scratches. the chemicals have fried all the germs. i wanna take a bath in that stuff. cos i have so many cuts and grazes. i also bort some awesome…
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