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Old 03-14-2003, 05:13 PM
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I used to have a Avalon 737 and I loved it. I sold it because I wasn't using it and since have replaced it with a second Neve 1272 (Averill) but I do miss it.

For clean but not sterile I loved it. The neve has more color but I think the Avalon was a little clearer. The EQ was great too. The compressor blows though.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">it seems that the Great River MPNV is the best of both worlds- Neve color to preference yet clearer/cleaner.
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Old 03-15-2003, 03:33 AM
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Hi!!
I just bought the Universal Audio 610, and I´m happy.
At the same time I bought the Apogee Trak2, which has decent mic-pre´s to.
Anybody has any opinion about the Trak2 pre´s.
(They sound clean, but a little to harsh for me)
The UA610 added just the warmth that I needed.

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Old 03-15-2003, 05:42 PM
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Vintech NEVE 1272
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Old 03-15-2003, 09:02 PM
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If you're looking for a single channel DI with about +24dB gain (good for synth modules), the Summit Audio TD-100 is very, very nice. I just bought one for the studio and it's great for many applications such as bass, DI guitar, synth modules, etc, etc.

The price of this unit is a major bargain (less than $400 or so).

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Old 03-15-2003, 09:18 PM
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by tomhartman:
<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Produceher:
Brent Averill 1272
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Yeah, nice pre....had one for ages, but finally left it for the UA610 which I like better. <hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">That's really suprising. Most people I know who have that unit say it is great for somethings but horrible for others. Not a great pre when you only have one.

If only getting one pre, I would get the neve.
<hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Well that's true of almost everything...I found the Neve, for me, a bit on the dark side. It's certainly a great pre, but perhaps I was just ready for something different.

The UA is colored too, but in a way that just seems to sound great on all the important stuff....vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, and bass and guitar direct through it are amazing, for those times when that's needed. In fact I haven't heard anything it doesn't sound great on, although I don't cut live drums so maybe that's a weakness.

Perfect world would see me with this, and something it's polar opposite, like the Great River (not the new NV series).
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Old 03-16-2003, 12:51 AM
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Brent Averill 1272 for rock and rap [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] or anything that needs to be fat and have lots of harmonic distortion.
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Old 03-16-2003, 06:57 PM
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Neve 1272 for Rock/male vocals...

AV 2022 for female...
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Old 03-16-2003, 07:33 PM
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How come no one is mentioning API ?
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Old 03-17-2003, 04:14 AM
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Amek 9098. It's Neve without the dark.

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Old 03-17-2003, 06:55 AM
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Just got my Great River MP2-NV and I must conclude with the other owners who have voiced their evaluations that this piece is the real deal! I like it better than my 737 and much better than the Vintech 2 channel I owned. If you can afford it get at least the one channel version.
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