Recent content by jeak

The 8-inch driver in one of my Yamaha HS80M monitors has a large rip in its cone. The rip starts near a voice coil and extends to the rolled edge of the cone. I don't know how this happened. I just walked into my studio last week and noticed it. A new 8-inch driver will cost $150 -- almost half...

I'm selling a super-clean, near-mint ThreeQ. Includes original manual and power supply. Used only in my smoke-free studio. $165 shipped Please PM me if interested.

I recently posted here asking whether I should try an SM7, RE20, or other mic for recording my deep singing voice. Thanks to all who responded. I think I might have put the cart before the horse in shopping for mics before preamps. I did a search and found an excellent post by Richard Monroe...

I've decided to take the plunge on one of these classics. Is one clearly better than the other for deep, Leonard Cohen-like vocals? Is it worth ordering both and picking my favorite? I can't afford to keep both now. I've heard that the SM7 is kind of the "Barry White" mic, but I've also heard...

I've been trying to capture the fullness of a new custom Fargen amp I got for my Chapman Stick. It's a 50W all-tube 1x10 combo with a 1x15 extension cabinet. It fills a room nicely, but I'm having trouble recording it. It has a direct out, but it makes the amp sound thin. (For anyone not...

Would this be a reasonable upgrade? One of my M1s is on the fritz. I am also moving my bedroom studio to an even smaller space and would really like my replacement monitors to be smaller. I've read good things about the V4, but will I miss the bigger Alesis woofers (6.5") compared with the...

Hi, all. First post here. I've been searching the archive for info on recording vocals with a dynamic. I'm venturing back into vocal songs after 10 years of instrumental music. The SM57 and 58 seem to be the go-to standards, but I also saw an old thread mentioning the EV N/D767 (now called...