Funny "MOJO" stuff

[Steve Newton]

The Effect of Lacquer
-Jack

So plastic is a distortion mechanism. Is vinatge plastic a warmer, more organic distortion than modern shiny stuff?

Edit: Apparently it does...
Btw. those old fender pickguards were made of celluloid, and thus sound much better than modern plastic pickguards.

[A.S.P.]

redemption bump, pt.1

[puretube]

nice read:
http://www.ethanwiner.com/audiophoolery.html

[puretube]

machined RCA plugs,
and feedback-loops shorter than 1cm...
http://www.sakurasystems.com/products/47amp.html
(thanks, Johan, for the gaincard link!)

others do this by the help of SMD...

[Doug_H]

Great...

First we had "fresh" beer. Then came "fresh" episodes. Now we have "fresh" sound...

Doug

[PenPen]

Someone please tell me this is audio-foolery:

"If energy supply depends on the capacity of filter/condensers, you can easily lose the freshness of sound."

Uhmm, how can the amount of capacitance in your power supply have anything to do with the audio itself?

[JimRayden]

Actually, in at least tube amps, the power supply plays an important role in the compression of the signal. And that's not merely a belief. I've witnessed it.

Search for an amp term called "sag".

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Jimbo

[Hal]

Yea, I suppose its the same way that tube recefiers get their sound.  And that you can proove...A/B a tube rect. with a solid state, and the differance is obvious.

[gloryboy]

nice read:
http://www.ethanwiner.com/audiophoolery.html

Hmmm, I wonder how a guy like George Alessandro would respond to this....

[A.S.P.]

from an ebay BC109 auction: 
(http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=39734.0)

Ex Ministry of Defence

is that Ministery of Offense , now?

[gtrmac]

The owner of the company I work for is an audiophile. He showed me an article about his home stereo in a major Japanese audiophile magazine that had pictures of his living room with his collection of tube amps and Tannoy speakers. Well I can get into the Tannoys, I love them myself, but not quite as vintage as his. Anyway, I have been on a few installations with him and I have seen him sell someone some $2,000 speaker cables and other stuff. The listening tests of the speaker cables were quite funny. I know I have good hearing and "ears" because I notice things that others miss but it was "The Emperer's New Clothes" audio version as far as I was concerned. Once the customer asked me which one I liked better and I replied that it was really a matter of taste but I thought the most expensive one was the best sounding. Well I have to consider my job security, I have a family to feed!

I was just asking him about an item that he is particularly fond of called Speaker Harmonizers made by Infra Noise Laboratory Co. Japan. They are opaque glass tubes with wires coming out of them that you attach to your speaker cables somehow. he said he doesn't know what's inside the tubes but they sound good. I don't know how much these things cost, I'm sure they're not cheap though. He also seems fond of attaching these little triangles made from leather chamois in strategic locations on all kinds of equipment. I haven't asked about this practice yet.

He knows I'm not a believer and the other engineer, his partner, shares my scepticism but I'm working for the company as a repair technician for the pro audio clients so it doesn't matter I guess.

But I'm considering going into the business of manufacturing those power cords anyway, I could use the money.

[phaeton]

gtrmac

Hey, I know you! 

[alteredsounds]

Superb pedal the Lapido Pride 'n Joy, infact the best sounding tube screamer clone out there (check harmony central).  But it has a coin glued either side which apparently is for that 'u know who' mojo sound.  Dont think there Ge's! lol

[A.S.P.]

pre-scratched labelling!

[amz-fx]

Superb pedal the Lapido Pride 'n Joy, infact the best sounding tube screamer clone out there (check harmony central).  But it has a coin glued either side which apparently is for that 'u know who' mojo sound.  Dont think there Ge's! lol

Actually that is Ladipo...  it took me a while to find them: http://www.deltajetblues.com/

I didn't see anything about a coin.

-Jack

[alteredsounds]

yep excuse the spelling.  awesome pedal but still dont get the 2 coins thing

[phaeton]

Superb pedal the Lapido Pride 'n Joy, infact the best sounding tube screamer clone out there (check harmony central).  But it has a coin glued either side which apparently is for that 'u know who' mojo sound.  Dont think there Ge's! lol

Actually that is Ladipo...  it took me a while to find them: http://www.deltajetblues.com/

I didn't see anything about a coin.

-Jack

Nice enclosure.  I don't see any coins either.  However, note that this is the sound of SRV on tape as indicated by the picture.  SRV Live and SRV On CD and SRV On Vinyl are other potential sales.

Disclaimer:  Every day I drive by the hill where SRV died

[alteredsounds]

As I mentioned in my other post, this is a truely awesome pedal.  I've actually not come across any other that sounded this good for what it is.  If you get a chance, give 1 a try.

[puretube]

18 awg gauge

[PenPen]

18 awg gauge

To be fair, there is really a difference in resistance of 18 and 20 gauge wire. Enough to cause much audible difference, I don't know, but there is a possible reason for that one.