Microphone (hand) signals

15 years ago

Picked up this pair of circa 1951 Electro-voice 655A mics for $25 at the flea market yesterday.  These were the…

Getting your moods together

15 years ago

El Cajon, California was probably a pretty mellow place in 1978. This dude is killing it on stage. How about…

TECH: antique theater equipment

15 years ago

It’s a sign of real accomplishment for an artist to have a monograph of their work published.  I would imagine…

ICON: Guild Instruments

16 years ago

Even if you have never played a guitar in your entire life, you are probably familiar with the Gibson and…

Saul Marantz and The Roots of Great Design

16 years ago

A few years ago I bought a pile of old electronic parts from an anonymous junk dealer.  Random stuff- 5…

The Limits of Control

16 years ago

How much control over their audio do music-listeners want and need? At the very least, we can agree that they…

Mixtape: Fall 2010

16 years ago

I buy records.  I don’t seek out particular titles or pay more than a buck or two per LP; I…

The Incredible Past Lives of Our Favorite Tools

16 years ago

A client recently asked me to service an antique piece of audio equipment: an Altec 438A.   This device belongs to…

TECH: RCA BE-100

16 years ago

The BE-100 is a plug-in equalizer module that was made for use with the RCA BC-100 mixing console.  I have…

ICONS: rca and evaporating knowledge

16 years ago

The story of RCA is a great American industrial story.  From its origins in WW1 to decades to breakups and…