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post #1 of 4

10/30/12 at 5:40am

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Front of the device says:

PIEZO BUFFER/PREAMP/MODEL 4000XL
with phantom power

It's made by Barcus-Berry

Here's the front:

Here is the back:

Online manual says it can run off of an internal 9V, so I replaced it, and I know the unit functions, but what exactly is it and what does it do?

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OCZ Solid 3 60GB	Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB	Lite-On iHAS424	Sunbeam Twister 120
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	Samsung SyncMaster E1920X	Logitech K120	Corsair GS700
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10/30/12 at 5:45am

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Check this out

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Barcus-Berry-piano-harp-pickup-piezo-buffer-preamp-model-4000XL-phantom-powered-/221123237261?nma=true&si=3kheSWJFcxlnGDNjDCVhAh02xLA%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

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Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
2x 256GB OCZ Vertex 4's (RAID-0)	2x 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 64MB Cache	Pioneer BDR-207DBK Blu-ray Writer	Corsair H100
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Win7 Professional 64Bit	Coming Soon	Corsair AX1200 + Corsair RED sleeved cables	Coolermaster Cosmos II Ultra
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2x 256GB OCZ Vertex 4's (RAID-0)	2x 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 64MB Cache	Pioneer BDR-207DBK Blu-ray Writer	Corsair H100
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Win7 Professional 64Bit	Coming Soon	Corsair AX1200 + Corsair RED sleeved cables	Coolermaster Cosmos II Ultra
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CPU	Graphics	RAM	Hard Drive
Core i7 720QM @ 2.80GHz	ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650	4GB	640GB
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BluRay Reader	Win7 Home Premium 64Bit	18.4"
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Dual-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9	Mali-400MP	1GB RAM	16GB storage
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preamplifier

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i7-3770K	ASUS Maximus V FORMULA	EVGA GeForce GTX 680 Classified	Corsair Dominator Platinum 1600
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Corsair Neutron Series GTX	EK-Supreme HF - Full EN	XSPC Dual 5.25	XSPC RX240 Dual 120mm
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
X-Flow Black Ice Xtreme III	Koolance 1/2 x 5/8 black compression	Pmp-500	Cooler Master Sickle Flow 120m Blue LED
Cooling	Cooling	OS	Keyboard
EVGA 680 Classified HydroCopper Waterblock	AeroCool Touch 2100	Windows 7 Ultimate	Corsair Vengeance K90
Power	Case	Mouse
Rosewill LIGHTNING 1000	Corsair 800D	Razer Naga Molten
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i7-3770K	ASUS Maximus V FORMULA	EVGA GeForce GTX 680 Classified	Corsair Dominator Platinum 1600
Hard Drive	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
Corsair Neutron Series GTX	EK-Supreme HF - Full EN	XSPC Dual 5.25	XSPC RX240 Dual 120mm
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
X-Flow Black Ice Xtreme III	Koolance 1/2 x 5/8 black compression	Pmp-500	Cooler Master Sickle Flow 120m Blue LED
Cooling	Cooling	OS	Keyboard
EVGA 680 Classified HydroCopper Waterblock	AeroCool Touch 2100	Windows 7 Ultimate	Corsair Vengeance K90
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10/30/12 at 5:48am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mhill2029

Damn, I have 2 actually 0.0

Only one has the sensor though, I just wasn't real sure about how it functioned

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 2500k	ASRock Fatal1ty Z68 Pro3 Gen3	Diamond Multimedia HD 5970	G.Skill Ripjaws X 8GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
OCZ Solid 3 60GB	Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB	Lite-On iHAS424	Sunbeam Twister 120
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	Samsung SyncMaster E1920X	Logitech K120	Corsair GS700
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
NZXT Phantom	Razer Naga	None	Realtek ALC892
Other	Other	Other
Behringer Xenyx 502	Lepai LP-2020A+	Dayton Audio B652
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 2500k	ASRock Fatal1ty Z68 Pro3 Gen3	Diamond Multimedia HD 5970	G.Skill Ripjaws X 8GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
OCZ Solid 3 60GB	Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB	Lite-On iHAS424	Sunbeam Twister 120
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	Samsung SyncMaster E1920X	Logitech K120	Corsair GS700
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
NZXT Phantom	Razer Naga	None	Realtek ALC892
Other	Other	Other
Behringer Xenyx 502	Lepai LP-2020A+	Dayton Audio B652
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