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Post by ninworks on Aug 25, 2021 18:06:46 GMT -5
I bought a Warm Audio WA76, 1176 analog compressor/limiter clone off eBay today. The seller stated that it doesn't work. It supposedly powers up but he says it doesn't pass audio and the meter doesn't move. I got it for $350. Warm Audio has a $75 flat labor charge for repairs so if I can't fix it I can send it to them and probably have a working unit for less than what a new one would cost. These units have a push button on the front panel that disables the VU meter. When looking at the photo on the ad I noticed the disable button was pushed. Hopefully the guy is a moron and didn't know how to operate it. If not I'll take my lumps and deal with it.
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Post by rickyguitar on Aug 26, 2021 10:22:43 GMT -5
The problem with idiot proofing us that idiots are So darned inventive
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Post by themaestro on Aug 26, 2021 15:06:59 GMT -5
Sometimes sellers can be dumb or just mistaken. I once bought a G&L L2500 bass on Ebay. It was listed as a lesser-priced Tribute (Asian) model. However, the bridge said "G&L", not "Tribute". Also, when zooming in on the pics, the pickup switches looked like a USA model. On a Tribute, the switches travel across the body. On a USA model, the switches travel forward and back (toward neck, toward bridge). The photos showed the switches oriented like a USA model. The pics weren't focused enough to read some of the lettering on the headstock.
I took a chance and bought it, as I would have been happy enough with a Trib model, and the price was right for a Trib. When it arrived, it was indeed a US model. That saved me about $4-500 bucks.
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Post by ninworks on Aug 27, 2021 17:36:46 GMT -5
The compressor arrived today. My suspicions were confirmed. The seller is a bonafide ding dong. I unboxed the unit. It has a wall wart power supply so the first thing I did was plug that in and check the voltage. Right where it is supposed to be. Then I patched the compressor into the effects loop on one of the mic preamps and plugged my guitar into that. I started playing my guitar and messing with the controls. It all is working just as it is designed to. This is one of those rare times when my intuition paid off. I have used up all of my good luck for awhile so now I'm screwed.
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Post by Leftee on Aug 27, 2021 18:09:43 GMT -5
I’ve lucked out like this a couple times. It is a great feeling.
Congrats!
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Post by roly on Aug 28, 2021 6:59:35 GMT -5
I've owned three Urei 1176s over the years, good tool.
I think TC Elektronik is making a knock-off too.
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Post by roly on Aug 28, 2021 7:02:43 GMT -5
Oops....Klark Teknik., not TC.
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Post by ninworks on Aug 28, 2021 14:35:24 GMT -5
I've owned three Urei 1176s over the years, good tool. I think TC Elektronik is making a knock-off too. There are a number of companies making 1176 clones these days. Nobody thinks they do what a genuine Urie or UA 1176 does as well as the originals but everyone seems to agree that they do what they do very well. The common attitude is that they sound better than an 1176 plugin. I got the compressor mounted into the rack and patched into the patch bay today. I had to move some stuff around and get creative with how I was going to mount it and still retain everything else in the rack. I am hell-bent on keeping everything pertaining to my setup in a single rack so I won't have a spaghetti-mess of cables in the floor behind the rack. The monitoring mixer, computer, headphone amp, compressor, power conditioner, Eleven Rack, audio interfaces for both computers, all 5 external hard drives, PCM70, both mic preamps, and the XLR input panel for the mic preamps, are all contained in that single rack. The only cables leaving the rack are one for AC power, the video feed for the computer monitor, a firewire cable to connect the M-Box to the external computer, one long MIDI cable, and the audio feeds for the near field monitors. All the cables exiting the rack are on spring loaded strain reliefs so they won't get underneath the wheels when the rack is moved. I can pull the rack out into the middle of the room and spin it around for repairs, mods, or maintenance. None of that crawling around on my knees or laying on my back between the wall and the rack to get into the rear of it. I'm too fat, old, and big to do that anymore. I could die back there. i.postimg.cc/qvhB2n4N/Rack-Mod-3.jpgi.postimg.cc/4dpf7Tvn/Rack-Mod-4.jpg |
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Post by reverendrob on Sept 3, 2021 17:02:21 GMT -5
I love rackmount idiots. I've taken a few GC employees on used ones before. Turn up the LFO controls on a vintage digital delay, set the max time, it warps and mangles, tell them it sounds broken, offer $50. It's how I got half my first ones in the late 80s and early 90s.  |
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