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Post by sozocaps on Feb 3, 2020 8:53:49 GMT -6
This thing is very clean with like no character.... Any DIY mods for it  Thanks ! |
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Post by matt@IAA on Feb 3, 2020 9:33:17 GMT -6
You could try Jensen's modification, but I think this tends to correct toward clean rather than more character. www.jensen-transformers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/as091.pdfQuick way to play is to load the output transformer with 600 ohms, just to see what happens. Take a mic cable and strap a 604R resistor across pins 2 and three, see if that gets you anything. Or put a 5k pot, twiddle till it sounds the way you like it, then disconnect and measure where the pot is and replace it with the nearest nominal resistor value. Or buy one of our Portia Street Stomps, and put it after it to fudge it up a bit  |
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Post by svart on Feb 3, 2020 10:19:53 GMT -6
It's funny, because back when the LA2A came out, they were trying to make things as clean as possible with what they had available.. Now we demand that the same gear dirty things up!
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Post by ragan on Feb 3, 2020 10:24:04 GMT -6
I was always trying to get my WA-2a to be cleaner. It put quite a bit of hair on the signal.
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Post by jamiesego on Feb 3, 2020 10:54:03 GMT -6
I doubt any mods would be worth the trouble when you could just sell it and put the money towards an Audioscape Opto.
But if you wanted to do it you could probably put some vintage iron in for a few hundred dollars.
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Post by EmRR on Feb 3, 2020 11:19:45 GMT -6
I doubt any mods would be worth the trouble when you could just sell it and put the money towards an Audioscape Opto. But if you wanted to do it you could probably put some vintage iron in for a few hundred dollars. That would make the biggest difference, but then you'd have to reverse the process if you ever sold it. |
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Post by kcatthedog on Feb 3, 2020 12:02:39 GMT -6
I got tubes from bowie, gives it more body, presence and output.
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Post by sozocaps on Feb 3, 2020 17:54:00 GMT -6
I doubt any mods would be worth the trouble when you could just sell it and put the money towards an Audioscape Opto. But if you wanted to do it you could probably put some vintage iron in for a few hundred dollars. Was wondering if there was a different unit like the Stam SA-2A+ ... Hows the Audioscape vs the Stam ? |
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Post by jamiesego on Feb 3, 2020 18:12:10 GMT -6
I doubt any mods would be worth the trouble when you could just sell it and put the money towards an Audioscape Opto. But if you wanted to do it you could probably put some vintage iron in for a few hundred dollars. Was wondering if there was a different unit like the Stam SA-2A+ ... Hows the Audioscape vs the Stam ? I’ve never used the Stam. I thought the tone of Warm unit was pretty good but the compression always seemed too slow and it was always compressing too much or not enough. The Audioscape unit has slightly more saturation when pushed but the biggest improvement for me was range out of the compression. It sound good with a lot of compression or just a little. |
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Post by Vincent R. on Feb 3, 2020 20:32:22 GMT -6
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Post by sozocaps on Feb 4, 2020 14:52:50 GMT -6
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Post by Ward on Feb 4, 2020 16:14:35 GMT -6
I doubt any mods would be worth the trouble when you could just sell it and put the money towards an Audioscape Opto. But if you wanted to do it you could probably put some vintage iron in for a few hundred dollars. THIS!! I was going to also recommend he get an audioscape opto instead. |
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Post by kcatthedog on Feb 7, 2020 15:28:32 GMT -6
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Post by notneeson on Feb 7, 2020 17:12:30 GMT -6
I doubt any mods would be worth the trouble when you could just sell it and put the money towards an Audioscape Opto. But if you wanted to do it you could probably put some vintage iron in for a few hundred dollars. THIS!! I was going to also recommend he get an audioscape opto instead. I'll give Revive the benefit of the doubt that their mods sound good, but in no way would I expect those types of mods to make the Warm sound like the original. |
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Post by ericn on Feb 7, 2020 22:43:21 GMT -6
The main mod I can see to any Warm gear would be upgrading the pots and switches, not sexy but one place where you see the compromise.
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Post by notneeson on Feb 8, 2020 16:26:49 GMT -6
The main mod I can see to any Warm gear would be upgrading the pots and switches, not sexy but one place where you see the compromise. Why replace now, when you'll have to replace later?  |
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Post by kcatthedog on Feb 8, 2020 16:58:43 GMT -6
Hmm, I have 2 wa2a , now 3-4 years old, zero problems: just sayin:)
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