Topic: building a frame out of the kitchen shelf thing is a pain!

[spyder9]

I bought the Wallyworld shelving.  But, I bought 2 of them.  Hacked both down to size of the UA5 and used long plastic tie-downs to hold it in place.  Purpose was for the UA5 to be vertical in my bag.  I'll upload pictures later today.  Nice work LTW!!!!  T+!

[Brian Skalinder]

Here's few more ............

How about resizing those suckers?  As it is, I can only view about 1/3 of each picture on my screen.

[spyder9]

I bought two of these from Walmart.  Chopped down the long sides (13.75) with a hack saw.  Used long Rat-shack tie-downs to secure it to the cage.  I also used furniture pads to protect the JB3 from rubbing against the cage. 

As you can see, I have plenty of room in the back.  I intend on using a right angle connector for the battery eventually.  Sits nicely in the bag and at vertical position.  Total cost: $17.00

[fozzy]

vise grips are great for cutting wire, just got some new ones for xmas w/ flexy grips  . 

[spyder9]

If you don't have vise grips, there is no effort using the hack saw.  Its all about having a sharp blade.  The outside took a few seconds, but the thinner, inside wire, cut in about 4 or 5 rips.   The whole thing was together in a half hour.

[neumannkid]

Heres the rack I made from the same shelving.
I took the legs off one unit. Then bent the legs of the other and cut them in half at the bottom so that they could be slid through the grid of the second shelf. and taped back togther. I then cut a square out of the grid on the top so I could fit the Sonosax up there. the shelves were then wire tied together at the corners. I then used velcro tape to hold the UA5 on the bottom and the battery on to the top of the UA5. The Sax is velcroed down with two wire straps on top of the UA5 and the battery. The SVU-1 is also velcroed to the bottom of the unit. Then this all fits in to a mountainsmith Carin lumbar pack on top of the km100 bodies in a pelican case.

[spyder9]

Nice!!!

[F.O.Bean]

niceness guys, life w/ a rack and all the wires hooked up is MUCH easier

[phrazelle]

ok the newbie is coming out for a minute..... .........The UA-5mod (which I am planning on purchasing as my new preamp) is the preamp in the last rig pics.  The SVU-1 is only there to provide meters for the UA-5.  The Sonosax is for...........Its a preamp also right?  Why 2 preamps?  And then the slim box on top of the UA-5 is the battery pack for the UA-5 right?  Questions questions questions...........

[Brian Skalinder]

The UA-5mod (which I am planning on purchasing as my new preamp) is the preamp in the last rig pics

Yes, but it's a preamp and ADC, not just a preamp.

The SVU-1 is only there to provide meters for the UA-5.

Yes.

The Sonosax is for...........Its a preamp also right? Why 2 preamps?

Appears that instead of using the UA5 as both preamp and ADC, he's using the Sonosax as preamp and the UA5 as purely ADC, i.e. bypassing the UA5 preamp.

And then the slim box on top of the UA-5 is the battery pack for the UA-5 right?

Yes.

[phrazelle]

Is the UA-5 not a good stand-alone preamp?  I know I've seen significantlly(sp) cheaper A/D converters. 

[neumannkid]

Is the UA-5 not a good stand-alone preamp?  I know I've seen significantlly(sp) cheaper A/D converters. 

The UA-5 is a good stand alone preamp.
 
I already have the SX-M2, I like what it does for the neumanns.
 
My UA-5 is a regular Digi-mod. I basically have it for ADC and so I can easily use a JB3. The UA-5's ADC appears to be better than the one in the PCM-M1 which is the deck I normally run off the sax.
Ive heard tapes with a regular D-mod UA-5, I think Joel is one taper that runs the regular UA-5, and it sounds just fine.
 
Nothing wrong with the stock UA-5 but it can also be improved dramatically with different mods depending on what the user wants. In my case I wanted a ADC for now with some possibilities later. I bought an Oade one with this in mind and maybe one day Ill send it in and have more mods done to it, but for now Im just experimenting with it as a ADC.

[phrazelle]

Is the UA-5 not a good stand-alone preamp?  I know I've seen significantlly(sp) cheaper A/D converters. 

The UA-5 is a good stand alone preamp.
 
I already have the SX-M2, I like what it does for the neumanns.
 
My UA-5 is a regular Digi-mod. I basically have it for ADC and so I can easily use a JB3. The UA-5's ADC appears to be better than the one in the PCM-M1 which is the deck I normally run off the sax.
Ive heard tapes with a regular D-mod UA-5, I think Joel is one taper that runs the regular UA-5, and it sounds just fine.
 
Nothing wrong with the stock UA-5 but it can also be improved dramatically with different mods depending on what the user wants. In my case I wanted a ADC for now with some possibilities later. I bought an Oade one with this in mind and maybe one day Ill send it in and have more mods done to it, but for now Im just experimenting with it as a ADC.

gotcha.  so if im running mxl 993's (woo hoo....wait no....) -> w-mod UA-5 -> marantz pmd-670, it should be alright?  i know i need to up the mic scenerio a little, but the after-mic transitions should be good?

[neumannkid]

It should be fine with the setup you have listed. You have mics>pre/adc>recorder, thats the basics of what you need to record.

In the end its all preference. Some people like neumann mics with the V3, some with the Sax , some with the UA-5. In the end it only really matters to the users tastes. Personally I think the UA-5 is one of the best deals in the taping market these days. Ive heard a lot of recordings witht he varios mods and I have to say it has the best bang for the buck, but once again thats just my opinion and Im sure you can find many others that disagree. 

[John R]

learning to walk, red x's