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Lavane said:
No battery. It was just looked like a small mic with a very long cable. I had found another small mic, but seem to have misplaced it as well.
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theres a couple on ebay. one says it's for a soundshaper(adc) analyzer but they take a aaa battery. $2400 for one, $900 for the other :rflmao:

i would like a mic for my adc ss30 but no friggin way am i paying that.
 
As an alternative, you could consider a DSP. They are very powerful and have lots of capability, but they don't have that cool visual display of sliders than an EQ has.
 
painttoad said:
theres a couple on ebay. one says it's for a soundshaper(adc) analyzer but they take a aaa battery. $2400 for one, $900 for the other :rflmao:

i would like a mic for my adc ss30 but no friggin way am i paying that.
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Nothing a test Record, CD, or Cassette tape depending on your source, and a SPL meter won't cure. Perhaps even phone SPL app is enough to get us close to flat. Then make adjustments to your taste, Just photograph the flat setting for a reference.

Some of those EQ's look good with the right components. And the better ones probably don't compromise transparency too much, so they might improve the overall sound. Even the cheap EQ Yamaha put in my entry level Network streaming AVR makes my small bookshelf speakers sound better overall, but transparency does take a hit.
 
lini said:
What does that stack consist of? Just asking to avoid possible disappointment. Because modern receivers and integrated amps often enough don't sport a classic tape-loop with monitoring function, a processor-loop (ideally switchable) or a pre-out/main-in loop anymore - while you'll need one of these (preferably one of the former two) for integrating an EQ.

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini
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My amp has two tape loops and an accessory loop (send/receive) so it should be a problem. Thanks for the reply! Greetings from Finland!
 
DesertRatt said:
As an alternative, you could consider a DSP. They are very powerful and have lots of capability, but they don't have that cool visual display of sliders than an EQ has.
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I am definitely going to add Hifiberry with DSP later, but it's a whole project in itself and only able to DSP it's own output (afaik).
 
charles 1973 said:
Nothing a test Record, CD, or Cassette tape depending on your source, and a SPL meter won't cure. Perhaps even phone SPL app is enough to get us close to flat. Then make adjustments to your taste, Just photograph the flat setting for a reference.
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i have an spl meter. i have signal generators. i have rew, computers,a mic and calibration file. i have a spectrum analysis app for my phone, i know how to use it all BUT none of that gets me the mic for the adc does it?

i could care less about "flat." flat is boring. i just want the mic for my adc. :dunno:
 
Wow breathtaking. The seller is probably watching this thread too.

That is s fantasy number IMO. Perhaps make an offer to the seller for slightly less than you think it’s worth and see what he says. ADC is not super premium audio but it seems the matching mike is rare. So some combination of commodity and collectible is a more realistic price.

There are several similar new mikes priced between $100 and $400 so somewhere in there is probably reasonable. Good luck!
 
C Hart said:
Wow breathtaking. The seller is probably watching this thread too.

That is s fantasy number IMO. Perhaps make an offer to the seller for slightly less than you think it’s worth and see what he says. ADC is not super premium audio but it seems the matching mike is rare. So some combination of commodity and collectible is a more realistic price.

There are several similar new mikes priced between $100 and $400 so somewhere in there is probably reasonable. Good luck!
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i offered them $100. MAYBE it's worth $150 but for me that's pushing it.
 
The mic that came with the BSR spectrum analyzer was pretty small, no battery. The instructions did claim a frequency response of 20hz-20Khz though. If I remember right, I bought the analyzer on sale from DAK.
I miss those crazy DAK adds. There was someone local trying to sell a.pair of DAK Thunder Lizards and DAK passive aub for $1,000. The add was on Craigslist for several years.
 
DAK was great. i remember the thunder lizards :rflmao:

the seller offered me the mic for 200bux. i don't want it that badly, i just wanted to see if he had a realistic price.

unlike audiocontrol, who used the same mic for all their gear of the era, adc had different mics and i can't verify the ss30/ss33 mic.

i will have to see if it's listed in my service manual before i counter again.
 
outrun said:
I'd like to add an EQ (preferably with spectrum analyzer display) to my stack. Any specific models I should try to search for? Should I go for modern or vintage? Are they just waste of money or actually usable, or at least fun?

Budget: looking for a bang-for-buck (no trash but no audio engineer level either)

Anyone owning one, please do share your experience how are you using them.
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Well, you are not going to find anything current that is worth a flip. Most of the stuff out there is designed for PA systems, and if you look at the specifications of the units, they are more akin to an abomination. Vintage, in this case, is really the way to go. I personally have a Kenwood GE-7030. Also, do not get a vintage unit with sliders as those are prone to noise and distortion. Just my opinion, but if you are going to get an EQ, you should definitely get one with an amazing spectrum analyzer. I would stay away from Teac, there clone Realistic (Radio Shack), or Soundcraftsman. Yamaha, Pioneer, Technics, and Kenwood all made excellent EQs. :)
 
everybody made some crap eqs, you can't lump every one made by every company into a "bad" category.

i would take my realistic eq, made my tce(aka tandy, who also made eqs for adc/bsr) over anything from yamaha,kenwood,pioneer and most from technics as well with a couple exceptions and not have to pay the brand name premium and get the same or better quality.

soundcraftsman made some good eqs as did teac.

audiocontrol arguably built the best eqs and trumps all.

i've got heavy buyer's remorse from buying a yamaha eq630. absolutely not worth the price but it is pretty and i wanted it to go with my yamaha gear.

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Eq's are always fun to play with and I try to have the accessories that went with the original core audio equipment. One of my favorite bargin models is the BSR EQ3000 which was heavily featured in the DAK Catalog. I'm pretty sure they sold a ton of these, I used to see them fairly often.

I rarely use use one except to finish the stack and I'm a light show guy, so dancing lights always look cool too me but I normally just do a line in. Outside of boomboxes, they don't do enough for my sonics. Visually though they look great if you have matching components.
 
While the published specs may be minimal/poor, the actual performance of pro equalizers does not always reflect that. I have a pro eq that works very well, especially judged on price/performance. I was skeptical of the specs so I did an AB test with the eq in and out and couldn’t hear any difference, additional noise, etc. If the OP is looking to try it out for a while, a pro rig, especially a good used one, is worth considering.
 
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