[BC] Gates Yard schematic or manual

[Milton R. Holladay Jr.]

I've never seen the "octal" version; I was referring to the sub-mini--it was
totally self contained.....
M
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From: "Phil Alexander" <dynotherm at earthlink.net>
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Subject: Re: [BC] Gates Yard schematic or manual


> On 24 Oct 2005 at 13:15, Milton R. Holladay Jr. wrote:
>
> > IIRC, the Studioette was all self contained
> > M
>
> The years make fuzz around the memories, but there
> was an "octal" Studioette and a "sub-mini" that was
> a Gatesway contemporary. You would be correct about
> the "octal" version, but I'm thinking the latter
> shared the M5548 with others of same vintage. They
> all needed a mon. amp. and the PS voltages were the
> same because the same pre and pgm boards etc were
> used.
>
> Main diffs. were in number of studios; mike faders
> and preselectors. The later Gates tube stuff - EF86
> and forward were not bad for their day and mostly
> trouble free. Of course if the mon. amp. tubes died
> the muting might never let the speakers work, but
> it was a good cue to pop new 6AQ5's in.
>
>
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