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RCA OP-6/BA-2 Hybrid Mic Pre Amp: Listening Test/Shootout

Alright!  So earlier this week I described the successful completion of the RCA OP-6/BA-2 microphone preamp.  Check out this previous…

15 years ago

UPDATE: Vacuum Tube Program EQ project – Part 2

The vacuum-tube powered program EQ that I described in this previous post is nearly complete.  This thing has sat on…

15 years ago

The Pilot ‘Pilotrol’ Hi Fi Preamp of the early 1950s

Pilot was one of the classic NYC Golden-Age Hi-Fi makers (see here for earlier coverage on PS dot com).  Although…

15 years ago

Building an (almost) RCA OP6 Mic Preamp

(image source) The RCA OP-6 'Portable Amplifier' is one of a handful of truly visually-iconic vintage mic preamps.   The OP-6…

15 years ago

A Few Interesting DIY Audio Projects c. 1955

Circuit for a simple bass/treble parametric equalizer that uses no inductors.  Could be  a useful piece.  Not sure if 250k/500k…

15 years ago

A DIY tube mixing console; plans, schematics, methods

Some more interesting bits from AUDIO magazine c 1955:  plans and schematics for a radio station mixing console.   Very little…

15 years ago

Altec 436 Compressor: Taming the output level: part 2

In a previous post, we looked at the Altec 436 vari-mu tube compressor.  I built one of these a few…

15 years ago

Hi-Fi in Mexico 1955

A two page article from AUDIO magazine circa 1955.  Consider this article in comparison to "Japan Goes Hi Fi."  How…

15 years ago

Hi Fi Amplifier Schematics c. 1954

The Craftsmen C-500 power amplifier Today we have some hi-fi amplifiers from the mid 1950s to look at.  Many of…

15 years ago

1955: Japan Goes Hi-Fi

Download a three-page 1955 article entitled "Japan Goes Hi-Fi" as originally published in AUDIO magazine. DOWNLOAD: Japan_Goes_hifi_1955 The article concerns…

15 years ago