Hi,
I´m searching for large sized VU meters or panel meters, as the old Technics or Onkyo power amps had. So far I have found just one possible source, nissei.com. A supplier for just the mechanical part (magnet, coil, long pointer) without the display and casing, would also be welcome.
thanks in advance
Calvin
I´m searching for large sized VU meters or panel meters, as the old Technics or Onkyo power amps had. So far I have found just one possible source, nissei.com. A supplier for just the mechanical part (magnet, coil, long pointer) without the display and casing, would also be welcome.
thanks in advance
Calvin
Why not get something like these and just change the dial and the needle ?
Drehspul-Einbauinstrument MH-32 - Messtechnik / Uhren - Messtechnik - Einbau-Instrumente - Pollin Electronic
Einbauinstrumente - Pollin Electronic
How large is large for you ?
Cheers,
Patrick
Drehspul-Einbauinstrument MH-32 - Messtechnik / Uhren - Messtechnik - Einbau-Instrumente - Pollin Electronic
Einbauinstrumente - Pollin Electronic
How large is large for you ?
Cheers,
Patrick
you can't imagine that so many of them are still available in Japan ..though none of the companies have an international site or foreign language ability ...
you got to ...... go there and look for your shelf
you got to ...... go there and look for your shelf
Wow true VU meters seem to cost an arm and a leg!
Judging by the Coleman Audio MBP2.
All Electronics has some meters with a 4.5 inch face.
Judging by the Coleman Audio MBP2.
All Electronics has some meters with a 4.5 inch face.
4 euros? My gosh what is the exchange rate these days? Sweetwater says they're regularly US$525 on sale for $449. You do get the stereo pair for that price...
If you have the circuit, all you need is any old meter of the right size/ formfactor and the 'meter' software from Jim Tonne. You design the new scale on your PC then print it to a regular printer.
I used it and printing on semi-glossy photo paper gives you a very professional scale.
MeterBasic is free but Meter cost only a little and is very flexible.
Supports log scales and other non-linear scales, should work great for Vu meter scales.
jan didden
I used it and printing on semi-glossy photo paper gives you a very professional scale.
MeterBasic is free but Meter cost only a little and is very flexible.
Supports log scales and other non-linear scales, should work great for Vu meter scales.
jan didden
Do you already have a housing for them? Where do you plan to fit them ?
I was going to suggest to buy a defective Technics and use the housing and vu-meters. If you do not need the amp you could fit anything else in the housing... I own a Technics amp with vu-meters and i love them.
I was going to suggest to buy a defective Technics and use the housing and vu-meters. If you do not need the amp you could fit anything else in the housing... I own a Technics amp with vu-meters and i love them.
Hi,
no housing yet, well, apart from an idea about the casing design 🙄
Not sure if it will be a mono-amp or a stereo-amp.
Wonder if the large McIntosh 2kW panel meter is from Hoyt?
I´d like something similar large and with a similar long pointer.
Hoyt, they at least offer smaller meters with the EL-film display lighting the McIs also make use of.
jauu
Calvin
no housing yet, well, apart from an idea about the casing design 🙄
Not sure if it will be a mono-amp or a stereo-amp.
Wonder if the large McIntosh 2kW panel meter is from Hoyt?
I´d like something similar large and with a similar long pointer.
Hoyt, they at least offer smaller meters with the EL-film display lighting the McIs also make use of.
jauu
Calvin
I'm thinking of using these .....
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Beware the below are not specific VU meters, but just analogue meters. I did not have a ruler at hand, so pen is for size comparison (papermate flexigrip)
Beware the one to the left is bigger (~6") than the middle one (~5", which still has its case, so is a lot closer to the lens)
Anything you could use? (You did say "large"...) Beware shipping is killing...
(somehow above link doesn't work for me, only shows thumbnail in new window, so below the link to imageshack's big picture)
http://img804.imageshack.us/img804/347/imag1521.jpg
Beware the one to the left is bigger (~6") than the middle one (~5", which still has its case, so is a lot closer to the lens)
Anything you could use? (You did say "large"...) Beware shipping is killing...
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
(somehow above link doesn't work for me, only shows thumbnail in new window, so below the link to imageshack's big picture)
http://img804.imageshack.us/img804/347/imag1521.jpg
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