Psionic Audio Vids

[tedmich]

I found a guy painstakingly (almost ASMR) making turret board amps on the YT and I thought it odd he kept talking about magnetism, for the usual suspects of transformers but also, oddly for capacitors too. https://www.youtube.com/@elams1894/videos

Anyway he sells plans for his amps but zero sound examples (?) except one terrible buzzy break and his views on "science" seem a bit wacky as seen on his WEB site
https://www.elamscafeboutique.com/po...u-must-relearn

[tedmich]

In Marks recent vid he services an old Kenwood integrated amp and as a regular part of service he removes every switch and pot and then sonicates and oven dries them before adding some Fader Lube and reinstalling them. I question this approach since IME there are good odds at least one of these irreplaceable parts will be damaged during this, so I'm definitely more conservative than Mark!. Of course he was aces and it fixed up great with only 2 new EL caps!

[Tom Phillips]

...He also has an AMAZINGLY sunny disposition, its quite inspiring.

OMG! This makes my efforts to keep my test equipment in good working condition seem a lot easier. I can't imagine keeping so much equipment running.

[tedmich]

Uh.... You mean English?

oops, I got my tea bags mixed, yes sunny man lives in cloudy England!

[DrGonz78]

here is another Youtube repair ace: Mark!

He has an amazing equipment collection and like Mike he's "down under"


He also has an AMAZINGLY sunny disposition, its quite inspiring.

I literally found his channel last night watching him repair a peavey power amp. Definitely a pro!! I thought he was an Aussie too, lol. Apparently he is in the UK.

[Greg Robinson]

here is another Youtube repair ace: Mark!

He has an amazing equipment collection and like Mike he's "down under"

He also has an AMAZINGLY sunny disposition, its quite inspiring.

Uh.... You mean English?

[tedmich]

here is another Youtube repair ace: Mark!

He has an amazing equipment collection and like Mike he's "down under"

He also has an AMAZINGLY sunny disposition, its quite inspiring.

[Valvehead]

I love all these youtube channels on repairs .
Another cool one is Headfirst amplification. He shares a ton of mods and even his own amp circuits. Remember back in the day when mods were hard to come by and a "secret" ? Before the interwebs......

[Leo_Gnardo]

For those interested, ever-charming Heather at Fazio Elec YT channel is back on the air after a prolonged absence. Today's subject is a vintage Hiwatt head, so there's double reason to have a look all you Hiwatt heads and girl-watchers. See you over there... well not really, I'll be keeping my eyes on Heather.

[Leo_Gnardo]

Indeed, Psionic Lyle has upped his video presentation with real cameras and mic, also some editing, rather than dropping his smarty phone all the time and apologizing for it. I'm much more impressed now than I was a few months ago. Although I haven't learned much (we have similar experience apparently) I can recommend his videos for those who aren't up to speed on amp repairs & maintenance. Nice vid on Matchless Chieftain the other day. He gives brand M a proper slagging while saying he's not, it's quite humorous.

[GoldtoneWorkshop]

I was referred to Psionic's videos recently. As someone who is relatively new to amplifier repair, I really enjoy the longer format as I never know when he's going to say something in passing that will help me on a future repair. It's like shadowing a master in their shop. Definitely not a "here's your answer, now go fix it" kind of video format. YMMV

[Tom Phillips]

this Aussie guy (Brad) does nice repair vids, rye sense of humor!...

I liked his video work. The split screen is nice as is the fixed camera which didn't make give me feel seasick like the YouTubers who wave around an out of focus handheld phone.

[Greg_L]

I really like the Psionic vids. I'm still pretty new to this and his slow pace is okay for me. I appreciate that he is a tech that just happens to make vids and not a youtube personality that dabbles in fixing amps.

Having said that, I am pretty much done with hearing his "test lick". I don't know what it is, but I'm tired of hearing it.

I'm still watching though. I've learned a lot from the Psionic guy and appreciate his efforts. Uncle Doug too. I love me some Uncle Doug.

[Enzo]

Cool. But I can't believe he took the heat gun to hot melt to remove it. Hit it with freeze spray, it turns instantly brittle and then I crumbles when poked with a tool. Comes right off.

[tedmich]

this Aussie guy (Brad) does nice repair vids, rye sense of humor!