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optro 303 compressor limiter refurbished and tweaked by Rob at Proharmonic ,classic Aussie limiter $700

Any pics?

PM sent :)

Consider me in the line...

sorry guys SOLD !went early this morning first in first served

pics anyway?

M

What did you think of the Optro 303? How does it sound. I had a chance to buy one a while ago but never got the chance to hear it.

I have a 302 but its not working properly. Gotta get it fixed. Insides look the goods though.

I had a Lee Enfield 303 once.......had to sell it during the amnesty...man that thing had some thump!

Chris H wrote:I had a Lee Enfield 303 once.......had to sell it during the amnesty...man that thing had some thump!

Was it the same design with a different name? or just something different all together?

13thbeach wrote:

Chris H wrote:I had a Lee Enfield 303 once.......had to sell it during the amnesty...man that thing had some thump!

Was it the same design with a different name? or just something different all together?

The Lee Enfield 303:

Chris H wrote:

13thbeach wrote:

Chris H wrote:I had a Lee Enfield 303 once.......had to sell it during the amnesty...man that thing had some thump!

Was it the same design with a different name? or just something different all together?

The Lee Enfield 303:

Haha! im with ya! not quite the same design hey.

........now, how about a pic of the optro 302......and if anyone has a pic of the optro 303 that would be nice as well :)

Chris H wrote:

13thbeach wrote:

Chris H wrote:I had a Lee Enfield 303 once.......had to sell it during the amnesty...man that thing had some thump!

Was it the same design with a different name? or just something different all together?

The Lee Enfield 303:

I think Phil Spector used to use one of those in the studio.

Chris H wrote:........now, how about a pic of the optro 302......and if anyone has a pic of the optro 303 that would be nice as well :)

I remember that Optro stuff now. When I was in house at AAV (became Metropolis) we had some of them out in the old store room. Mr Thirkle had a few of his inventions around the place. He used to drop in wearing shorts and long walk socks along with carrying an umbrella, even if ti wasn't raining. Didn't he invent Editron?

Chinagraf wrote:I remember that Optro stuff now. When I was in house at AAV (became Metropolis) we had some of them out in the old store room. Mr Thirkle had a few of his inventions around the place. He used to drop in wearing shorts and long walk socks along with carrying an umbrella, even if ti wasn't raining. Didn't he invent Editron?

Yeah Andy. This one came from Metropolis. I got it from the Metrop auction.

Yes the Lee Enfield is a superb unit I have an original condition 303/25, well I don't have a license but my mate is keeping it safe for me (he has a license and rego for it). Hmmm will have to put a post in the DIY section, they don't make tubes uh I mean ammo for these things anymore. Actually we've got that covered.

But yes it has a great thump in the bottom end and a great crack in the midrange. Classic tone I say. :) Not like the new ones at all.

Chinagraf wrote:I remember that Optro stuff now. When I was in house at AAV (became Metropolis) we had some of them out in the old store room. Mr Thirkle had a few of his inventions around the place. He used to drop in wearing shorts and long walk socks along with carrying an umbrella, even if ti wasn't raining. Didn't he invent Editron?

Here is a US retro technology sit about the editron gear and other thinkgs Thirkle.

http://www.retrotechnology.com/herbs_st ... itron.html

Chris H wrote:I had a Lee Enfield 303 once.......had to sell it during the amnesty...man that thing had some thump!

I have a TB 303, and I'm not giving it up for any damn government law. if they want it, they can come and pry it from my cold dead hands!!

hey guys Mat has a pic posted,i assume this pic is a 302?the 303 looks identical,middle pic

no-fi wrote:

Chris H wrote:I had a Lee Enfield 303 once.......had to sell it during the amnesty...man that thing had some thump!

I have a TB 303, and I'm not giving it up for any damn government law. if they want it, they can come and pry it from my cold dead hands!!

Aha! The I shoot and i vote redneck brigade!..... coming out of the woodwork.... With all the traffic cameras and CCTV cameras in the city, i wish i still had my 303 for the days when big brother is more up front..... Still my Lithgow 22 makes short work of the traffic cameras and is a bit more suited to camera hunting in a built up area:)

....never meant to hijack the thread, as i'd prefer to talk Optro any day. Thanks for the pic 13thbeach.

PRINCETOWN wrote:hey guys Mat has a pic posted,i assume this pic is a 302?the 303 looks identical,middle pic

Well I wonder what the differences would be between the 302 - 303. ???

dunno about the difference but they both a bitch to calibrate :)

Chris H wrote:
Aha! The I shoot and i vote redneck brigade!..... coming out of the woodwork....

well.. at least the I play acid house and I vote brigade.....


:wink:

no-fi wrote:

Chris H wrote:
Aha! The I shoot and i vote redneck brigade!..... coming out of the woodwork....

well.. at least the I play acid house and I vote brigade.....


:wink:

I've got it!! ........ the one thing all the posts have in common in this thread...... they don't make em like they used to.

Chris H wrote:

13thbeach wrote:

Chris H wrote:I had a Lee Enfield 303 once.......had to sell it during the amnesty...man that thing had some thump!

Was it the same design with a different name? or just something different all together?

The Lee Enfield 303:

Awesome Chris - I should have done that with my pre-WWI Lee Enfield 303.
Date stamp - 1912
Shame I don't have the bayonette for it though..

Now the Optro 303 pics:

Close up of the controls.

Wow its very similar to mine isn't it. Now i really need to get mine going.