UFX modifications, Part II

I'm not gonna lie, I was a little disappointed with how my UFX modification project turned out. I should clarify: for the obsessively minded, disappointment in a few little things tends to translate to disappointment in the whole. It's a pretty killer mod, overall, and was a ton of work. But still, there were two …

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Zoom F8 teardown

Since I posted photos of the internals of a MixPre 6 before, thought it might be fair to display the guts of SD's main rival in this market, the Zoom F8... The differences in layout between F-series and MixPre are telling, to say the least. The F-series is a serious puzzle box, I wasn't sure …

Teardown of Sound Devices MixPre 6 (gen 1)

It's good to know your gear, and I've been a real big fan of Sound Devices' MixPres because they are generally free of the analog corner-cutting you find in most prosumer stuff. This should be celebrated, because that's the way the market should be. Companies generally gut analog stages then add all kinds of bells …

RME UFX modifications

There's a lot of mystique, anxiety, snake oil, and misdirection with audio modifications. I've purchased a few modified units over the years, and had some gear modified (most of which I've now sold) by the very reputable companies that do this work, and I have to say, I'm always a bit irked by the rather …