VU Meters: Let's See 'Em!!

[Pluto]

I'd dearly love a stereo IV-S but they are still seriously spendy

The worst mistake I ever made, about 14 years ago, was passing up on the purchase of a brand new, still in its delivery packaging, Nagra T for about $500 because, at that time, I was going through a daft phase of attempting to de-clutter.

What a dolt.

 

[Murray A]

Workshop system...

 

[Sal1950]

Workshop system...

How come the VU meters lights aren't blue?

 

[Murray A]

I guess blue wasn't cool in '69!

 

[Sal1950]

I guess blue wasn't cool in '69!

Wow, I didn't realize they were that old.
Time for a blue led upgrade maybe. LOL
A really beautiful pair of amps BTW, I jealous!

 

[ng411s4]

Here's one I made earlier ... ...

The VU meters came from a sadly defunct Studer A800, I believe. They are (were?) actually made Modutec.

 

[Monte]

A more utilitarian VU meter.
Interesting amplifier design. 600 watts@8 ohms. 20A power cord plug. Big iron - 92 lb unit. Crown. Audio freq range. Decent specs.

 

[win]

I got a Coleman audio vu meter box, and replaced theirs with some cooler looking Sony vu meters. My daughter loves them.

 

[mhardy6647]

DSC_0409 (2) by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

 

[watchnerd]

DSC_0409 (2) by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

And with an era-appropriate Neil Diamond mix tape, to boot.

 

[mhardy6647]

And with an era-appropriate Neil Diamond mix tape, to boot.

as found at the Harvard, MA town dump
-- not the deck, though, just the tape(s).

Actually it's a "needle drop" (as the hip kids say nowadays) of Hot August Night.

 

[MakeMineVinyl]

DSC_0409 (2) by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

Pioneer made some very good tape decks in the day.

 

[Wes]

 

[mhardy6647]

Pioneer made some very good tape decks in the day.

DSC_0365 (2) by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

 

[Doodski]

DSC_0365 (2) by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

I loved those blue meters back in the day.

 

[Feanor]

DSC_0365 (2) by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

I, OTOH, never like that those blue "slidding" display meters.

I had a Pioneer CT-F850 back in the day. That POS' clutch mechanism broke down several time and repairs always failed.
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[Wes]

 

[Doodski]

I, OTOH, never like that those blue "slidding" display meters.

I had a Pioneer CT-F850 back in the day. That POS' clutch mechanism broke down several time and repairs always failed.
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Prolly needed a upgraded clutch. I serviced a tonne of cassette decks and it was very common for clutches and springs to be upgraded to solve issues.

 

[Cbdb2]

Only one comment, on amps there voltage meters not power meters, unless your speakers impedance is flat.

 

[mhardy6647]

Only one comment, on amps there voltage meters not power meters, unless your speakers impedance is flat.

Supposedly the McIntosh meters accurately measure power. I am sure some Mac fanatic can explain how -- that lets me out, though!

PS I am not too crazy about the Fluoroscan meter displays (either), FWIW.