[quote author="Bauman"]cool cool!!
Tim´s boards are very well done... btw, do you like the Cinemag sound ?
I do.
cheers!
Fabio[/quote]
I have not tried the Jensen or Lundahl so I can't comment on them, but the Cinemag sounds fantastic to me. I think it is a different part number than the one that was discussed here a while ago. All in all the kit just sounds perfect to me the way it is, so i trust Tim Ryan did most of the lab-work and came to this conclusion based on how close it sounds to the original 312.
Tims boards ARE done very well. This is my first audio DIY, but I have built plenty of other circuit kits and never come accross a board as nice. Usually the stuff I've built has tin leads, rough edges, and feels flimsy.
Orson,
I am comparing to my modded Presonus MP20 (Jensen/AD797 mod), AMEK 9098 EQ, the DBX 586 tube, and of course the standard Mackie. David Kakon from the UAD forum sent me some samples recorderd with his SCA N72, A12, and J99 along with a Buzz MA2.2 and the SCA pres were better soundign than the buzz IMO (just more exciting, although the buzz is great in its' own right). I especially liked the J99 but after I buy the kit, the op amps, and opt for the output tranny I will have invested almost $700 for a single channel's worth of parts. I'll do it, but not next!
Shane