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Re: Black Lion OMNI Modification any good???
Yeah there's a subjective factor to it. I have an MK1 clock that makes enough of a difference that I'd rather mix with it than without it. But if i had my girlfriend or a buddy do an AB test they probably wouldn't even notice the difference. One man's "HUGE difference" is another man's "meh", when it comes to sound.
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I just had my MBox Pro 3 done, as well as purchased their word clock master, and they're both GREAT!
Makes me feel better about my MBox and not quite as covetous over MetricHalo or SonicStudio anymore.
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For me to make a decision on whether to Mod or not would depend on what other gear I had around the piece of gear I was modding and my objectives on what I was trying to achieve. If one upgrades a piece of kit, then one needs to move forward and improve the next piece of kit, otherwise what's the point. Any system is only as good as its weakest link. If I was that serious about having the absolute best rig available, then I would buy the best gear available in the first place. So does a guy who sits at home doing this as a hobby need the absolute best? IMHO, I don't think so. But if someone is earning a living off their gear, then that's a different story. But if money is no obstacle...or you want to become a true audiophile then just go for broke & buy gear that doesn't need to be modified. I understand the pitfalls of being a gear junkie though, I'm a recovering addict! Again, IMHO I believe it's the addicts (for the most part) companies like BLA cater to because like drugs, they/we are a lucrative demographic target and there's no better hook than a bunch of nice juicy 'scientific facts' for us to inject. And lets face it, once we've spent good $$ on our addiction we have to believe it's money well spent whether it actually is or not. Indeed we are then compelled to 'Spread the word' at how good the 'fix' we bought is. Now that's why I believe companies like BLA do so well; Because they understand this in a marketing context. They've simply identified demographics & created a niche market for themselves & as far as business goes good on them, it's capitalism at it's best. And testament to my point of view;
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i had bla do their signature series mod done to my 002 and it was night and day when i first plugged it in and ran it through my system, the system i use every day, it was tighter and cleaner, i’m gonna do my hd omni too i think, my music store guy says aw there’s good interfaces out there now i should look at but use to my omni and don’t wanna change computers or software / buy cables etc gonna send mine off soon i hope don’t listen to these cheap ****s Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Wow this thread is a necro-bump, and dug out of the grave after so long for such an professional 'review'. It's also very interesting to note; that after almost 9 years since this thread was started (with 26,000 views), not one person who has had the mod done has given a proper review. LAUGHING MY ****ING ASS OFF!
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I would not do this.
However I understand the excitement of modifying gear. I have a SPL Charisma8 which I blew one tube ten years ago. Did some research and got specs from SPL, then ordered two kinds of tubes, four and four, to give it two kinds of slightly different sound. And still have the original seven working tubes available if needed. But that is different, nothing else was modded except changing the tubes.
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