boji said:Have you built mic pre's before? What will you be recording with them?
Tungstengruvsten said:Love the C84's on the right sources - stereo room, natural sounding instruments, female vox - it's not a pre to add character like the A12's and N72's, but I have 4 of them, 2xJ99's with 990's and 2x N72's and I always find a place for them -
Emperor Tomato Ketchup said:Going strictly on memory, comparing the T15 to the Green Pre and Neve 9098 (C84 style amps), I'd build the T15. Both designs fall into the transparent category, but I was always more pleased with the results I got from the T15. I've used the 9098 extensively (eventually sold it), and never found myself saying "wow", even on wire-with-gain applications. The T15 seems to get me there a little faster. From memory, without any direct comparison, the T15 strikes me as the cleaner, faster, and more detailed pre. But I'm not much of a wire-with-gain kind of guy anyway, so perhaps the C84 is actually the cleaner pre and I just don't respond well to clean.
The SCA N72 is classic Neve. Their box & PSU allows a mix of any 8 of their modules. Not expensive in comparison with PSU & box for a single G9.atticmike said:Any advice when putting neves along with the t15 in one unit (4 in 19")?
ricardo said:The SCA N72 is classic Neve. Their box & PSU allows a mix of any 8 of their modules. Not expensive in comparison with PSU & box for a single G9.atticmike said:Any advice when putting neves along with the t15 in one unit (4 in 19")?
Emperor Tomato Ketchup said:If you buy a preamp kit, the chassis and power supply is only $300. I wouldn't even consider making my own chassis and power supply for modules, unless you were trying to show off. The materials will not be that much cheaper than $300. Lets say you could do it for $200 (but I'm not even sure of this, a toroid and chassis alone will be $150). The metal work will be a total pain in the butt. You have to deal with supporting the modules, card connectors, etc. I wouldn't deal with trying to make my own API lunchbox rack either, with a good option available here on the board. Ask the 51X alliance guys how easy it was to throw their first chassis together ;-)
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