Theo Argiriadis - Analogue Electronics Engineer

[vintageaudioworkshop]

Top Guy! 

[ajittffcure]

This is a brilliant footage. I like it. I find it interesting when Theo says that electrons have to fight their way through integrated circuits whereas in a vacuum tube they are free to flow. That remark explains everything.

[Tintafourteen]

I'd like to have a look around his workshop. Thanks for uploading.

[rokinrandy]

Awesome Vid .. I love electronics

[OK2BCK]

i just had one of those moments when I can can absorb intense flow of information in short time and enjoy them for that reason. Is that how you find the direction to the big questioned purpose of being?

Thanks for the video.

[museumoftechno]

To be honest, I think there's an argument for saying that the purpose of being is literally unknowable, and (like the Buddhists say) our best chance for happiness or salvation comes from a direct perceptual connection to the present moment, without generating linguistic thoughts in response to it.

[donnyab]

whaa...have u been on the sauce again ?

[meuxicz]

*in such ...

silly.

[meuxicz]

theo had my jcm2000 for 2 months. it was definately worth it. valves accentuate audio such a musically harmonious way that i'm surprised that amps like the tranny marshalls, the line 6 stuff and things of the like are still bought today.

no matter how good digital emulations can get, a valve emulator is still not powered by a valve so the audio is projected and reacts in a different way. simple.

since when did false marketing rule the world...? oh. yeah, i forgot. for a while now.

[JayMartirio]

and what about a microfonic preampliefiers??

[DarkShroom]

This video rocks, I still want to complain though because it is criminally short :)

I am seriously concidering asking theo for a distortion unit. I may have to sell my dusty old guitar and floor pedal.

[museumoftechno]

And who are we to stop you? If you can get round to Theo's place for a visit, you should do that... he's a good man, and his workshop's amazing.

[gzr0]

Very interesting , cool vid

Thanks

[worksuxs]

way to much for my little head to understand lol

nice video loved it

[donkevon]

this was fabulous... thanks for the interview... i could listen to this EE man all day. wish he was my professor lol

[Sunjammer]

Dear god everything demoed here sounds unbelievable. I take it this stuff isn't exactly cheap?

[museumoftechno]

It's not cheap cheap, because Theo tends to build bespoke units. My distort box cost £500, but it's unique, sounds stunning, and I learnt a lot about sound, distortion and even a little bit about electronics during the process of designing it. Theo's hourly rate's actually very reasonable... it's just that he uses good quality parts, and makes unique products.

[Skylord12345]

i like it

[Sunjammer]

500 is pretty cheap to me for that sound. The distortion unit is utterly fantastic, must be amazing for kicks

[museumoftechno]

Depends what you want to do to them I guess. You could make some brutally distorted sounds... or I guess gently warm up a drum machine or sampled kick with a bit of gentle triode distortion... hmm, cheers for posting that, you've given me a couple of ideas! ;)

[DarkShroom]

Pestering you again sirs!

So you had to design it? I would hope one gets some help in this process. What choices does this involve?

[museumoftechno]

Well: I told Theo what I wanted, after looking at some other designs he's made in the past, and he designed the circuit. For instance, I wanted a feedback loop and stereo (which, thinking about it, probably upped the price!)... If you fancy bopping around and having a look sometime, drop us a message!

[sleestack]

IS that black box a valve EQ? The one where he mentions the velvety bass?

[museumoftechno]

It's a sort of hybrid between a set of three resonant filters and an EQ unit; when you get the peak/cutoff frequency of the low filter right, it gives this epic, ultra-smooth bass boost. I loved the idea that someone had asked for something like it but more extreme.

[madamerotten]

Great interview. Interesting comments.

[wizardsdungeon]

3:38 chair breaking action!!!!

[hurjaukko]

neat stuff , I like your workshop :)

[wizardsdungeon]

I agree

[electronic396]

ti tha ginei me mas tous ellhnes.....oloi kamenoi myala tha bgoume?

[aprosdioristos]

kai tou xronou foudounia man!;]

[gpitm]

I hear that the "sag" of the tranformers reqired to drive tubes are as important, if not more important, than the tubes themselves.

[museumoftechno]

Ah, nice! We did talk about transformers although I didn't pay a massive amount of attention! I think the general tone was that modern mass-produced transformers often aren't good or reliable enough for valve hi-fi, and that Theo knows a guy who can custom-build them to his specs.

[TheMorMor]

Dude this is some really interesting shit. Im building an analog synthersizer for a school project next year but im gonna start ahead and im planning on using tube transistors.

[monnie110]

This was very interesting. Good stuff. I used to play with electronics when I was younger. lol took apart lots of remote control cars and things. Added extra motors lol. Looking into building some little analog synths for fun.

[AnimTV]

Intelligent Peoples can be DJs too.

[solonoidc]

this dude is a genius. he's working on my marshal amp as we speak!

[museumoftechno]

Another Theo customer... Nice one Solonoid, Theo mentioned to me a while back that he's doing a lot of guitar amp work at the moment. Have fun!

[mesmori]

this guys a real uk treasure.. great video too

[blah6969696969]

It's good to see Charles Manson get his shit together after his payrole.

[sleestack]

How is the quality of the tubes and I guess the sound in that distortion box when compared to high end stuff like Manley or TAB-funkenwerk DI boxes ?

[museumoftechno]

The short answer is that I don't know. I've not used a Manley or TAB-Funkenwerk unit, and this unit was designed expressly as a distortion unit. The circuit sounds clean at low gain levels, though, and the distortions sound great.

[burdge]

did you ever think of teaming up with daft punk??? lol that would be some damn good music, great video

[museumoftechno]

Ha - cheers! The big fat distorted riff's from a Moog Voyager through the Argiriadis distort box, so it's no surprise that it's a bit of a beast ;)

[rockabillycat1954]

very cool, now i want more vacuum tube stuff...lol

[monosanthropos]

Fascinating...

[LovelyDubley]

Excellent,keep up the good work

[museumoftechno]

Thanks LovelyDubley, glad you liked it!