Re: CETEC and Sparta rotary pot consoles

["Brian Vita" <brian_vita@cssinc.com>]

I've got one of their stereo wonderboxes in my attic.  I was trying to hook
it up a few years ago when the molex connector on the power supply went into
super nova.  I'm not sure if the supply is working but the traces on the
board internally got fried.  I haven't gotten around to getting the thing to
work.  If you want one, I'll let it go real CHEAP.

If you're just looking for a good mixer, we've got Soundcraft (Spirit) desk
type consoles with 8 channels, returns, sends, eq, etc for about $430.
Contact me off list if interested.

Brian Vita, President
Cinema Service & Supply, Inc.
75 Walnut St.
Peabody, MA  01960-5626 USA
(800)231-8849/Fax (800)329-2775
+1-978-538-7575/Fax +1-978-538-7550
sales@cssinc.com/www.cssinc.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "SteveOrdinetz" <steveord@bit-net.com>
To: "Sven Franklyn Weil" <sven@gordsven.com>; "Boston radio e-mail list"
<boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 8:27 PM
Subject: Re: CETEC and Sparta rotary pot consoles


> Sven Franklyn Weil wrote:
> >I'm considering buying either a Sparta or a CETEC rotary console (5-pot
> >mono) that I saw advertised pretty soon.
> >
> >Anyone ever worked with, or on, one of these beasts?
> >
> >I'm especially interested in what kind of power supply the Sparta 5-pot
> >mono consoles use, since the Sparta the guy is selling doesn't have one.
> >
> >If it's an out-board power supply, I might be able to kludge something
> >together, but if it's proprietary, forget it.
>
> I'll agree with Shawn that CETEC/Sparta stuff is pretty bottom of the
> line.  I can't imagine that the power supply is anything proprietary...as
> long as you get something with the proper voltage and current rating it
> should work.
>
> Not sure what you're planning to use this board for, but if it's for home
> studio use there are better options.  Behringer makes some pretty nice
> mixers that are not expensive (several models under $300).  Not something
> likely to stand up under day in day out commercial use, but perfect for a
> home studio.  Probably better audio specs, too.  Mackies are a little
> better built, but are considerably more expensive.
>