[sdiy] Spring Reverb?

[aankrom]

Personally, I like "sproing"

On Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:30:00 -0500, KA4HJH wrote:
>>I am looking to buy a spring reverb for my setup. I was wondering if
>>anyone can recommend a good rack unit.
>>Maybe someone here even has one they want to sell?
>>
>>also...does anyone have an opinion on which kind are better....the 
>> units
>>with built in limiting (to lessen slap) or the units without? It 
>> seems
>>like in the late 70's early 80's they all started adding limiters.
>>
>>I was looking at schematics and they sure look easy to build BUT you 
>> have
>>to make a case, and lately I have enough projects to finish as it is!
>
> Take a look at the PAiA Hot Springs reverb:
>
> http://www.paia.com/proddetail.asp?prod=6740K
>
> Check out the schematic. Note how the dual tanks are driven 
> out-of-phase
> and recovered in-phase. This cancels out a lot of the "sproing" and 
> mixed
> at a low level it has a plate-like quality. It doesn't sound like any 
> other
> spring reverb.