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Published on 11/26/05 at 04:59
Best value:
Excellent
This is a hybrid preamp bouble very good. Hybrid means that half work with lamps, with half of the transistors.
Connections: 2 XLR mic in, 2 XLR line out, 2 balanced line jacks in, two asymmetric jacks (front) instrument inputs. Everyone +4 dB.
It comes in a 3U rack, beautiful brushed metal, vintage big pots very practical and accurate. The commutatuers (pads, phase, 48v, mic / line) are large sturdy metal pins.
UTILIZATION
Very simple: it returns: knob input, it comes out: knob output.
Is there a led to indicate that saturates the lamp (yellow LED) or outright that the overload (red LED). This is very useful, saturation of the lamp is very pretty (even voices) is not taken during the play (by turning the input knob while taking), for against the overload should be avoided!
No man, not worth it.
SOUND QUALITY
Great sound, with line input that adds heat (nice low acute exact), with a microphone (I use it with 367 Neuman, Melodium ribbon, M160, neuman ... 85i) is exceptional! No complaints, it can be transparent if we put too much input, and more and more colorful when you "fit" in the lamp, see saturated if abused. Very versatile! The instrument input is nice, but for a guitar, it's not worth a good Fender amp head.
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for 4 years, no complaints, except that the power supply is switchable phantom 48 on two channels indifferently. Not possible to use a condenser mic and a tape at the same time, for example (the first requires 48v, the latter should certainly not receive ...)
The channel 2 has knob disconnect (knob fixation on the axis is a bit light for my taste)
very good buy, good quality / price ratio
Connections: 2 XLR mic in, 2 XLR line out, 2 balanced line jacks in, two asymmetric jacks (front) instrument inputs. Everyone +4 dB.
It comes in a 3U rack, beautiful brushed metal, vintage big pots very practical and accurate. The commutatuers (pads, phase, 48v, mic / line) are large sturdy metal pins.
UTILIZATION
Very simple: it returns: knob input, it comes out: knob output.
Is there a led to indicate that saturates the lamp (yellow LED) or outright that the overload (red LED). This is very useful, saturation of the lamp is very pretty (even voices) is not taken during the play (by turning the input knob while taking), for against the overload should be avoided!
No man, not worth it.
SOUND QUALITY
Great sound, with line input that adds heat (nice low acute exact), with a microphone (I use it with 367 Neuman, Melodium ribbon, M160, neuman ... 85i) is exceptional! No complaints, it can be transparent if we put too much input, and more and more colorful when you "fit" in the lamp, see saturated if abused. Very versatile! The instrument input is nice, but for a guitar, it's not worth a good Fender amp head.
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for 4 years, no complaints, except that the power supply is switchable phantom 48 on two channels indifferently. Not possible to use a condenser mic and a tape at the same time, for example (the first requires 48v, the latter should certainly not receive ...)
The channel 2 has knob disconnect (knob fixation on the axis is a bit light for my taste)
very good buy, good quality / price ratio