Posted by
GeorgeNecola on Jul 31st, 2012 in
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I had the pleasure to visit the PSI factory some weeks ago… :
http://blog.georgenecola.com/visit-the-factory-psi-audio-highend-studio-monitors-made-in-switzerland/
Technicalities:
The monitors are heavy (29 kg/piece). PSI has a special stand (made by Towersonic in the UK) which has a custom made headplate for the 25’s.
The speaker is made out of MDF (glued together with a special glue from a chemical...
So I had the pleasure to visit the headquarter and factory of PSI audio (Relec SA). They are located 2.5 hours drive from where I live. I went down there with another gearslutz guy (Manolo) and met James Drake, a studio technician/recording and mixing engineer from the UK, who works in Switzerland for 2 years now.
Thank you very much Marc, Fabrice, Alain & Crew for hosting us and feed us with sandwiches, wine...
Hi guys, normally I focus on hardware. This plugin sounds like hardware, so I decided to write a review. Oh and Urs likes beer and white russian, another great example of why there should be a review as he shares the same taste then I do.
What’s in there
“The oscillators, filters and envelopes closely model components found in some of the great monophonic and polyphonic synthesizers of yesteryear....
Posted by
GeorgeNecola on Aug 15th, 2011 in
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I read about this patchbay on Gearslutz (see this article: http://www.gearslutz.com/board/so-much-gear-so-little-time/504318-new-slutty-patchbay.html). I contacted Tiqae (who is run by a guy called Tommy Knepp) and got one about 3 month ago. enough time to test it.
technical details:
Ideal for use with 8 channel preamps and converters
Also useful for “all in ones” as a primary...
Posted by
GeorgeNecola on May 30th, 2011 in
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What’s in there
Specifications:
Transducer type: True electrostatic
Operating principle: Pressure gradient
The diaphragm’s active diameter: 21 mm (0.8″)
Frequency range: 20 Hz to 20 kHz
Polar pattern: Unidirectional – cardioid
Electronics type: Discrete, solid state
Output impedance: 50 ohm
Rated load impedance: 1000 ohm
Suggested load impedance: >250 ohm
Sensitivity at 1...