SamuelPepys
Member
Hi! I bought two pristine looking Siemens v72's from a Deutche Grammophon console with very closesly matched serials, and while one sounds heavenly, the other has absolutely zero bottom end. Does anyone who has worked with these before know what could be causing this thin sound? They were used in a professional studio up until 10 years ago, and after that has been stored in dry conditions and completely unused for a decade.
I'm hoping it's capacitors, tubes or something that can realistically be changed, and not unobtainium transformers or something like that. I've attached a sound file in case someone has heard a similar sound from these and can make an educated guess as to what could be the problem.
Also, the one that has no bottom end also has a weak "on" light compared to the one that works fine, if that makes any difference.
soundcloud.com/michaelcaplin/v72-test
Thanks!
I'm hoping it's capacitors, tubes or something that can realistically be changed, and not unobtainium transformers or something like that. I've attached a sound file in case someone has heard a similar sound from these and can make an educated guess as to what could be the problem.
Also, the one that has no bottom end also has a weak "on" light compared to the one that works fine, if that makes any difference.
soundcloud.com/michaelcaplin/v72-test
Thanks!