[silent:arts] & classicapi developing a new “Plug-In” HiZ DI format

[clintrubber]

Nice, thanks guys 

These are nice boards, deserving to be widely used, so stay tuned!

Have a good weekend all,

  Peter

 

[bruce0]

Dearest Mr. Arts:

I have a question about the [silent:arts] passive hi-z plugin format.

Would it be acceptable to design a mic preamp card to use these plug-in formats (backwards) as input transformers?  The reason I ask is that I have built several on proto-board that use mic-input transformers from various sources backwards as a DI, as you have done with the pikatron, and it occured to me that if I could buy a PCB that used the HiZ plugin format as an input transformer, and put some low profile mill max connectors in there, then I could try out all these different transformers easily. 

Of course I understand that the V++ pin would have to be grounded, so nobody tried an active one backwards.... but I think it is a useful format to have a "generic" mic input format.

Instead of always dealing with OEP/Lundahl/Edcor ... oops it doesn't have.. (fill in whatever you have here).., if I had the hi-z plugin format in there, I could build adapter cards simply.

In the 51x format there are height issues, but with the mill sockets back mounted it works ok (I have tried it).

Do you have any thoughts on this use?  Are there issues I have not considered (zobel networks, etc).

bb

 

[[silent:arts]]

Hi Bruce,

nice idea, feel free to use the HiZ format backwards.
however, for most microphone input transformers the PCB is a little small I guess.

 

[MediaWorksOKC]

Are there any of the Hi-Z FET2 boards available?

Thanks!

 

[zayance]

Are there any of the Hi-Z FET2 boards available?

Thanks!

http://www.classicapi.com/

 

[MediaWorksOKC]

Thanks Zayance!

The FET1 boards are available there for sure, I was wondering if anyone had any of the FET2 boards kicking around...

Chris