JHS - Colour Box  [traced]

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I searched and didn’t find a thread.

Here are gut shots I found on the web...
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LL1587 1+1 : 4 26x17x12 +2 dBU 200 : 3.2 k Ω. Small size.
https://www.lundahltransformers.com

that's not chinese! :hmmm:
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modman wrote: 08 Jul 2020, 10:28 LL1587 1+1 : 4 26x17x12 +2 dBU 200 : 3.2 k Ω. Small size.
https://www.lundahltransformers.com

that's not chinese! :hmmm:
Probably explains why the thing is so expensive.
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Dunno if this has been mentioned before, but the 6-transistor "clean" section of the WH Pork Loin replicates the old Neve discrete amplifier circuits. Mr. WH must've figured out that they run on 9v without any modification. I would guess that JHS noticed this, grabbed the old Neve preamp schematics, and produced the Colour Box.

Sorry that I don't have a link available, but there should be full schematics of the Neve mic pre-amps available out there. Many people make clones of them nowadays.

Some notes:
The circuits in the Pork Loin have small differences. I don't know what they change.
Also, apparently the transistors should have over ~400hfe, if you're trying this out.
Neve circuit.png

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