Broughton Audio Super Thread

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FenrirofOld said:
No doubt! I used a grounding tester in the outlet and it says it is grounded. I also use a power surge power strip out of that. So maybe it's like you are saying all RF and not necessarily all in the house wiring? I'm not sure haha. I just know only my Stingray Special picks up the noise, my P Bass doesn't have any problems.
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Sometimes all it takes is a dimmer switch. Theres folks claiming their cell phone cant be in the same room.
 
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Ground problem will most likely be around 120/60/30hz hum, hard to tell with a tuner sometimes. RF is generally directional, meaning you move, the problem sound moves with you. Some passive basses just deal with rf pickup, some hot basses (like the Ray) pick up everything, but those are humbuckers so I'd also check the ground on the bass. Just take your time, work from the bass to power. It's worth it, my house was built in the 60s, and my rig is silent as can be now, and there's quiet a bit going on with it
 
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labeledbass said:
Yeah, environmental noise has RF to blame, that can be something unavoidable. I had an old doorbell transformer in our attic just causing all kinds of problems, had to switch rooms. Grounding though, this gear is too much $, you need some halfway decent protection
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Ooof, the attic transformer must have been quite the discovery after troubleshooting everything else lol. My old apartment was across the street from overhead high voltage wires, had 111 units wired by drunks in the 60s, and every perimeter light was a CFL bulb that was on 24/7. My new place that doesn't have any of that is much quieter.
 
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Gorilla Monsoon said:
Sometimes all it takes is a dimmer switch. Theres folks claiming their cell phone cant be in the same room.
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Word.

My beloved SV-Pre (older version) likes to introduce noise artifacts when my cell-phone (or God-knows-what) is in the vicinity.

I wince and sigh...and take it like a man. :blackeye:😬:)
 
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I told the big compressor thread, but never told youse guys.
Broughton Omnicomp was my winner over the following pretty durn good selection. I chose these as representatives of different technologies for the compression:

Empress
Becos Stella
Tranzformer
Lusithand Alma MkII
Doc Lloyd DLA-2A

I'll tell you why I prefer Omnicomp over second place Empress.
In compressor threads, I think sometimes "transparent" means "very subtle transition between uncompressed and compressed", but a stricter definition is "sounds like my bass straight through, and also very subtle transition to compressed". I think Omnicomp better satisfies the latter, while to me Empress adds a little sweetness that I don't necessarily want.

Quiet operation was an essential priority.

(As a compressor, I also chose Omnicomp ("for cleaner lows") over Effectrode LA-1A , but the latter is a keeper for other reasons.)
 
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LetItGrowTone said:
I told the big compressor thread, but never told youse guys.
Broughton Omnicomp was my winner over the following pretty durn good selection. I chose these as representatives of different technologies for the compression:

Empress
Becos Stella
Tranzformer
Lusithand Alma MkII
Doc Lloyd DLA-2A

I'll tell you why I prefer Omnicomp over second place Empress.
In compressor threads, I think sometimes "transparent" means "very subtle transition between uncompressed and compressed", but a stricter definition is "sounds like my bass straight through, and also very subtle transition to compressed". I think Omnicomp better satisfies the latter, while to me Empress adds a little sweetness that I don't necessarily want.

Quiet operation was an essential priority.

(As a compressor, I also chose Omnicomp ("for cleaner lows") over Effectrode LA-1A , but the latter is a keeper for other reasons.)
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I like my PC-2A from Effectrode but I have been thinking of trying something more "transparent" I've loved everything Broughton I've tried so maybe should give the Omni a try.
 
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LetItGrowTone said:
I told the big compressor thread, but never told youse guys.
Broughton Omnicomp was my winner over the following pretty durn good selection. I chose these as representatives of different technologies for the compression:

Empress
Becos Stella
Tranzformer
Lusithand Alma MkII
Doc Lloyd DLA-2A

I'll tell you why I prefer Omnicomp over second place Empress.
In compressor threads, I think sometimes "transparent" means "very subtle transition between uncompressed and compressed", but a stricter definition is "sounds like my bass straight through, and also very subtle transition to compressed". I think Omnicomp better satisfies the latter, while to me Empress adds a little sweetness that I don't necessarily want.

Quiet operation was an essential priority.

(As a compressor, I also chose Omnicomp ("for cleaner lows") over Effectrode LA-1A , but the latter is a keeper for other reasons.)
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I'll second this, the Omni beat out the Lusithand and Empress for me for the same reasons. I can't place it but there's an extra bit of magic versus the Empress IME.
 
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I had some stereo fun with this last night, inspired by @WG Plum ’s reference to Jean-Michel Jarre a while back.

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JeffTCS said:
I will post things for sale this weekend...
I will post things for sale this weekend...

I think I can. I think I can.. I think I can...
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I’ve recently let a few things go that were sitting on the shelf.
It actually feels good to make some space.
If I can do it you can do it.
I believe in you!
 
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never-enough said:
I’ve recently let a few things go that were sitting on the shelf.
It actually feels good to make some space.
If I can do it you can do it.
I believe in you!
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Please send some of that optimism my way, lol. I’ve grouped them but haven’t taken all the pics much less made the ads. I guess I’m waiting on the lottery, ha!
 
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davelowell2 said:
Please send some of that optimism my way, lol. I’ve grouped them but haven’t taken all the pics much less made the ads. I guess I’m waiting on the lottery, ha!
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The nice thing about clearing out some stuff that isn’t getting used is that it makes space for a few new things to land.
You know that rule with clothes, if you haven’t worn it in a year you don’t need it? Just apply that to the gear.
I’ll admit I still have some pedals that haven’t been used in a while that are not going on the chopping block just to keep around for either sentimental reasons or because I feel they’d be useful for recording purposes.
But once you get in the groove taking the pictures and writing the ads can be fun too.
 
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