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From a Neve mail out leaflet:
Getting Straight on clones
In recent years some companoes have claimed to make Neve modules and this has led to much confusion about what a Neve really is.
These companies claim that their products sound as good as Neve's because thay use the Neve design and some of the original components, chiefly the St Ives (Carnhill) transformer. 'The Sound Is In The Iron' is a popular expression, so if it uses a St. Ives transformer, which was designed by Neve, it must be as good as the real thing, right? Well actually no, the transformers also have to comply with Neve's extremely stringent specifications. Neve frequently returns transformers to St. Ives because they do not meet the required standard.
When Neve reintroduced the 1073 and 1084s in October 2003, the existing transformers, sold to clone companies, did not satisfy the Neve standard. Neve had to provide additional information to St. Ives to correct the errors. Therefore, the clone companies making these claims obviously don't know what the Neve specification really is. And won't ever know, because the correct transformers are made exclusively for Neve
Getting Straight on clones
In recent years some companoes have claimed to make Neve modules and this has led to much confusion about what a Neve really is.
These companies claim that their products sound as good as Neve's because thay use the Neve design and some of the original components, chiefly the St Ives (Carnhill) transformer. 'The Sound Is In The Iron' is a popular expression, so if it uses a St. Ives transformer, which was designed by Neve, it must be as good as the real thing, right? Well actually no, the transformers also have to comply with Neve's extremely stringent specifications. Neve frequently returns transformers to St. Ives because they do not meet the required standard.
When Neve reintroduced the 1073 and 1084s in October 2003, the existing transformers, sold to clone companies, did not satisfy the Neve standard. Neve had to provide additional information to St. Ives to correct the errors. Therefore, the clone companies making these claims obviously don't know what the Neve specification really is. And won't ever know, because the correct transformers are made exclusively for Neve