Recent content by bergerXL5

That "NTC 10D-11" is an inrush current limiter/surge suppressor. The damage shown it the picture above shows that it did its job. Kiss it, throw it away, and solder in a replacement. I buy them in bulk, but they are about a buck per if you buy one at a time. The "preamp" issue isn't. What...

Yes, Samick built 505 basses in the plant where this critter came from. Do not be surprised if the pickups are actually Kent Armstrongs. By the way that bass is probably 18-20 years old! Decent preamp, but I'm looking for something with a little more headroom...but I don't want to hose the...

Hmmm, 1974 or 75 ,Vox combo amp, I think it was 50 watts, 1 x15. Had a switch on the back that supposedly gave you an "E" to tune to. Swapped that for a Ampeg portaflex, 1 x 15, swapped that for a Bassman 50 with a 2 x 15 cabinet, swapped for (starting to see a pattern here?) a blue sparkle...

I would think that would help you cut through the mix!:hyper:

I had the great fortune to own a Newburgh-built XL-25, narrow spaced, in white. Nothing else plays like it, nothing else sounds like it (especially through the rig that I had; GK amplification, JBL top cab with 2-8s and a titanium horn, JBL 18 sub in a ten-ton cabinet. I would sell my soul...

That's easy; just use a mono cable in socket 'A'. The bass maker has 'summed' the two outputs there by doing what is known as 'normalling' the B socket...if it isn't used, the signal routes right down to the other socket directly.

Hopeless here...I'm directly connected to a backbone server, and get all 9's in both directions.

Belden cable, neutrik or switchcraft ends.

...I am educated in the science of sound reproduction, digital recording technology, and most especially, psychoacoustics. I was most surprised when my doctoral hypothesis FAILED as a result of the research project. I thought that the brain would round off the squares and any difference would be...

"I'm talking about simply reproducing a continuous electronic waveform. " That's the point...digital simply CAN'T by its inherent nature sample a 'continuous' waveform. Even at 88,000 samples per second, it is still just pieces of the original. Does the digital 'sound' better? Yes, after a...

And having your 'nads cut off isn't? (just kidding) Actually, I have a son with kidney failure, and we can't risk the infection from a scratch, otherwise, they'd still have 'em. Couches are cheap.

Best of Both Worlds!!!

If you go to a shelter or PetSmart, look for a slightly older kitty (6 months up is fine)...your cat will pick you. Absolutely get a male fixed before it even comes 'home'...otherwise, he'll spray to mark his territory. I have 4 females right now...three of them are cats. All except my...

Actually, as long as your cell can 'see' a tower, 911 WILL work on a US cellphone, even if you don't have a 'working' phone or time on a prepaid. I still hate forwarded spam.

Somebody's attorney skipped a step. This has been tried before, and Hooters has WON WITH PREJUDICE in all of the cases. Caselaw counts.