jensen. je-11s-L for the outputs, je-11p-1 for the inputs --- On Sat, 1/10/09, Frank Moscowitz <[email protected]> wrote:
> From: Frank Moscowitz <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: NEOTEK: I am unbalanced... > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, January 10, 2009, 12:11 PM > Hey Orange - > > My Series 1E has unbalanced outputs and doesn't like > driving anything that > is unbalanced with pin 3 in the xlr being signal +. The > buss level drops > when patched into such an input. This is because doing > this is basically > shorting the output of the desk to ground. Do you know for > sure that both > your desk and deck are on the same page of the pin 2 / pin > 3 story? > > Hey Rofilo - I'm curious to know what transformers they > used on your > desk.... > > Frank > > > On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 1:28 AM, rofilo JUAREZ > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > hi, first time poster here. as far as i know the only > way to balance the > > board would be to install output transformers on the > direct outs of every > > channel. from what i've come to learn about > neoteks, the fact that it is > > unbalanced is what helps create the "neotek > sound". neoteks are > > transformerless, its something neoteks are known for. > less stuff in the way > > that could possibly alter the sound. i have a 26 > channel series 1E that was > > custom made in '79 for the lincoln center, it was > used for radio and tv > > broadcast and is totally balanced including the line > inputs. it also had a > > lot of other custom mods and additions. im currently > in the process of > > un-modding the board to bring it back to a plain old > neotek recording > > console. i've already removed the line input > transformers and am planning on > > removing the output transformers. that being said, i > really dont notice a > > difference in sound between mine and my friends series > 1E. they both > > distinctly have the > > neotek sound. his is unbalanced and he has no > problems with that. i would > > personally leave it unbalanced. > > > > > > --- On Fri, 1/9/09, Jack Stauss > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > From: Jack Stauss <[email protected]> > > > Subject: NEOTEK: I am unbalanced... > > > To: [email protected] > > > Date: Friday, January 9, 2009, 10:58 PM > > > My Series one will be here next week and I have > been > > > cramming in all the research I can about them as > I prepare > > > to refurbish this thing and commission it into my > studio. > > > > > > I have learned that the direct outs on this > console are > > > unbalanced and Erik (The guy I bought it off of) > from this > > > list was nice enough to send me links explaining > how to > > > balance these circuits but I wanted to see if > anyone here > > > has ACTUALLY performed this mod. I am still on > the fence as > > > to wether or not it is a necessary procedure so > any > > > information you can provide would be greatly > appreciated. > > > The console will be a front end to my Pro-tools > rig and I > > > will use it for tracking and mixing although I > have some > > > high end pre's for the crucial tracking. (I > realize of > > > course that they may not be as good as the NEOTEK > pre's > > > are but that still remains to be seen.) > > > > > > Also, I contacted Sytek about a manual and they > want over > > > $200 for one, can I pay anyone here quite a bit > less for a > > > copy of theirs (a link to one would be nice too.) > > > > > > Thank you and looking forward to the work ahead, > > > > > > Jack > > > > > > > > > ------ > > > > > > View the list online at: > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > > > > > You can unsubscribe at anytime by sending an > email to > > > mailto:[email protected] with > "unsubscribe > > > neotek" in the message body. 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