It's been a long time since I posted my broadcast set-up, and it's been quite updated since the first post.
Excuse the desk and the dust. This house is STILL being worked on, since the kids refuse to lift so much as a finger, so dust collects QUICKLY. If I don't dust everyday (and I don't, more like monthly) then it collects amazingly fast. That's what you see in these pics. Also, my desk space is extremely limited, because I'm STILL broadcasting from my dining room.
Anywho, here we go:
This is the desk area. I finally ditched that ginormous 21" CRT monitor for 2 23" LCD's. So, I can now view chat and other things WHILE running the station software, as seen in this pic. It's amazing how much easier that makes life. I also ditched the really antique mixing board for a Realistic SSM-2200. I love this thing. Handles all my inputs and the mic (of which I can now use a second mic) perfectly.
This second shot shows the rest of the current broadcast set-up. Sitting right above the radio station monitor you see 2 5-CD carousels. The bottom one is a Sony CDP-C705 (I know I know, holy crap Thom, they aren't Realistic??). The one on top of that is a Sony CDP-CE375. Directly above that is an Optimus SCT-87 Dual Cassette deck. And the top component is a Technics M225 Cassette desk. And right beside them all is the radio station PC itself, still chugging along after all these years (and some upgrades here and there. It's a Gateway case, but there is nothing Gateway inside it. I don't even remember where I got the case.
Not present in any of these pics is my headphones, which consist of a set of a set of Pioneer SE-205's and a second set which are Jensen's. Just cheapies on those, not even a model number. Also not visible is my microphone which is now on a floor stand that I move into position on show nights. Also not present because they're not currently hooked up are my two turntables, which consist of a (yes) Realistic LAB-440 and a Technics SL-B300. I hope to be able to get a shelf that they will fit well on beside this desk at some point, and then they will also be hooked into the whole broadcast system.
It's cramped, but it's pretty damned complete. I have practically an entire broadcast booth crammed onto one desk. All I'm missing is a reel-to-reel deck. Which I'm looking for, if for nothing else than the vintage factor.