Back in 2004, while flipping through a copy of Time magazine, I was struck by the work of photojournalist David Burnett. He was on the campaign trail shooting John Kerry’s presidential bid. Burnett is up there with the best and … Read More
I came across a vintage brown plastic file box back in 2020 while scrounging local thrift shops for flexible plastic to build my second DIY SASS housing. The price, $1.99. My first attempt at building a DIY was with using a 70s-yellow Samsonite train case, also a thrift store find. The first one was fine, but heavy and more labor-intensive to build that what I present below. Currently, DIY SASS version 2 holds a pair of Audio Technica 3032 omnidirectional microphones. These microphones have been discontinued, but have been replaced with AT’s 4022.… Read More
My vintage Rycote Zeppelin and matching Windjammer came in the mail yesterday. This eBay purchase cost $25. I know, I got a sweet deal. Upon delivery, It had a few cracks where the back cap meets the body. Hence the … Read More
A couple of months ago, I decided to do something about the two big limitations of using my Luhd PM-01 AB microphones. These small, low-noise, high-sensitivity handmade electret microphones run on plug-in power (PIP). I paired mine with a Sony … Read More