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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…

13 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…

13 years ago

RCA Mixing setup at the Hollywood Bowl arena c.1955

You gotta wonder where this thing ended up.   Consider the history that passed through these faders.

13 years ago

Audio Engineering Magazine Pt 6: audio equipment

The earliest advertisement for the Magnecorder tape machine that I have seen. BTW get ready for a large collection of…

13 years ago

Audio Engineering Magazine Pt 4: Schematics

Today we'll look at some of the more interesting audio-circuit plans and schematics from the first two years of Audio…

13 years ago

American Microphones of the 1940s: Audio Engineering Magazine Pt 3.

The Amperite Velocity Microphone Continuing our review of Audio Engineering Magazine, today we will look at some of new offerings…

13 years ago