Altec Lansing 342B for Studio Use
Giving the Altec Lansing 342B a Proper Studio Output Building a passive 16Ω load box with a vintage ADC transformer, balanced 600Ω output, and VU metering. Like many of us, I fell in love with vintage Altec tube and solid-state gear pretty early in my recording career. There’s something about the Altec name, the industrial…
PCB Designs / Studio Update
Hello, friends! It’s been a while since I’ve posted, so I wanted to share a quick update. We’re now fully settled into our new home in Elgin, Illinois, and we spent much of the past year building, wiring, and preparing the new home studio. During that time, I slowed down a bit on building and…
‘DB-70’ Gates Inspired DIY Preamp
The ‘DB-70’ is our version of the Gates SA‑70 preamp. The DB-70 is a classic tube-based microphone preamplifier from the mid-20th century, valued for its rich tonal character, transformer-coupled signal path, and flexible tone-shaping capabilities. These will be available for sale soon as partially assembled kits or just PCBs . Historical Context & Lineage Originating from…
