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Bottlehead Kits => Legacy Kit Products => Stereomour => Topic started by: drewh1 on April 03, 2013, 12:22:46 PM

Title: Stepper motor couch control for Stereomour
Post by: drewh1 on April 03, 2013, 12:22:46 PM

I just added the Bent audio stepper motor control. I took a little tweaking to get to fit, not quite plug and play. I am using the wall wart power supply and may eventually take power from the transformer, except that now I want to build the BeePre and move the Goldpoint to it! So I will leave this alone for awhile and enjoy my new power!

Title: Re: Stepper motor couch control for Stereomour
Post by: Grainger49 on April 03, 2013, 12:52:13 PM

Nice looking.  Does the stepping motor go one step on the stepped attenuator at a time?

Title: Re: Stepper motor couch control for Stereomour
Post by: drewh1 on April 03, 2013, 02:34:18 PM

Yes - it is matched to the Goldpoint. You have to calibrate a bit at first but then it works fine. I really like it, no negatives if you don't mind the click when you change volumes.  I don't usually move it more than a click or two at a time.

My plan is to build a BeePre, then Paramounts. I will move it over to the BeePre then.  Oh - you might need a slightly deeper base than the stock wooden ones from Bottlehead, not sure, I have to measure it. (we all want deeper bass though right?)

drew.

Title: Re: Stepper motor couch control for Stereomour
Post by: Grainger49 on April 04, 2013, 12:13:26 AM

About 10 years ago I bought a Creek OBH-10.  It is a motorized pot with inputs and outputs.  I was about 16 feet away from the FP 2 and got tired of making small adjustments.  Ok, I'm lazy!  But it is awfully convenient.  I have referred a number of Bottleheads to BentAudio.

Title: Re: Stepper motor couch control for Stereomour
Post by: drewh1 on April 04, 2013, 05:19:02 AM

wow Grainger, you either stay up very late or wake up very early!

You know, I don't think it is really about laziness. There is usually an optimal listening volume in the mix or with your equipment. I have found that with all my amps.  The real issue though is the different levels of the recordings. I have all of my music on a computer server, from 16/44 khz to 24/192. I find the Redbook to have much higher levels than most of the hi res stuff. The 24/48 khz recordings seem to have very low levels, maybe 6db down from everything else. So it is not always a minor adjustment.

So, I can't see any reason not to have a remote in this day and age - although some people like a clutch and stick shift, I would never own a car with one again.

drew