micaddict
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Interesting first post.
Anyway, welcome!
Anyway, welcome!
liquidify said:For example, early mics such as the 47 were designed to sound good on tape machines. For the most part, tape machines are not used today. There are a substantial number of differences between a recording done on a tape machine vs. one that is not.
micaddict said:Interesting first post.
Anyway, welcome!
Rossi said:Pip, all new U47s had a VF14 tube. The nuvistor was merely a retrofit so users could use a commonly available tube. At the time many studios replaced tubes routinely *before* they would fail in order to avoid troubleshooting during a session.
Of course one of the main motivations behind the VF14 was the single voltage power supply. But that technique led to a quite unique circuit, and since that circuit is so simple, every one of its very few components plays some part in its sound. Apart from that, the VF14 is lower noise than most tubes. Also, there is the underheating aspect - few tubes can stand severe underheating for so long.
Andreas Grosser's FET retrofit seems like cool solution. To my knowledge, he doesn't sell it separately, though.
Pip said:I believe Mr. Grosser does sell his VF14ef seperately. But my German stinks so check it out.
http://www.voxorama.com/service/detail/andreas-grosser-vf14ef.html
Rossi said:Pip said:I believe Mr. Grosser does sell his VF14ef seperately. But my German stinks so check it out.
http://www.voxorama.com/service/detail/andreas-grosser-vf14ef.html
The text states that the VF14ef is not sold separately but can only be ordered as an option when you have your mic repaired or checked by Andreas Grosser.
Pip said:Rossi said:Pip said:I believe Mr. Grosser does sell his VF14ef seperately. But my German stinks so check it out.
http://www.voxorama.com/service/detail/andreas-grosser-vf14ef.html
The text states that the VF14ef is not sold separately but can only be ordered as an option when you have your mic repaired or checked by Andreas Grosser.
Thank You for the translation and forwarding of information. It's a shame as it would be interesting to experiment with this. If anyone contacts him ask about his installing it into a clone. My feeling is that he has his reasons for wanting to implement the install but that doesnt mean he won't sell it for other mics. Maybe?
Not as fast as i would like to
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