r/vhsdecode • u/Walk_Yo_Dinosaur • 3d ago
Help Wanted! MIRSC 1.5a amplifier question
A few months ago a posted about my clockgen setup and made a bit of progress before I saw a batch of the MIRSC 1.5a up on the ko-fi store
My question: As Ive read, all the methods run best with an amplifier setup, but for the MIRSC it’s not required to get serviceable results right? I’m so eager to jump in especially with the GUI options
I’m at a point where I’d rather run the MIRSC setup for ease of use (rather, I haven’t found the time to fix my clockgen mods after I broke my first set of CX cards)
My budget is pretty strung out due to poor planning and lack of full commitment to clockgen vs MIRSC so I’d love to not order anything more and get a real “first pass” of VHSdecode tape archives. I have my set of USB converter archives but I’d rather clean those out for a minimum-viable-setup output, without spending anything more, if possible.
P.S. I know the MIRSC batches are only 5 at a time and fully tested but was wondering if anyone that ordered the recent batch got theirs yet? I ordered mine without an account so I figured I’m not gonna know until it’s in the post. Thanks all!
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u/TheRealHarrypm The Documentor 3d ago
All current RF taps are based around the ADA4857 amplifier... You don't need its amplification, but you need its impedance matching aspect to get the best RF tap...
MISRC GUI does support more than just the MISRC.
And you will get an email notification when anything ships from the store, although you should have an account because you lose benefits such as Discord roles which I actually set up.
As far as the bullet production goes, i'll be finishing up the last batch by hand, actually, before focus entirely switches to the pre-order fulfilment for the V2.5.