Trident a range pre

[user 10827]

Hi Earl,

yes they left Germany today, so should be with us very soon, sorry for delay, but every thing you do is always 2 steps fwd 1 step back, but we are almost there now..

cool!

Pete

 

[snipsnip]

only just saw this thread. i love these pre's.... look forward to updates.

 

[user 10827]

Hi all, Boards in, looking good, ill build one up over the weekend.

(please this thread is not a feeler, once we have the WM add up in a few weeks, lets do it there..)

 

[leadbreath]

nice work pete!!

i see u manage to squeeze in the line amp too?!

 

[leadbreath]

do u have any news on the eq section??

 

[Rybow]

Wow! Nice looking boards. Very cool.

I don't know about that EQ section. I took a look at the schematic awhile back. Looks pretty crazy!

 

[tanov]

Just finished my 8ch preamp. Sounds perfect. No noise, cristal clear. And one advice - do not experiment with cheap tx. I compared sowter and Neutrik NTE10 - no luck. Sowter killed nte10. So 7x sowter tx are pending in my basket

 

[leadbreath]

hey tanov nice work!

what sowter are u using? i see on their site they have a ZUTT replacement, is that the one u used??

mick

 

[tanov]

Yes, the replacemant. See my prev posts.

 

[user 10827]

hey nice build, very compact! ours is the same size for one!

but then again we do have more on it,

Re the Eq, nah not so crazy, its ok, i have it figured, just need to get the inductors made, i have had to calculate the inductors from the info on the diagram as their values are not marked, but we will have to see if they work out to be correct..but im a while away from cracking on with the EQ, have a few other jobs to finish first..

Pete

 

[okgb]

I have a schematic of a discrete trident eq  , it's on huge
blueprinting paper , I'll check the model
not sure it's anything good ???

 

[leadbreath]

just been testing the softube trident a range plug in and it sound sweet!!

i think this project will kill it though...

 

[tanov]

BTW for short distances it is better to keep the preamp and other equipment (except the mic input) unbalanced. I am building the GSSL now and I will be happy to bypass the two unbalancing opamps = less noise for my setup. That is why HiFi is unbalanced. Versatility = low quality. The trident preamp balancing stage adds 4 more transistors = much more noise and distortion.

DIY is better than more versatile stock - it is exact for your setup

There was not a big difference on drums, but today I recorded vocals and the difference is really HUGE:
http://mixperience.net/samples/shootouts/trident_a_range_vs_n12/vox/
test.wav and test2.wav contains short phrases from n12 and trident preamps in one file to emphasize the difference. The interesting is that it cannot be achieved by using EQ - transients maybe.It is Senn e835. I am still afraid to connect AKG C414 XLS  

BTW I have more optimized PCB layout with all stages, except voltage regulators. If interested please PM me.

WOW Amazing transients on hihat compared to n12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEzazlFauio

 

[earl]

any updates on this Pete?

 

[user 10827]

Sure, fingers crossed - look here and in the WM at the end of the week,

I think the build manual is just being finished now, I need to test what has been built this last week, hopefully get to that mid next week, all being well we will get them out there..

sorry for the delay, what with every one involved being so busy it makes it painfully slow.

Pete

 

[kquick]

Status update - How Is the Testing Going?  I can't wait to order 8 of these. 

Thanks

 

[user 10827]

Hi Kquick,

thanks for posting, well it tested just fine! recorded some electric guitars with it as I was doing some anyway..sounded great! I will do some vocals with it next week.

So, I have just set up a the paypal thing so we can recieve payment, once that has been confirmed we can start selling them..job done...fingers crossed next week...

Pete

 

[tanov]

I ordered 8 sowters and the unit is almost completed. The results are incomparable with my yamaha n12 preamps - no hum, amazing clarity and frequency band, incomparable transients - it cannot be achieved by EQ. I tried.

Cool! Transformers are here  

 

[earl]

These have got to be getting closer now? Any new word? Soon?

 

[user 10827]

Earl -

PM me, if you are desperate i can help you out and get you going..

Yes it is ready, I wanted to get one boxed and take a few pics so we have some thing to show, other than a PCB and parts sprawled about the place!