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The Black Adder
04-01-2021, 14:37
Hi all.

I have a patch bay made by Dyer Audio Systems. I was wondering if anyone has heard of them and if they're still around in any form?

I have found a website URL but it's doesn't exist. They were based in Hoddesdon, Herts.

They made some great active speakers called the 'Harefield'. I found them on the TNT site but I can't seem to find any other info or an active email contact.

Thanks
Marco
04-01-2021, 15:14
What's a patch bay, Jo?:scratch:

Marco.
struth
04-01-2021, 15:17
What's a patch bay, Jo?:scratch:

Marco.

they are for routing cables on systems that have multiple options. like amp3, speakers 4 and cd player 1.

i think:)
Filterlab
04-01-2021, 15:35
Patch bays are primarily studio devices, for connecting multiple balanced audio devices together...

https://thumbs.static-thomann.de/thumb/orig/pics/bdb/118484/7467825_800.jpg

https://58eca9fdf76150b92bfa-3586c28d09a33a8c605ed79290ca82aa.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.c om/art-p16-xlr-balanced-patch-bay-262625.jpg

One system I dealt with had hundreds of connections along with a fully digital, fully automated mixing desk and active crossovers - and no instructions or bible (booklet created by the original installer for engineers to utilise later should adjustments need doing). Was a feckin' nightmare to unravel!
Marco
04-01-2021, 16:10
Ah I see... First I've heard of them, as I've never had cause to use them before. I wonder why Jo would need something like that for a simple home hi-fi system?:hmm:

Marco.
Filterlab
04-01-2021, 18:09
It certainly wouldn’t be a normal requirement.
Edward
04-01-2021, 18:45
Josie, judging from archive.org for http://www.digitalaudiosystems.co.uk/ (the renamed entity for Dyer Audio) an email contact was das@wavelength-distribution.com. http://www.wavelength-distribution.com/ still exists. Perhaps contact them and see if they can help?
The Black Adder
04-01-2021, 19:11
Ah...cool thanks, Edward.

I got a patch bay to route my R2R through and then back out to the PPM. It's only a small one, not a large one like shown above.

I was just curious in knowing who they were.
Edward
04-01-2021, 19:15
Here is the old 'about' for DAS.

https://web.archive.org/web/20070626215142/http://www.digitalaudiosystems.co.uk/about.html

Seems that Bill Dyer had decades of experience behind him up to 2007 and I guess he is either retired or .....
The Black Adder
04-01-2021, 20:23
Cool, thanks Edward.

I did try wayback machine but with a different URL which had no captures.