EricS
24-09-2015, 22:48
Hi, Everyone,
I'm Eric and live in central Pennsylvania in the USA. I've been interested in electronics and audio since about the age of 10. I still have vivid memories of how upset my dad was when I burned a hole in my brand new bedroom carpet with the soldering iron. :doh: Fast forward a few decades, add a new house and my interests led to a basement converted into a home theater. (http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/esantane/movies/movies.html) filled with DIY projects. In contrast with newer digital technologies, I am also interested in tube radios from the 1920s and 1930s. It is the perfect intersection of my interest in antiques and electronics.
I've been lurking since I acquired a turn table in March of this year. I had a BIC 940 belt drive table when I was a kid and didn't really have much appreciation for albums beyond the fact that my choices were either vinyl or cassettes. By the age of 14 or 15, I got my first CD player and left vinyl in the dust and developed a collection of nearly 1,000 CDs over the years. As I got deeper and deeper into DIY audio, I became more aware of people extolling the virtues of vinyl. So, looking to see what all of the fuss was about, I picked up a used SL-1200, installed an AT150MLX cartridge, and build a Pearl II phono stage for it. I also moved the power supply into an outboard box and installed two 21v regulated power supplies (using LT317A based tracking pre-regulators) in the hole where the transformer used to live. I am in the process of completing a new preamp and amp for my new analog setup.
Wow! I have to say that I am impressed by what I found hiding on my childhood albums! To my ears, my 30 year old vinyl outperforms the same title on CD by a healthy margin. What fun it has been picking up used albums at the local flea market for $1-2 each!
I look forward to learning more and sharing with everyone!
Eric
I'm Eric and live in central Pennsylvania in the USA. I've been interested in electronics and audio since about the age of 10. I still have vivid memories of how upset my dad was when I burned a hole in my brand new bedroom carpet with the soldering iron. :doh: Fast forward a few decades, add a new house and my interests led to a basement converted into a home theater. (http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/esantane/movies/movies.html) filled with DIY projects. In contrast with newer digital technologies, I am also interested in tube radios from the 1920s and 1930s. It is the perfect intersection of my interest in antiques and electronics.
I've been lurking since I acquired a turn table in March of this year. I had a BIC 940 belt drive table when I was a kid and didn't really have much appreciation for albums beyond the fact that my choices were either vinyl or cassettes. By the age of 14 or 15, I got my first CD player and left vinyl in the dust and developed a collection of nearly 1,000 CDs over the years. As I got deeper and deeper into DIY audio, I became more aware of people extolling the virtues of vinyl. So, looking to see what all of the fuss was about, I picked up a used SL-1200, installed an AT150MLX cartridge, and build a Pearl II phono stage for it. I also moved the power supply into an outboard box and installed two 21v regulated power supplies (using LT317A based tracking pre-regulators) in the hole where the transformer used to live. I am in the process of completing a new preamp and amp for my new analog setup.
Wow! I have to say that I am impressed by what I found hiding on my childhood albums! To my ears, my 30 year old vinyl outperforms the same title on CD by a healthy margin. What fun it has been picking up used albums at the local flea market for $1-2 each!
I look forward to learning more and sharing with everyone!
Eric