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Avalon U5
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Published on 01/04/11 at 11:57
This is professional equipment. No doubt about it.

UTILIZATION

Usage is very simple.
When you have a little experience to handle the studio equipment it is a snap.

One criticism: you can select 6 tones (or bypass) with a knob. It would have been nice to see the silkscreen on the front what each correction. Instead we have a number and we'll see the doc in the correction curve. But that's really nit-picking.

A second criticism finally: an on / off button that does not eat bread that mess! Well there are none.

SOUND QUALITY

The sound is 10/10.
For those who find it a bit "hifi" it is a compliment when we finally know what it means. You then color it as you wish. The contrary is impossible for cons.
In summary, zero wind and super clear.

(For those that capture the FM, check your weight. Also, my passive Jazz Bass captures lots of crap when not in position "noise canceling" (both knobs in the same position). If you change pickups with humbuckers, and voila.)

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for over a year.
I compared it with the high input of my preamp Z SSL, it is also good. However, I prefer the U5.
The +: transparency and neutrality of its
The -: I put higher on the on / off and corrections.
The ratio Q / P is a little kind of expensive, but worth it.