Manley Labs Dual Mono Tube Direct Interface

First opinion on 31 / 7/2007
- What technology is used? (Analog, digital, tube ...)
lamp

- What are the effects or types of effects available?
boost for the serious high medium

- What is the connection?
we go in there Jack XLR spring

- Is this a rack or rack model?
1U rack model

USE

- Is Gnrale setup simple?
Very simply: has returned, and it was fate or boosts it remains transparent (without color a frquence over another) ...

- The edition of sounds and effects is it easy?
It can not be simpler!

- Is the manual is clear and sufficient? ...?
I bought Cygnus, I did not have the manual, all fawn is very easy ...

SOUND QUALITY

- The sound of your instruments or microphones is properly reproduced?
It's quite pleasant ... saw manufacturer we suspected ...

Is prampli transparent or does it brings a stain?
It colors a bit, c'tait the purpose of this DI!
Its lightweight compression can be intressante ...

NOTICE GLOBAL

First opinion on 31 / 7/2007

- How long have you use it?
For a short month ...

- What is the particular feature you like best and least?
Here the product quality has to mange its simplicity ...
We are in excellent ...
On the difference of the DI mono rack is what I really wanted ...
- Have you tried many other models before acqurir?
I already have 2 Radial J48 personal and at work, I use CountryMan but also passive Radial JDI, old SCV more rarely BSS133 (which I'm not a fan), I also use very often Avalon DI ...
I was looking for DI lamps, I think even make DIY DI BOHansen.

- How do you report qualitprix?
Amazing, and now I can say that I have in my hardware Manley Park, was rich!

- With the exprience, you do again this choice ...?

<strong>EDIT 14 November 2008</strong>

It's been some time already that I use but I use it less and less: I prefer it widely, from very far away and the accuracy J48, easier ... and the Little Labs LMNOpre DI DI prampli the end, much finer both the Manley ...
I like the color of the transformer on the J48 for 200 ... there is no photo ...
DI Manley parat me if intressante except that it starts rack and rest of Manley (commercially it's nice to have ... it's just the same why I keep ...

<span style="font-style: normal;">EDIT 12 December 2009
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I finally sold it a few months ago, and I'm not ready to buy a. on the other hand I achterai a good home Retrobox Best Audio (the same kind but not the same sound, really a lot of harmonics, everything is pretty solid and the inverse of the Manley !! !) .dropoff window

Tube technology, it comes into jack instrument level, you go out XLR mic level, as a DI what!
There is a link that allows you to rebalance the dry signal in such a guitar amp ...
There is a switch ground / lift and EQ presets effective (but may be less than the Avalon U5) About to moderate because I've never heard the two together
Super rugged 1U

UTILIZATION

Very simple, you walk in you comes out and you turn the knobs for eq

SOUND QUALITY

I love this grain, I usually get behind an SSL VHD Pre, (one stereo preamp that I have) and it really is better than live in the DI of SSL, however, not rotten.
No background noise or blast a huge sound!
Slight subtle coloring, grain Manley, very deep bass

OVERALL OPINION

I've had two years ago, I tried the Avalon U5 ausi nice especially for his line-out, the BSS AR116 DI and Palmer pan 03
The manley is far ahead and the same level as the avalon I think (for my use mostly synths)
I remake that choice of course
The price is much mounted at the time he was in the € 850, I paid € 550 in secondhand