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The BRDCSTR

Above: The BRDCSTR, a two-stage vacuum-tube microphone preamp inspired by classic 1940s broadcast audio preamps.  Single-ended design with a 6SJ7…

14 years ago

New Live Radio Show Available to Stream Now: WPKN 89.5 FM 12.8.11

Last Thursday I put together an impromptu 200-minute, all-vinyl drive-time set for WPKN.  No real theme for this set; just…

14 years ago

Astatic Microphones 1964

Download the complete eight-page 1964 ASTATIC microphone and phono cartridge catalog: DOWNLOAD: Astatic_1964_catalog Models covered, with text, specs, and photos,…

14 years ago

Live DJ set this Thursday December 8

This Thursday 12.8.11 I'll be doing a live set at The Outer Space in Hamden CT.  The Outer Space is…

14 years ago

UPDATED: So You Want A Good Cheap Ribbon Mic: Upgrading the $69.99 MXL R40

UPDATE: since this article seems to get an enormous number of pageviews, I thought I should mention that we did…

14 years ago

Holiday 2011 Mixtape

It's that time again...  another mixtape fresh off the deck at PS dot com.  Twenty tracks transferred off LP records…

14 years ago

Turner Microphones circa 1970

Download the complete 23pp 1970 Turner Microphones Catalog (in two parts due to size): DOWNLOAD PART ONE: Turner_1970_catalog1 DOWNLOAD PART…

14 years ago

Magnecord PT6 c.1950 used in contemporary music production

It never ceases to amaze me how many people navigate to this website as a result of searching for Magnecord…

14 years ago

Interesting Audio-Technology Mini-Exhibit in Philadelphia

Walking around Philadelphia I noticed this shop-window.  Wow these people really had my number.   The shop is called Art In…

14 years ago

Exclusive Bonus Content (2) (aka: found in an old guitar case)

Teenage Pain Is So Real I purchased a chromed-the-fukk-out sixties no-name hollowbody for a few bucks at the flea mkt…

14 years ago