VTypeV4 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Anyone got any or using them? They seem to be all over Sound on Sound mag and there's plenty of 2nd hand ones on eBay although the actual rack seems expensive.. Quite fancy an SSL 611EQ, a couple of the Radial engineering models and any number of the esoteric valve based pre-amps and compressors.. Any thoughts? Oh, the Leyland 500 series reference was a high-speed 6 cylinder 8.3 litre diesel engine developed in the 1960s. It featured non-removable cylinder heads, an overhead camshaft, turbocharging and direct injection and was pretty much responsible for destroying their reputation during the '70s.. Shame as it was very advanced and forward thinking for the time but was under developed and it's issues were never resolved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Pre-Amps with direct injection I understand. Turbo charged Compressors as well (Native Instruments do one), but EQ's with overhead camshafts and Cylinder heads has lost me. I think I need to check out Ebay and see what this is all about....lol.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTypeV4 Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 Ha, brilliant! [url="http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs/facts-and-figures/essays/essays-the-500-series-diesel-leyland-loses-its-head/"]http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs/facts-and-figures/essays/essays-the-500-series-diesel-leyland-loses-its-head/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Thanks for the link. Ok, I've got it now!......lol.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Skol303 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I've always had an eye on the 500 series units, especially the SSL stuff. They seem like a 'relatively' affordable way of getting some good quality outboard gear to play with... and I've often considered putting together a little 'mastering' suite using a 500 rack. For the time being, there are other things I'd rather burn my money on. But they do look good and generally get very favourable reviews Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTypeV4 Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 If I get one, it'll be the SSL module I get first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlungerModerno Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Not sure about the rack & modules, but I thought it was the two dolomite engines welded together to make a V8 that overheated and warped the cylinder heads? (the one they had in the triumph stag??) See this: [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=b9ztUlve9jc#t=227"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=b9ztUlve9jc#t=227[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTypeV4 Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 Yeah, they were a funny engine, I don't understand why they didn't use an iron block version of the existing 3.5 litre V8? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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