[Chris Lambrechts]

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But Avalon has released a New Stereo pre w/ DI. Anyone had a try with it? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

It's the Avalon AD2022 which is no more or no less than an upgrade of their M5 mono pre line with aditional features ....... several mic impedances, -3 / +3db output trim, Balanced and Unbalanced outs ......

Oh yes,....... the AD2022 or the M5 pre's sound NO WHERE NEAR to the 737 ...... they bothe carry the same name "Avalon" and that's about it if you ask me. Try it ...... put an M5 / AD2022 pre and compare it with the 737 with the eq / dynamics in BYPASS, ....


the 737 doesn't even come close to the AD2022 / M5 quality. It's like comparing the eq section of a behringer with the Manley Massive Passive , ....... and NO I'm not kidding. Avalon is about the best you can get if you want to go "dedicated" pre only , or eq only , or dynamics only ......... forget their all in one combination boxes, and for that matter most other brands of all in one combo's channel in a boxes etc etc .....

The only realy satisfying one I've heard (and I tested a lot of them) is the Focusrite ISA43..... something ......


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Chris Lambrechts