Recent content by Jule Potter

They all take winnowing. Everything does. That is part of what my customers are paying me for. Heck, even I, am not entirely perfect. Close. :) One thing no builder of music gear can have is a different performance from one unit to the next. No matter how wonderful "a" component may sound...

From Shuguang directly through a distributor in China. I've have also seen them on Ebay in small quantities. I keep what is commonly known as "a shitload" here all the time if you get into trouble. You are one of the five. I think the dearth here in the US has to do with the Russian market...

I expect that each of those NOS tubes really was tested. As I get older, I do understand that there are days when you can test me, and I'll come out rosey. But then there are others where I might not look so robust. Truth is, I've got some years on me, and just like the NOS tubes, the success of...

Yes. It is Hypex. The fans are quiet enough that I have to look inside the side vents of the M700 to see if the blades are turning. Kinda nice. Yes. Switch on the back is labelled. The insistence on the tube rectifier in Monique is a significant part of the compression story. More to it than...

Wow. I appreciate this very well done review. Thank you. And I am grateful that some of your music is made with Monique (and the M700). A couple of things have become obvious with the M700. It is difficult to put into words the power and the musicality of the M700, but when it is played it is...

I can not think of a better description of the difference between the DI and the Line Out myself. The recording engineers out there have shown serious prejudice toward the DI out, but the flexibility is nice to have. Curiously I still get an occasional opportunity to help players who don't...

Using the Line Out is perfectly OK. The DI out is matched to the low impedance most consoles look for, but the Line Out will work. You will find them slightly different. The DI out will give you a larger envelope around the notes, but both will work. I got to listen to first cut tracks by...

Yours is the current (and for years) standard Cinemag Output transformer. Deliciousness you will feel you can spread all over you.

Your patience with me as I worked through the final-final details years ago is something I am deeply grateful for. Without your wonderfully critical ear, your skills, and your patience, Monique would not be what it is today. We all benefited from your gifts. I do remember the lengthy exchange...

Quite easily accomplished Jeff.

This is a very different story with the M700 Stand-Alone Bass amp. The M700 input jack goes directly to a potentiometer that acts as an attenuator. We have, per several customer requests, been very successful moving the input on the M700 to the rear. When we do this on the M700 we convert the...

It could be done, but it might induce noise we would not appreciate. The distance between the input jack and the first gain stage of any amplifier (not just tube) is a critical distance. The more distance = the more noise. For the techies, we are inducing a couple picofarads of capacitance for...

Before coffee

Yup.

Almost. We do not want the "center off" feature. But that is the size and type that is required.