Youtube is a goldmine for tutorial videos but I found nothing on replacing the laser in the Denon 3910. I did find a video detailing replacement of a laser in a very similar model, close enough that I was able to do my 3910 and adapt to the slight differences. I've had the new laser in for a day now and it's playing both CDs and SACDs just fine. Got...

Prototype. AR knob spacing as well as feature set may change. In this one prototype you may notice incorrect front panel text. ORIGINAL SCHEMATIC This is the all-transistor AR envelope from the Buchla 410 Module Cluster. Modes include switchable Sustain or Transient (one-shot) modes, a X10 switch for very long envelope times (switching between...

I met Don Buchla at length when he was pitching and arranging the Buchla Lumina Marimba deal with Nearfield Electronics. We chatted for a few minutes at one point; I won't share everything he said but he mentioned playing the piano as a young man and that his family were against it, that he actually snuck out of his house to play piano on some radio...

Those who have known me long-term remember that I've praised the Moog Modular to the high heavens as being an amazing-sounding instrument, superior to modern designs. Among the aspects which have since been proven out, the CP3 discrete mixer saturates/distorts very pleasantly when slightly overdriven. Random oscillator fluctuations presenting a...

Those who have known me long-term remember that I've praised the Moog Modular to the high heavens as being an amazing-sounding instrument, superior to modern designs. Among the aspects which have since been proven out, the CP3 discrete mixer saturates/distorts very pleasantly when slightly overdriven. Random oscillator fluctuations presenting a...

Those who have known me long-term remember that I've praised the Moog Modular to the high heavens as being an amazing-sounding instrument, superior to modern designs. Among the aspects which have since been proven out, the CP3 discrete mixer saturates/distorts very pleasantly when slightly overdriven. Random oscillator fluctuations presenting a...