The Astounding Cello Palette Equalizer

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@cjay2 2 ай бұрын

All Cello gear is best in class. Last time I heard a Cello system was 1995 in L.A. Nagra front end, Cello electronics and Cello speakers. Wow that was good.

@SkyFiAudio 2 ай бұрын

Must have been good if you remember from that long ago.

@gotham61 2 ай бұрын

Mark Levinson would bristle when people referred to the Audio Palette as an equalizer. He called it a “tone control system”. They became available 1985, and most were actually made in the 1980s.

@fredbissnette3104 2 ай бұрын

Eqs are so much fun

@steveodian6008 2 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this video. I do miss seeing them on a regular basis .

@SkyFiAudio 2 ай бұрын

More to come!

@De132an 2 ай бұрын

Love seeing you current home system.

@SkyFiAudio 2 ай бұрын

Hey thanks. Im cooking up a video with the various system through the house, just need to find some time to edit it. If you guys think it would be interesting pls let me know.

@aussie8114 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful piece. I love EQs and would not be without one. I have hearing issues. Currently using the PEQ in my Eversolo 8 but if I didn’t have that I would get the Mcintosh EQ.

@craiglizt8074 2 ай бұрын

I remember seeing these in various 90s audio magazines. This was a very cool video of something from a cool era of audio. Edit: thanks for the deep dive on your system and the Cello system. I learned a lot and you demystified many things. Looking forward to watching more of your videos.

@carlhayes-ze5nd 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful fit and finish!

@ZZXZZY118 2 ай бұрын

Nice video, thank you! ❤ Cello Audio Palette MIV ！

@puciohenzap891 2 ай бұрын

I used to have the Performance II monoblocks, could never afford the Suite though. It was TOTL, extremely pricey.The tower speakers had very low impedance, something like 2 ohms. The connector is Fischer 104 series AFAIK. Very hard to get and very expensive. I think idea-wise the closest to Cello would've been FM Acoustics.

@toddhupp 2 ай бұрын

your system has stunning voice reproduction.

@DavidGilden 2 ай бұрын

That Nagra CD Players is awesome!

@annebokma4637 2 ай бұрын

Why consider anD equalizer? 😂😂 Love the cello gear. Heard it with mark levinson present. Impressive guy, great gear.

@Nutz0 2 ай бұрын

thanks for the really informative video about this very interesting piece. i'm surprised that the controls weren't parametric like on my SAE eq. i assume that a parametric design although more flexible would have added too much noise.

@SkyFiAudio 2 ай бұрын

I think you're right. This thing is one of the quietest EQs I have tested.

@Erwinhooi 2 ай бұрын

It has the looks of a Copland amplifier!

@bigblueocean 2 ай бұрын

This pre dates Copland, so the other way around

@johnnytoobad7785 2 ай бұрын

Those controls are odd (non-standard) values for band frequencies. Can they be changed (like in a parametric EQ) ? What is the "Q" (or bandwidth) of each band ? Is it a "constant Q" equalizer ? (most are NOT) Looks like they used discrete transistors instead of Op-amps. That IS a rare design treat for "modern" EQ's. Why did they not use standard XLR's ?

@Roudaki677 2 ай бұрын

The Crown EQ-2 is basically the only unit capable of what you just described (short of a full tilt studio console). Extreme flexibility and built well.

@SkyFiAudio 2 ай бұрын

Great questions. Hopefully someone has more info on this than I do and can chime in. The frequencies cannot be changed. I suspect the connectors were selected for both higher quality and exclusivity, so that you had to get the matching cables.

@epg2501 2 ай бұрын

Price?

@SkyFiAudio 2 ай бұрын

Sold right away. They tend to go from $20-30K.

@Zimmy_1981 2 ай бұрын

@SkyFiAud😮io

@puciohenzap891 2 ай бұрын

One in EU sold around €10k not too long ago but they get snatched right away and most go to Asia.

@xprcloud 2 ай бұрын

for the past 40 years, I never has a system without an EQ, a DIGITAL DSP will do everything and more things beyond what this analog EQ does, of course I am 100% in the digital domain including 4 way digital crossover since 2013, and fully class-D since 2020

@gianromanigroup 2 ай бұрын

what DSP do you use? I am going to buy a dbx PA2 to be used as active crossover for 3 ways JBL pro speakers

@FOH3663 2 ай бұрын

Agreed. Worth noting every system in every room needs EQ'ing. Resonant peaks benefit from being tamed. You get it, however for others this Cello piece is a broad Q program EQ, whereas more flexible parametric EQ can address narrow peaks.

@FOH3663 2 ай бұрын

@@gianromanigroup Good luck with the dbx ... a powerful piece for such reasonable price. I suspect the initial A/D could be the weak point ... albeit still a strong performer.

@gianromanigroup 2 ай бұрын

@@FOH3663 thank you! yes that's a nice toy