Friend asked if those Temu mics are a good deal. Should he buy them? No.
And then the new Behringer “Neve clone” preamp. Decent parts, bad isolation, noisy at high gain. More in comments ⤵️
And then the new Behringer “Neve clone” preamp. Decent parts, bad isolation, noisy at high gain. More in comments ⤵️
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November 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Friend asked if those Temu mics are a good deal. Should he buy them? No.
And then the new Behringer “Neve clone” preamp. Decent parts, bad isolation, noisy at high gain. More in comments ⤵️
And then the new Behringer “Neve clone” preamp. Decent parts, bad isolation, noisy at high gain. More in comments ⤵️
Reverting to bachelor life.
- The Session 400 head is dead; I killed it in the 90's
- The speaker cable for the S400 cab is too short to reach the Marshall
- I cabled the effects send from Marshall to Peavey effects receive, so had Marshall "classic" preamp but Peavey power.
- With Telecaster HS
- The Session 400 head is dead; I killed it in the 90's
- The speaker cable for the S400 cab is too short to reach the Marshall
- I cabled the effects send from Marshall to Peavey effects receive, so had Marshall "classic" preamp but Peavey power.
- With Telecaster HS
November 15, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Reverting to bachelor life.
- The Session 400 head is dead; I killed it in the 90's
- The speaker cable for the S400 cab is too short to reach the Marshall
- I cabled the effects send from Marshall to Peavey effects receive, so had Marshall "classic" preamp but Peavey power.
- With Telecaster HS
- The Session 400 head is dead; I killed it in the 90's
- The speaker cable for the S400 cab is too short to reach the Marshall
- I cabled the effects send from Marshall to Peavey effects receive, so had Marshall "classic" preamp but Peavey power.
- With Telecaster HS
i'm pretty happy with it, but a couple things need to be upgraded for sure...
my Behringer interface was never great to begin with, and the headphone amps are pretty noisy, and
my Mackie mixer has a dead channel, and
my Focusrite mic preamp has a dead headphone amp/knob, and a shitty XLR cable
my Behringer interface was never great to begin with, and the headphone amps are pretty noisy, and
my Mackie mixer has a dead channel, and
my Focusrite mic preamp has a dead headphone amp/knob, and a shitty XLR cable
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
i'm pretty happy with it, but a couple things need to be upgraded for sure...
my Behringer interface was never great to begin with, and the headphone amps are pretty noisy, and
my Mackie mixer has a dead channel, and
my Focusrite mic preamp has a dead headphone amp/knob, and a shitty XLR cable
my Behringer interface was never great to begin with, and the headphone amps are pretty noisy, and
my Mackie mixer has a dead channel, and
my Focusrite mic preamp has a dead headphone amp/knob, and a shitty XLR cable
Great to have a catchup with @g4bao.bsky.social on Friday. I now have some ideas for my EME dish feed box, which will hold all of the switchery, small PA & preamp etc. Today‘s task is to think about all of the connections needed and to 3D print a connector panel #hamradio #hamr
November 9, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Great to have a catchup with @g4bao.bsky.social on Friday. I now have some ideas for my EME dish feed box, which will hold all of the switchery, small PA & preamp etc. Today‘s task is to think about all of the connections needed and to 3D print a connector panel #hamradio #hamr
Aventuras de luthier: cambio de preamp en una guitarra clásica. Putada: el nuevo preamp es más pequeño. Solución: tallar rudimentariamente una pieza de madera (cogida del fondo de un cuadro) para rellenar el hueco excedente y pegarla con Titebond. Cuando se seque, la intentaré oscurecer y barnizar.
November 4, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Aventuras de luthier: cambio de preamp en una guitarra clásica. Putada: el nuevo preamp es más pequeño. Solución: tallar rudimentariamente una pieza de madera (cogida del fondo de un cuadro) para rellenar el hueco excedente y pegarla con Titebond. Cuando se seque, la intentaré oscurecer y barnizar.
We've got the latest pedal from our pal Jamie at #SupercoolPedals for you all today - this is The Cutback Preamp-Style Distortion, based on the DOD 250!!🤘
Demo: youtu.be/-gBudt6RvSQ
Review/Info: www.pedal-of-the-day.com/2025/11/05/s...
#Supercool #pedaloftheday #guitarpedals
Demo: youtu.be/-gBudt6RvSQ
Review/Info: www.pedal-of-the-day.com/2025/11/05/s...
#Supercool #pedaloftheday #guitarpedals
November 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
We've got the latest pedal from our pal Jamie at #SupercoolPedals for you all today - this is The Cutback Preamp-Style Distortion, based on the DOD 250!!🤘
Demo: youtu.be/-gBudt6RvSQ
Review/Info: www.pedal-of-the-day.com/2025/11/05/s...
#Supercool #pedaloftheday #guitarpedals
Demo: youtu.be/-gBudt6RvSQ
Review/Info: www.pedal-of-the-day.com/2025/11/05/s...
#Supercool #pedaloftheday #guitarpedals
Intenté eso, sí, pero el marco del preamp anterior no tiene nada que ver con el del nuevo.
November 5, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Intenté eso, sí, pero el marco del preamp anterior no tiene nada que ver con el del nuevo.
Gibson/Alembic 12-string
November 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Gibson/Alembic 12-string
Canadian Pearl Hifi inc makes folded copper louvered ‘tube coolers’ that slide down and grip a vacuum tube. It acts as a heat sink, vibration damper and EMF shield. It makes tubes quieter and last longer.
November 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Canadian Pearl Hifi inc makes folded copper louvered ‘tube coolers’ that slide down and grip a vacuum tube. It acts as a heat sink, vibration damper and EMF shield. It makes tubes quieter and last longer.
Nope, I just have a good microphone (U87 kit) and preamp (SSL2+). I don’t use any EQ setting when I stream, and I send all of my audio raw when I record from home unless a client requests otherwise (and that’s on a case by case basis for what the client wants)
Any go-to microphone settings (EQ, denoise, etc) when you stream/record at home?
November 1, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Nope, I just have a good microphone (U87 kit) and preamp (SSL2+). I don’t use any EQ setting when I stream, and I send all of my audio raw when I record from home unless a client requests otherwise (and that’s on a case by case basis for what the client wants)
That’s clever!
And I love that finish!
On my hollowbody I just ran two .047uF caps in parallel on the tone knob, but it’s also a push/pull for the line boost/preamp for active/passive.
And I love that finish!
On my hollowbody I just ran two .047uF caps in parallel on the tone knob, but it’s also a push/pull for the line boost/preamp for active/passive.
November 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
That’s clever!
And I love that finish!
On my hollowbody I just ran two .047uF caps in parallel on the tone knob, but it’s also a push/pull for the line boost/preamp for active/passive.
And I love that finish!
On my hollowbody I just ran two .047uF caps in parallel on the tone knob, but it’s also a push/pull for the line boost/preamp for active/passive.
@beingsass.bsky.social
Tone is very personal & comes from guitar, amp and *speakers*. Have a Strat that had no interesting harmonics compared to a SG. It was dull, flat. Then changed strings and ran through a Fender amp with Electro-Voice speaker. With preamp vol & tone controls set, began to sing.
Tone is very personal & comes from guitar, amp and *speakers*. Have a Strat that had no interesting harmonics compared to a SG. It was dull, flat. Then changed strings and ran through a Fender amp with Electro-Voice speaker. With preamp vol & tone controls set, began to sing.
Is there any better guitar tone than the clean or slightly dirty tone of the middle and neck pickup on a Fender Stratocaster or strat-style guitar?
November 1, 2025 at 2:36 AM
@beingsass.bsky.social
Tone is very personal & comes from guitar, amp and *speakers*. Have a Strat that had no interesting harmonics compared to a SG. It was dull, flat. Then changed strings and ran through a Fender amp with Electro-Voice speaker. With preamp vol & tone controls set, began to sing.
Tone is very personal & comes from guitar, amp and *speakers*. Have a Strat that had no interesting harmonics compared to a SG. It was dull, flat. Then changed strings and ran through a Fender amp with Electro-Voice speaker. With preamp vol & tone controls set, began to sing.
I'd always recommend local if you've got a good place. Means you'll have someone to talk to if you've any problems too. I'd also suggest a good plug and play turntable with a built in preamp: AT-120 and DP-300 are good, solid models for a fair enough price—you can build on them if you get the bug.
October 30, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I'd always recommend local if you've got a good place. Means you'll have someone to talk to if you've any problems too. I'd also suggest a good plug and play turntable with a built in preamp: AT-120 and DP-300 are good, solid models for a fair enough price—you can build on them if you get the bug.
NOS SYLVANIA 7N7s with octal base adaptors making them equivalent to 6SN7s. In my preamp with Herbie’s Labs damping devices.
October 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
NOS SYLVANIA 7N7s with octal base adaptors making them equivalent to 6SN7s. In my preamp with Herbie’s Labs damping devices.
we've ascended to live raveonettes in tha crisp and low headphones via preamp
drinkin' iced coffee in the cold garage with the door half open pettin' the cat and blastin' dabs wearin' sweatpants and a hoodie and wool socks and Hatchie thumpin' 'bout Lose It Again
an acceptable start to the week
an acceptable start to the week
October 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
we've ascended to live raveonettes in tha crisp and low headphones via preamp
NS Design SCT6 FIN
October 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
NS Design SCT6 FIN
In this turntable unboxing, assembly, and review video, we're checking out the Angels Horn H00501 record player, which retails for less than $300 and has lots of cool features including Bluetooth input, pitch control, and built-in-preamp. #vinyl
youtu.be/WJub48fzSI4
youtu.be/WJub48fzSI4
Angels Horn H00501 Record Player Unboxing, Assembly, and Review! Is this Sub-$300 Unit Worth Buying?
YouTube video by Cereal At Midnight
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October 27, 2025 at 12:40 PM
In this turntable unboxing, assembly, and review video, we're checking out the Angels Horn H00501 record player, which retails for less than $300 and has lots of cool features including Bluetooth input, pitch control, and built-in-preamp. #vinyl
youtu.be/WJub48fzSI4
youtu.be/WJub48fzSI4
Also the noise could be the preamp tube. I'll have to swap and see.
Otherwise, no popped fuses, no shorts, it makes noise and the voltages seem correct.
So that's 80% of the way there. Needs more work, but not a complete rebuild again.
Otherwise, no popped fuses, no shorts, it makes noise and the voltages seem correct.
So that's 80% of the way there. Needs more work, but not a complete rebuild again.
October 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Also the noise could be the preamp tube. I'll have to swap and see.
Otherwise, no popped fuses, no shorts, it makes noise and the voltages seem correct.
So that's 80% of the way there. Needs more work, but not a complete rebuild again.
Otherwise, no popped fuses, no shorts, it makes noise and the voltages seem correct.
So that's 80% of the way there. Needs more work, but not a complete rebuild again.
I've just understood the origin of some of the weirder old-school hifi myths after swapping unshielded RCA cable out for shielded RCA cable for a turntable-to-preamp connection (relatedly, my new turntable is excellent - fosiaudio.com/pages/fosi-a... - another Chi-Fi win!)
October 25, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I've just understood the origin of some of the weirder old-school hifi myths after swapping unshielded RCA cable out for shielded RCA cable for a turntable-to-preamp connection (relatedly, my new turntable is excellent - fosiaudio.com/pages/fosi-a... - another Chi-Fi win!)
The Amps out of the bag!
Meet Benson the Amp. It's a Chimera style high voltage tube preamp married to a 100 watt solid state class D power amp...with a number of other very helpful features.
Get the full scoop on YouTube!
youtu.be/6TrvxWOjnTA
Meet Benson the Amp. It's a Chimera style high voltage tube preamp married to a 100 watt solid state class D power amp...with a number of other very helpful features.
Get the full scoop on YouTube!
youtu.be/6TrvxWOjnTA
October 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The Amps out of the bag!
Meet Benson the Amp. It's a Chimera style high voltage tube preamp married to a 100 watt solid state class D power amp...with a number of other very helpful features.
Get the full scoop on YouTube!
youtu.be/6TrvxWOjnTA
Meet Benson the Amp. It's a Chimera style high voltage tube preamp married to a 100 watt solid state class D power amp...with a number of other very helpful features.
Get the full scoop on YouTube!
youtu.be/6TrvxWOjnTA
our newest strain of audio engineering torture is that we're starting to be able to hear all the preamp saturation on recorded voices outside of a musical context, there's so many contexts where people decide to use or emulate dirty preamps where it really sounds totally inappropriate
October 22, 2025 at 8:49 AM
our newest strain of audio engineering torture is that we're starting to be able to hear all the preamp saturation on recorded voices outside of a musical context, there's so many contexts where people decide to use or emulate dirty preamps where it really sounds totally inappropriate
My 2i2 microphone preamp is toast. Piss literally poured out of it when I took it to wipe it off. Weirdly it still turns on.
Somehow my xbox controller is okay and wasn't caught in the crossfire despite sitting on top of it.
The case is obviously fucked.
Somehow my xbox controller is okay and wasn't caught in the crossfire despite sitting on top of it.
The case is obviously fucked.
October 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
My 2i2 microphone preamp is toast. Piss literally poured out of it when I took it to wipe it off. Weirdly it still turns on.
Somehow my xbox controller is okay and wasn't caught in the crossfire despite sitting on top of it.
The case is obviously fucked.
Somehow my xbox controller is okay and wasn't caught in the crossfire despite sitting on top of it.
The case is obviously fucked.
The previous/original owner of the amp and preamp was an electrical engineer and had recently serviced the amp.
October 16, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The previous/original owner of the amp and preamp was an electrical engineer and had recently serviced the amp.
Warwick Alien bass
October 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Warwick Alien bass
The Electret Preamp You Might Need
The Electret Preamp You Might Need
Electret capsules can be found in some of the highest quality microphones for studio use, as well as in some of the very cheapest microphone capsules on the market. More …read more
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October 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The Electret Preamp You Might Need