Oh, bummer. Vanguard is a good dude in my experience.
Afaik the capsule is still available from Sony for a princely sum…
There is PTW in nashville too, that does membranes.
Peluso is a little too fishy for me.

David Brown in L.A.

Are there multiple ways said part can be turned/inserted? Are there interchangeable parts? A metal file or grinder could be used to reduce the high spot, is the top flat/planar? Set it inverted on flat surface to determine if it rocks. In this position Use a ruler or some kind of stick as a gauge to ...

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Yeah! The old one. You use them like the last part of a channel strip. They have a newer version that is a little different so these were cheaper. They have some sort of subgroup control I don’t understand.
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I may have the schematic on an oldmac. .

The re/pl 20 has a dome shaped thing under the diaphragm that will eventually come unglued…and becomes a baby rattle, not a trivial repair. The diaphragm has to be detached; delicate coil break-out leads unsoldered strategic and judicious heat administered to soften adhesive…the diaphragm is ...

Try metric fasteners for krautrock, imperial for more zeppelinesque tones.

Could swap opamps and see if level difference follows…is that the audio bacon module?

Capis was cool early on for diy folks but the marketing hyperbole became enshitified


Edit: could it be the difference can be dialed out ...

Why is that personal moment fare for public spectacle?…I presume

Very nice

Don’t worry, this is just growing pains…people will get more engaged etc.— hold representatives to account, we just need to be adequately enthused.